Relatively Speaking

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In This Issue

Whatever the season, sports and physical activity are woven into the fabric of Canadian life. Read on to explore with Lee Hunter the achievements and legacy of Wilmer Dean Chance, Lee’s family ancestor who pitched in Major League Baseball – and accumulated an impressive set of accomplishments.

Gloria Cathcart considers the contrast between her childhood and that of her grandsons by leading readers into her, her brothers’ and cousins’ encounters with a beloved horse called Tiny, and Sharon Dyer celebrates her Polish ancestor, whose boxing career in the Canadian west and the US led to a middle weight championship.

In Part One of his story about two boys in his family heritage who lived in the same log house in Saskatchewan, John Althouse shares how one enlisted with the Navy and the other stayed home to help with the workload, but was still proud to wear his own field service cap.

Changes to Canadian citizenship by descent has impacted many new Canadian citizens, and William Anhorn explores this recent change in immigration rules, while Claudine Nelson shares the beginnings and legacy of the AGS cemetery database by committed volunteers.

From Ontario, Bonnie Sitter writes about her first encounter with the story of Canada’s Farmerettes, and we are taken on a tour of southern Europe to explore Canada’s involvement in the two world wars, as Rosella Plaquin commemorates her father’s service during World War II.

Under Methods and Sources, Joshua W. J. Brown shows how using location as the initial search for an ancestor can be a powerful way to identify predecessors. John Chalmers shows ushow to give old, even damaged, photos new life with some impressive online software.

A deep well of thanks to all the authors who fill the pages of RS, and to the team who bring it to life. In copy editing are Wendy Warren and Marilyn Astle; proofing by Denise Daubert and Lynne Duigou, formatting by Marie Vieira, and Denise who gives us the index.

Enjoy your winter 2026/2027 issue!

Kate Wilson
Editor