These tips will help you to get your family tree up and running.  Your goal is to do the best that you can to keep it organized, so that it is easy for you to use later.

• Group each person by the family that they belong to.  If they have more than one connection, place these families near each other, and show their relation.

• Group families by how they are related.  If the two men are brothers, note this.  Determine how each family relates to each other and note it.

• Sometimes, using index cards can help you to keep large families organized.  Even for those that are alive, create an immediate family index card, which includes the family, members, dates of birth and location that you can refer to later, over and over again.

• Place blank spots near those people that you haven’t found.  For example, if you find out that there’s a sister to one of your cousins that you don’t know their name, mark that there is a sister.  Later you may find their name and information.

• Every once in a while, go back to the beginning of the project and see if there are any blanks that you can fill in.

•  Share your information with other family members. Have a copy typed out to e-mail to distant relatives who are also working on their family tree. By trading information with others your tree will grow more and more complete.

• Don’t forget to add pictures to your family tree. Ask family members to scan those old family photos for you.

• While in a lookout tower in 1942.
• While driving in 1969.
• While walking across his front yard in 1970.
• While standing in a ranger station in 1972.
• While on patrol in the park in 1973.
• While checking a campground in 1974.
• While fishing in 1977.

What are the odds of someone being struck by lightning seven times? Apparently they are 1 in 1.6 times 10 to the 25th power. In layman’s terms that’s 1 followed by one heck of a lot of zeros. After the third strike Mr. Sullivan began to grow more and more paranoid. None of the strikes killed Mr. Sullivan who tragically took his own life.

We are glad to hear of the successful temperance crusade which is being carried out by the Woman’s Temperance Association of Mount Stewart. The Government have given them permission to retain one half of the fines paid for breeches of the law – hence they always have funds to carry on this good work. During the past two and a half months they have secured 12 convictions for offences against the Canada Temperance Act, and two rum sellers have been sent to jail. If temperance workers everywhere, especially in our community, would put forth their best efforts to resist the insidious encroachments of the drink demon, we should have better results to show than we can yet boast off. There is an absolute need for earnest and united effort at the present junction.

Fresh blueberries are available year round and are most abundant in midsummer-ready to blend into smoothies, toss into your favourite chicken salad, or sprinkle over lemon meringue or cream pie. You should know that blueberries are loaded with antioxidants. Studies show that antioxidants may help reduce the build up of cholesterol that contributes to cardiovascular disease, stroke and other age-related diseases.

Ingredients

4 cups fresh blueberries
11/2 cups diced mixed fruit (such as melon, grapes, pineapple or kiwi)
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 teaspoon grated lime peel
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions

In a small bowl, combine blueberries, mixed fruit, sugar, lime juice, lime peel, allspice, red and black peppers and salt. Serve immediately or refrigerate covered, up to 4 hours.

Yield: 51/2 cups Per half-cup portion: 55 calories, 0 g fat, 14 g carbohydrate.

“And how do you find the English students, Donald?” she asked.

“Mother,” he replied, “they’re such terrible, noisy people. The one on that side keeps banging his head on the wall and won’t stop. The one on the other side screams and screams all night.”

“Oh Donald! How do you manage to put up with these awful noisy English neighbours?”

“Well, I just ignore them and stay inside playing my bagpipes.”

While this may sound like a simple advice, many people do not take time in reading the user manual. They figure it’s only a camera and that they can learn about it on the go. The problem is that if you do not read your manual you will be unaware of many of your camera’s features. Take your time and read about a feature and then practiced working that feature. When you want to snap that once in a lifetime shot, you will be ready to do so.

2. Invest in a tripod.

You might have steady hands but they are no match for a tripod. It doesn’t matter if you are taking pictures of your family or landscapes, a tripod will eliminate the jitters. Any picture which requires a longer exposure is likely to be blurry if you do not use a tripod.

3.  Don’t hesitate to try new angles.

There is always a tendency for a beginner to stick on taking pictures of his subject head on. While there is nothing wrong with this, it can limit one’s creativity. In this age of digital cameras there is no need to worry about the cost of film. Just snap away from every angle you can think of. You might be pleasantly surprised at the results.

3. Always look for the candid shots.

Posed shots are just that. They can look contrived, phoney and stilted. If you are want to capture images that fresh and lively, take pictures of your subject as they go about their normal activities. Posed shots are okay for group pictures but for a spontaneous look, try for those candid shots.

4. Protect Your lenses.

Buy some cheap tube socks and cut them to match the length of your lenses. You know have a padded covering to keep your lenses from rattling into each other inside the camera bag

5. How to take pictures of sunsets.

Try setting your white balance to daylight and not to automatic to get the best pictures of your sunsets and sunrises. When there is a lower amount of light, the automatic setting might not provide correct level for the best picture.

We have much pleasure in announcing to our readers that the Guardian has completed arrangements to open a branch office in the enterprising town of Summerside. The office is situated on Central Street and will be under the management of Mr. W. Gordon Schurman.

The project has been well received by our friends in Summerside where The Guardian has already secured a firm footing. In today’s issue appears a column of advertising from some of the leading merchants of the western capital, and in a day or two we expect to make contracts with most of the others. We feel that the enterprise of The Guardian will be appreciated by our Western friends and that they will do all they can to aid us, because it will benefit their town as well as themselves. Our news department is necessarily brief today but we expect that under Mr. Schurman’s charge it will increase in interest daily.

We have been led to undertake this project from the belief that if Charlottetown with some ten thousand people can support three dailies surely Summerside with four thousand people will do the fair thing by one. We have arranged therefore with Mr. Schurman to supply us with the latest news by letter and telephone up to a late hour at night. At nine o’clock the morning express arrives in Summerside and the papers will be delivered to boys who will be on hand to sell them on the streets. Our Summerside friends will confer a favour by dropping into the branch office and communicating any items of news to Mr. Schurman. Notices of meetings etc. will always be inserted free. Subscribers to the daily and weekly can settle their accounts in Summerside and thus save the trouble of coming or writing to the city.