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Name: marguerite bannister(Hawco) Comments: love the site Name: julia fitzgerald chambers Name: DON Comments: WAS HOME IN MAY OF 2008 LOT HAS CHANGES SINCE 1995 Name: Ken Besso(Beeso) Jr. Name: Paul Quigley Comments: I really like the pic. of ST.Kevin's it really brings back memories,and hope some old friends see my signature and drop me a line. Name: Michael Kennedy Comments: The best picture's in the world,are the one's where my uncle is blessing the new cross in the cemeteary with the priest Name: Kelly Comments: I am Thomas Kelly and Agnes Silvey's daughter. I lived on Bell Island until 1963. If any one knows me,,,, I should would love to hear from you! Name: roselyn adams ( quinlan) Comments: Hello everyone, I'm also from Bell Island, my family left in 1963 for St. John's. Name: Kimberley Nolan Comments: my mother was from Bell Island her name is Nellie Brown she was from
Lance Cove. Name: Regina Fitzgerald(Carroll) Comments: Great site!Enjoy reading the bulletin every week and looking at the
pictures. Name: Evelyn Clements Comments: I wish to say hello to my relations and friends and all who live on
Bell Island Name: Helen Clark Comments: I am looking for relatives of Michael Ryan from Colliers Conception
Bay.His Name: JOAN SNOW Comments: would love to talk to anyone who new the snow family from BelleIsleNfld Name: Patricia Byrne Comments: Hi to all Bell Islanders Tish Name: Dolores Miller nee Skeans Comments: Enjoyed viewing your web site. I have only been to Bell Island on
serveral Name: nate hammond Comments: the site is wonderful,,nice pictures ,,see lot of my friends from
years Name: Donald Comments: I was born and raised on Bell Island. I left, like so many others, in
the summer Name: debbie hickey Comments: Great job on the site. Nice pics. Keep up the good work Name: Charmaine Vanderwelle Comments: I am the daughter of May French and left the island in 1983. My
husband and I Name: Darlene Hammond-White Comments: I made my first hOly communion at this church. Name: Debbie (Barry) Papps Comments: Cecilia Noftall is my mother and she was born on Bell Island. Her Name: remona fraize Comments: Name: Lorraine Andrews nee Bursey Comments: I am a former resident of Bell Island, I left there at 17 to attend
Name: Margaret Dion(Ethridge) Comments: Left home in 1983, great to see the pictures of home. Name: Kayla Domalain Comments: I was looking through and saw that someone was looking for
information Name: John Barrett Comments: Should be an inspiration to other communities to say the least. Name: Maggie Lyon (Byrne) Comments: I was Born and Raised on Bell Island, and left home in 1962, daughter
of Name: anne kennedy macdonald Comments: i think that bell island is the most beautiful place that GOD created. Name: Peggy (Leonard) Doucette Comments: Enjoyed Thanksgiving mass and how beautiful the church was decorated. Name: edward sweenney Comments: i wish i lived on bell island Name: sarah Comments: lovely site! Love the stain glass! I am trying to locate or track down the family of Mark Sharpe and Beatrice Gosse. Beatrice Gosse lived on BI. Mark Sharpe was from Spoon cove, they had a son Billy who was lost on the SS Burnham during WWII. I would love to speak with anyone who knows of this family. thank you for reading this message and hope to hear from someone soon. Much thanks, Always, Sarah Name: Lori Ashford Comments: God bless my family and friends. Name: Pete&Carmel Hammond Comments: Name: Carol ann Card(Cantwell) Comments: LEFT BELL ISLAND NEWFOUNDLAND IN 1978 Name: christina newberry Comments: I was christine ezekiel from west mines. really enjoyed looking at old pictures of back home. anyone who knows mary basha's email please let me know. Mary, Deb French and I hung around together and went to Immaculate Conception school together. anyone else who knows of the three of us can drop me a line also. would love to hear from the crowd that hung around with us in school. great website and keep up the good work. Name: Ron Hammond Comments: The above is my new e-mail address --the others can be deleted. Thanks for the info. Name: Joan James Comments: Great Website Name: Colleen Power Comments: looking for any family info I also have pics when we lived on the island Name: Eileen Oliver Comments: I was Eileen King, born and raised in Butler's Marsh, parents were Jim and Christine King, both deceased. My siblings are: Mary, Bill, Linda, Jean, Christine, Shirley. I dearly love Bell Island, someday hope to retire there. Anyone who may remember me or any of my family, drop me a line Name: June-anne Byrne Comments: Is there anyone out there that knows Gail Byrne (Nee Luffman) born March 27, 1945. She had 10-11 siblings and I know there names bu for the sake of space and privacy I will not list them at this time. She was married to Patrick Byrne and had 2 daughters Jacqueline and Loretta that would be approx. 39 and 40yrs old. She lived in Toronto. She has since passed away (may 3, 1998) and at that time she was married or common-law to Greg Hurley. I can't find Greg Hurley or anyone and I can't believe there is no one out there that doesn't know who this family is!!!!!! Please contact them and give them my information and they can choose to contact if they wish. I do not want to disrupt anyone's life I just want to know who I look like. Sincerely June-anne Byrne( birthname) Name: Sheila E. Smith (volunteer) Comments: I found a John Delahunty, looking for kin. My mom, Gertrude Delahunty was from Bell Isl., NFLND. She came to N.S. during the war her parents were Joseph & Mary Delahunty. I would love to see Belle Isle. someday & meet my mom's kin if there are any left.Thank you for this site!!! Name: SidLahey Comments: The stained glass windows that are from the Sacret Heart Church in Lance Cove,are beautiful.They bring back a lot of old memories for me.I'm very happy that they weren't destoryied when the church was torn down.Great site. Thanks Name: Jonathan Galgay Comments: Great Web site, provides a great deal of information for those visiting; and such a rich history of your parish community. Name: Jim & Elinor Clarke Comments: We've enjoyed reading the history of our "home" parish cummunity again--Congratulations to those responsible for managing this site. Name: Rich Kelly Comments: My family history links up with St. Michaels. My grandfather was Richard C. Kelly, born on BI Jul 20 to James Kelly and Gertrude Hammond. James and Gertrude were married at the church in 1919. The family moved to Boston, Massachusetts soon after. James Kelly worked in the mines, moving to BI from Harbour Grace with his parents, Thomas Kelly and Mary Cooney, and brothers Bernard and Thomas. I would like to hear from anyone on BI who knows of this family. I have collected some genealogical information and would like to share. Name: Barry Comments: Nice site. Good to be able to keep up on what's going on. Will keep viewing. Name: Cyril Kavanagh Comments: Great site. Will keep checking back to see what is going on . Name: Doreen&Bill Molloy(Butler) Name: norman dixon Comments: hi my name is norman dixon from bay robert's nfld.i.am recently from bellisland looking to find out anything on the men that work in the mine on the island.my father stewart dixon work there i don't know witch mine he work in i would like for someone out there would have anything on them and let me know at.ndixon35@hotmail.com thank you very much norman. Name: Tom Bartlett Comments: Great pictures. I would love to see a picture of the Immaculate Conception Church just before it burned down. Name: Agnes Hurley Comments: Just looking at obituaries so I can let my dad know who passes on from the Island. Name: K.F Murphy Comments: Was down home this fall and had a great time.Me and me wife Linda will be down home next summer for come home year,hope to see every body I know there. Name: Bernadette Comments: totally awesome, it is great, and i will continue to browse this page every week. Name: Julie (Dwyer) Koehler Comments: My husband and I were home this past summer (2004) and had a great time, we especially enjoyed the dinner theatre, put on by the church. We had a wonderful meal and the show was exceptionally good. I just want you to know that everyone's hard work at putting all of this together was appreciated. We hope to come back next summer for come home year. See you soon. Julie Name: Tom Nolan Comments: Great sight.Old memories. Name: John Delahunty Comments: i was lookin on the internet for some family roots and this site came up and i knew that my dad was born in bell island my grandparents too as far as i know. I'm 16 now and my dad Gary James Delahunty died last summer my grandfather also John Delahunty died when i was young my grandmother loraine Delahunty ( not sure of the maiden name) is still alive and living in bariie ontario i was just wondering if the Irene Delahunty of your parish knew them or of them or anyone knows them for that matter i was just wonderin about my roots and how they were when they were young and back home as they put it. Thank you for your time and i hope to hear back soon if anyone can find the time Name: Brenda Hurley Comments: Good day all...can anyone help me? I am trying to find information on my birth father's family...My father's name is Greg Hurley son of Brendan and Marie Hurley. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you :) Name: Dolly Kelly Comments: I miss my country very much...I have left the Island in 1961,,,,,,,33 years ago. I would love to go back again some day for a visit....it has changed sooooooo much ,,,people tell me! Name: Maureen Comments: Hi Father Dohey, Name: keith brown Comments: Name: Sharon Comments: Hi this site is so breath takeing,,I just love it,,I was a Curnew,,,my
dad was Name: Ron Leonard Comments: Greath web site Name: debbie gosine Comments: beautiful, keep up the good work Name: Stella Cobb Comments: I love reading the bulletins every week. I see my aunts' names in there
quite a Name: Dorothy Wilton[nolan] Comments: I was realy suprised to see all of this .I WENT to the East End school
it bought Name: Eddie Slaney Comments: Love your site, you have some great pics and we hope to visit this
coming Name: Elder Ford Comments: Greetings from Las Vegas Father Dohey, just thought I would see how
your doing. Name: Orval and Laura Stortz Comments: Laura is a former Blackmore from from Belle Island Name: sandra beeso Comments: hi im SANDRA BEESO FROM THE UK. Iam tracing my family.I saw RAYMOND
BEESO on Name: Evelyn (Byrne)Lewis Comments: This is a wonderful site, keep up the good work, looking for the BYRNE
& Kennedy Name: Tom & Colleen King Comments: Hi Father Dohey, Your website is one of the better ones available, so keep up the great
work! Name: Tony Reardon Comments: HI Father Wayne I am a former Bellislander.It warms my heart to see people like you and all the others involved take positve steps to keep the family unit strong.I fell by bring the comunity together,will build trust and respect for each other.As this respect/trust grows,I feel that there will be less crime.Know if only we as a people can get governments to become profamily.I enjoyed the old school pictures.I ask all Bellislanders to continue supporting this program and all the people involved.Take care. Name: Sheena Hussey Comments: Very cool page! Keep up the good work Name: Karen Comments: Looking forward to seen new photos enjoyed these photos very much Name: Rita Lahey Comments: Great work..especially the old pictures of the schools and churches. I really enjoyed this page. Name: Rudy Comments: Lovely, Lovely web page!! You guys must have a great parish priest!! Name: Darrin French Comments: I'm the son of mae french was married in the parish in 1988 by FR. David Butler. Name: mary/andrew kavanagh Comments: left bell island 1956/63
Name: SABU PHILIP SEBASTIAN Comments: I AM FROM INDIA. I ACCIDENTLY FOUND THIS SITE. I PROMISE MY PRAYERS FOR YOUR ALL PROJECT Name: Eileen Oliver (King) Comments: I was born in Butlers Marsh, went to St. Cecilias, Immaculate Conception, St. Edwards High School and Trade School,Bell Island. I now live across the water from the Island in Topsail, CBS. I still think of Bell Island as the best place in the whole world. I'm proud to be a Bell Islander! Name: Kevin Delahunty Comments: Just checking things out!!! Name: Comments: Happy First anniversary to the St. Micheal's Web Site...We pray for many more years of great success!!!! Name: Sister Cherree Ann Power, C.R. Comments: I was born on Bell Island, baptised at St. Michael's in June, 1953. I attended St. Edward's Academy for grades 1-3, then Immaculate Conception for grade 4 before moving to the US. I did visit once about 6or 7 years ago. My parents are Ben and Anna Power. My mother was a Slade from the Green, my Dad a Power, of course, f rom Murphy's Lane. Name: Regina Stewart Comments: Nice site..Used to live on the island..Kinda miss it sometimes...Like the pictures..Keep up the good work.. Name: Elaine Dalton Comments: Name: Yvonne Stone Comments: Just wanted you to know our new email address. I'm still greatly enjoying your site. Thanks. Yvonne Name: Cynthia Skehans(Galway) Comments: Great site keep up the good work Name: Andrew Jackman Comments: great site Name: Joan Cameron Comments: I would like to add to my previous e-mail weth my name cameron nee hammond thank you and have a great day and keep up the great work. Sincerely Joan Cameron Name: belynda ferguson Comments: Name: Revd. Sam Rose Comments: I enjoy your website very much, especially the pictures of home. Many blessings to you and your congregation. Name: marina pitts Comments: Name: EILEEN DIXON Comments: GREAT PLACE TO VISIT, HOPE TO SEE IT SOON A LOT OF NICE PEOPLE THERE ESPICALLY MAY FRENCH. Name: Pat Rose(Kennedy) Comments: Born on Bell Island,attended Immaculate Conception School. Great site ,especially enjoyed the school pictures Name: gloria parsons{young} Comments: keep up the good work, nice way to keep in touch with events Name: christine tulk Comments: Wicked cool page! Filled with fun and beautiful things! Name: Melissa Maddigan Comments: THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING WEBSITE.I REALLY LIKED THE PICTURES!!!!CONGRATS ON THE WEBSITE Name: hammond Comments: I am trying to get some info on where my sister is buried. Her name was Carol Anne Hammond daughter of William and Kathleen Hammond of Lance Cove Bell Island. Her DOB was DEC 19,1944 and she died Sept 17,1953. Name: Mary Power ( Brazil ) Comments: I found the information regarding the Parish very informative. I love the pictures of the stained glass windows that are from Lance Cove Church. Lance Cove is where we lived for many years.Take care & God Bless. Mary Name: marianne Comments: you have nico paige Name: Chris Gaulton Comments: Congratulations on a great webpage for your parish. I think it is a great idea for all the parishes in our Archdiocese to have a website set up to keep all the people up todate on the latest news and events in the parish. Also Bell Island is very Fortunate to have a great pastor in there parish, "Father Wayne Dohey!" Please take sometime to visit the website of the World Youth Day 2002 website for the youth of the Archdiocese Of St. John's. It has some great memories, pictures, news and much more. The website address is www.angelfire.com/folk/wyd2002 Don't forget to sign the guestbook! The website has been created by myself and Wayne Power. Name: Jennifer Chappell Comments: Just doing some family history. Looking for Hearns of Bell Island. Thanks, Name: Michael Laurie (Lowry) Comments: I really enjoyed reading this page particularly the older photos. Brought back some wonderful memories. Name: Wayne Power Comments: Congratulations on a great web page. Its good to see more parish related web pages online. Please take some time to visit the World Youth Day 2002 Memories Web Site, preserving the memories of Pilgrims from the Archdioscese of St. John's. Stop by and view the many memories of this event. Don't forget to sign out guestbook! http://www.angelfire.com/folk/wyd2002 Name: Mary Picco (Lewis) Comments: Great Website, very informative. Great pictures of the 50's, enjoyed viewing them. Name: sharlene and bob doyle Comments: Hello to everyone back home, miss you much. It was a pleaser to be married by father Wayne this past summer, he is very nice . keep up the good work. Name: Lillian Crane Comments: Name: chris parsley Comments: nice work Name: Vince Myers Jr. Comments: Name: Murnell Comments: great website!! hello to all.. I really miss Bell Island Name: Paula King Comments: Great job! It's nice to be able to see pics of home, and read the parish bulletins. Name: Hubert Power Comments: Congratulations on your web site. It sure brings back some wonderful memories. keep up the good work Name: Hilda E. A. Dunne Comments: I was surprised and glad to find your website. It is always nice to read of my old Bell Island parish. It may not be home any longer, but I grew up there and will be buried there! Keep up the good work. Name: lorrainefowler Name: joan cameron Comments: happiness and fond merories when I saw the stain glass windows from Sacret Heart Church ,wow.Thanks Father and keep up the great work.peace and love Joan Cameron Name: Michelle Fowler Comments: great job. I enjoyed looking back over the years. Good well done! Name: Bob Basha jr Comments: Nice pics, Great site!!!!!!!! Name: Margaret Ashford Comments: I really enjoy this site.It make a person fell good with connection to home.You have done an excellent job,keep up the good work.God bless you. Name: Raymond Jackman Comments: Mrs Brazil stop hogging the camera! Ha Ha. Name: Cindy Gear Comments: Name: Blanche Emsley(Kennedy) Comments: Left home many many years ago,have some wonderful memories of growing up on Bell Island and attending the Immaculate Comception Academy on Town Square. Name: Bill McDonald Comments: Interesting. Have never been to Bell Island, believe it or not. Always remember as a child the cars in St. John's that had "red dust" on them! Name: KAYLA DIXON Comments: THE LAST TIME I WAS ON BELL ISLANDWAS THE YEAR MY COUSIN TINA GALWAY GOT MARRIED. I WAS 5YEARS OLD AND NOW I AM 14. CANT WAIT TO GO BACK AND SEE WHERE MY NAN AND POP DIXON LIVED. SAY HELLO TO MY AUNT CYNTHIA SKEHANS AND UNCLE TERRY. LOVE TO SEE THE SCHOOLS MY MOM WENT TO. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.BELL ISLAND IS A NICE PLACE TO VISIT. Name: Ron Hammond Comments: Here is my new e-mail address in St John's until April 2003. Name: Yvonne Stone Comments: I thoroughly enjoy your website especially the photos. They brought back old memories. I was wondering why you don't keep the Parish Bulletin up to date. This is something else I find interesting. Congratulations on your informative website. Yvonne Name: Bill and Linda Whalen Comments: Congratulations on your website, and it is good to be able to look at it every week and enjoy some of our heritage. It surely brings back fond memories. Name: Bill Dwyer Comments: "Great Site" The pictures of the 50's/60.s sure bring back a lot of memories.keep up the great job. >Name: ned kennedy Name: Lisa Young Comments: Great Job! Name: Raymond Gendreau jr. Comments: I was really surprised to see how great the site is, I thought it was going to be kinda boring, but I was wrong. Loved the pics for the 1950's Name: Marie Comments: Happy birthday Ray .Is this the same Ray Kennedy who lived in Lance Cove at one time and wifes name is Shirley? Name: Jerome G. Delaney Comments: A VERY IMPRESSIVE WEB-SITE AND VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE. Name: Wally Crane Comments: Attended St.Cecelia's, Immaculate Conception,St.kevins,and St.Edwards.Great pictures.Take care and God bless. Name: Rob Lewis Comments: Great Website!! Name: Bernie Dwyer Comments: very nice, long over due, excellent presentation Name: Bob Stone Comments: The page is really nice.. It is so nice to see that we all go back to our roots. Name: Bridget Molloy Comments: Excellent site. Very well done. Love looking at the old pictures, it brings back lots of memories. Keep up the great work. Name: Ron Hammond Comments: Dear Fr. Wayne, congratulation and best wisheson your new venture---Thanks for helping to get Bell Island back on the international map... I think it is wonderful--if I can be of any assistance,do not hesitate to ask. Just another proof of how the Lord works in mysterious ways. Name: James Mansfield Comments: I have been looking for photos of parish buildings for a long time .The photos and the web page are beautiful. I hope that you have more photos and history Of the parish .In the early 50s there were photos of all the school pupils are they still on the Island .I would like to see them on the web page .
Name: Bernice Fitzpatrick Comments: Great. Keep it going. Name: Evelyn Costigan Comments: Parents Ron & Annabell Kavanagh, left Bell Island 1972, residing now in Mississauga, Ont. Name: Stella Cobb Comments: Great site! I like reading the bulletins. I miss those. We don't have those here. I show the Bell Island site to all my friends here. They think it is an awesome idea too. Such a small place, but takes up such a big place in one's heart when they leave. Name: AL O'BRIEN Comments: Great site.left the island in 1963.attended ST KEVINS. Name: Alice Campbell <Lane> Comments: loved going back in time to see the place I was born & raised & seeing the church I was Baptized, 1st communion 7 confirmedin. I wish you had pictures of all the classes that hung on the walls of St. Edwards Academy,Iwould sure like to see them. Anyway , loved your site keep up the great work. Name: carol ann see(maddigan) Comments: THIS A GREAT WEB SITE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. Name: ned kennedy Comments: You have a great web site, Do you keep records of births from the 1941?
Have a great day. Name: Basil English Comments: Congratulations to all involved in putting this website up. It looks great and no doubt it will be a valuable source of information for all current and former parishoners. Great job! Name: Angela Graham Comments: The website is wonderful!Very professional in layout and well written. I especially enjoyed the photo album...a great historical perspective of the parish. The images of the stained glass windows used as side bars is a lovely touch too! Congratulations to everyone who gave their time and talents to design this website,and promote St.Michael's Parish to the world. God Bless! Name: Kathleen Lewis (Jackman) Comments: Great web site keep up the fantastic work I am looking forward to the up dates.Take care and God bless you. Name: paul young Comments: great site ,good way to keep up to date on events,nice to see some of the old schools again ,nice job father wayne!! Name: Sid Maddigan Comments: Congratulations on your wonderful and informative web site!!! Name: Debbie Turpin (Whalen) Comments: Name: Judith Jackman Comments: Very interesting and informative. Name: Lynn Whalen Comments: Congrats on the web site. Looking forward to updates. Name: Tom King Comments: Hi Father Wayne, Your website is very nice! Keep up the great work and our whole family misses you! St. Peter's is a great parish and we have settled in good! Take Care Name: Patricia Byrne Comments: Hi Father Wayne Tish Name: Teresita McCarthy Comments: Hi, Name: Edward J. Hammond Comments: Very interesting website, very well done Name: bill fowler Comments: Name: J.H.MacDonald Comments: Good work! Name: Christopher Gaulton Comments: It is good to see that your parish has a web site. Keep up the good work Father Wayne. I hope to see you again soon sometime. Name: Sister Kathrine Bellamy Comments: Very good - Will follow your updates. Congratulations. Name: Father David Butler Comments: Congratulations on the new Web Site. I'll look forward to keeping up to date on what is happening on the Island especially the faith community of St. Michael's. Again Congrats!! Name: Karen Seward Comments: Great job, !! Name: Leo English C.Ss.R. Comments: Great to see Fr Wayne this past July Name: Monsignor Francis Coady Email: rainbow@myexcel.ca From: Frank Referred: Larry Date: July 26, 2002 Comments: Good to see that your parish has embraced new technology to reach the faithful. Great to see that you have used so much material from your archival collection. The old photo's look great. Keep up the good work.
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