Published in The BANAR February 2016 by Marjorie MacQuarrie-Derickx. Everyone has gifts and strengths that can be used to make their community stronger. My Dad, Bob, utilized his knowledge and abilities to create a stronger Gloucester township as well as a more responsible and responsive
Published in The BANAR November 2015 Eldest grandson Bill Pierson’s tribute at Plant a Tree Comeback on October 24, 2015 Agnes Anderson Purdy was born March 8, 1873 in Cyrville to John Anderson and Ann Ogilvie. Little is known about her early years or the
Bill Smith, long-term Blackburn Hamlet resident and volunteer passed away on September 20, 2015 at the age of 75. Some of you may not know Bill personally, but we have all benefitted from his enormous sense of community. Over the years, Bill served on the
Published in The BANAR September 2015 by Laura Dudas. Lois Kemp has been described as Blackburn Hamlet’s “matriarch”; an original resident who dedicated her life to her family, her friends and her community. Lois passed away peacefully in her home on July 16 after suffering
Published in The BANAR April 2015 by Don Budd. Leo Mainville, a bachelor, was a blacksmith when I was a child growing up in Blackburn. His gray wooden shop with two big doors that swung wide open was located in Blackburn Corners (where the daycare
Published in The BANAR February 2015 and Gloucester Leader October 1983 by Evelyn Budd. Perhaps you have noticed that we have a street and a park named “Diceman …” and wondered why. Harold and Yvonne Diceman moved into the Blackburn area in the 1950s. Their