Nine Years Anniversary for pameladeafstories

We didn't go because we didn't have a place to stay in Toronto, Ontario. 

MY COMMENTS: That remind me about Titanic Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet was danced at the ship.

I had been watched several times and established 1997.

               Nine Years Anniversary 

Gary Denniss: 52 Books by hearing authors and 3 Awards

1  Where did he learning from all 50 books?

He got his knowledge from talking to people as well as referring to things he have in his scrapbooks. He also get stuff from the Ontario Archives in Toronto, Ontario. 

2. When did he became write about the book?

He wrote his FIRST book in 1970 "Macaulay Township In Days Gone By" he live in the township. His Dad and Mom helped him a lot with the book.

3  Why did he pick all Muskoka in the book?

Because he live in Muskoka.  He know it best, so that's why he wrote about Muskoka  

4. Did they give him awards or somethings?

He got 3 awards. One from the Town for his work.  Another from the Heritage Foundation and one from the Bracebridge Public Library. 

MY COMMENTS:

I saw several newspapers and the books from Bracebridge Examier and Muskoka Region.

                       50 Books

1. Learn about Muskoka Heritage (1970)

2. Cole Marilyn (June 26th, 2014)

3. The Story of a Local Historian (June 26th, 2024)

4. An Aberigiinal Nomen (July 29th - August 12th, 2004)

5. Currie, Ted (March 8th, 2014)

6. Muskoka Scrapbook  (April 22nd, 2007)

7. Hertill, Mary Beth (January 12th, 1917)

8. Welcome of Muskoka Books (November 23rd, 2017)

9. Muskoka's War  Memorials

10. The Heritage Community/Recognition Award (June 27th, 2012)

11.  Langford Cemetery's Heritage Day (Nau 12th, 2008)

12. Cities by Rau Love, is Pioneer Muskoka  (2016)

13. Macaulay Township History (February 18th, 1971)

14.  Muskoka's Last Ghost Town (November 23rd, 2017)

15.  Local History of Muskoka Township (November 23rd,  2017)

16. Citied by Canadian Books (2003)

17. Citied by Huntsville  with Spirit and Resolve (2000)

18. A Brief History of the School of Muskoka (June 22nd, 1972)

19. University of Toronto Robarts Library Stacks 

20. The Sprint of the Twelfth (March, 2027)

21  Ghost Town of Muskoka (2008)

22. Citied by Canadian Volume 1 (1985)

23. Citied by billy Boys (January 1st, 1996)

24. Gary Denniss writes  of Orange Lodges (October 27th, 1982)

25. Canada Orangeroots (May 26th, 2002)

26. Limited edition book outlines the history of Muskoka Churches (January 8th, 1977)

27. Limited edition book outlines the history of Muskoka Churches (August 21st, 1997)

28. ?

29. The History of Muskoka's Spiritualist Community (September 24th, 1998)

30. A Unique Community recalled in The Story of Springdale Park (September 24th, 1998)

31. New Gary Denniss book out soon (2000)

32. Citied by a Pioneer Family in Muskoka  - The Story of Moses MacCoubrey (2011)

33. Muskoka Schooling & Education  (2010)

34. Book last back at the history of education (2010)

35. New book to shine a light on the history of Bracebridge  Street  (May 11th, 2012)

36. Murder and herpes revealed at in historic routes (January 3rd, 2013)

37. "Historion shares stories of the roads on which we walk and drive ". Denniss is to be soluted for Historic Routes of Bracebridge". (2012)

38. Writer takes trip down memory lane", a review of Historic Routes of Bracebridge ". (2012)

39. "Hospital and Health Care in Bracebridge ". (Spring Summer 2012)

40. "Author historion Gary Denniss examines Bracebridge in the 1950's " (January 12th, 2017)

41. Author historion Gary Denniss examines Bracebridge in the 1950's (January 9th, 2017)

42. "Author and historian Gary Denniss examines life in Bracebridge in the 60's" (May 25th, 2017)

43. "New book highlights the economic boom that was Bracebridge in the 70's", Bracebridge in the Seventies ", takes readers back to a time of great change. (Marxh 27th, 2018)

44. "St. Mary's church: Opened by Heaven ", an excerpt from A Tirch of Muskoka (December 14th, 2006) Volume 13

45. "Gary Denniss gives glimpses of Bracebridge in the Nineteenn Eighties " highlights going on in Bracebridge year by year Wharton (February 25th, 2019)

46. Journey thorough time with Bracebridge.  Author Gary Denniss Muskoka Memories 103, The Lonely Life of the Romger is just one many stories covered in of Gary Denniss, new book". (October 23rd, 2021)

47. Latest Gary Denniss History Book Covers Muskoka Ruggedy, Rich Past". (August 18th, 2023)

48. "Muskoka Memories 105 is the 50th book by a local Author. Gary Denniss latest is about the History of Bracebridge/Watt Township ". (August 9th, 2023)

49. "Local resident honoured with lifetime heritage award ". Bracebridge Examiner (February 26th, 2014)

50. "Local resident honoured with lifetime heritage award". Toronto Star Newspaper (February 26th, 2014)

51. Bracebridge Civic web.net/document/15640

52. "Letter to Gary Denniss from Kristie Virge, Muskoka Consetvancy (May 17th, 2013) (retrieved April 20th, 2017)

MY COMMENTS:

I never knew he wrote his FIRST book last 1970 when I was 6 years old that time I was at Bracebridge Public School in special class instead Mr. Denniss' class in grade 5 and 6.

How Become James Deaf?

                         James Gow 

On January, he born by his Mom & Dad at hospital in Brussels, Belgium.  He was born and he was hearing. 

Until he was 15 months old and when he was crawled at the kitchen behind his Mom was wash dishes or somethings. He bite a plug from a transformer and she saw him laid on the floor then she was screamed. His Dad read a newspaper or doing somethings at livingroom and he heard from his Mom's screamed at the kitchen.  He ran  and saw him. They bring him to their car, and they drive a car is a fast for hurry. They can't stop by a red light to keep going fast. They arrived hospital and his Dad hold him his arm around to run screamed "Doctor, Doctor ". Doctor get him to operation room.  Some nurses and doctor were fixed his mouth so his parent was sat and worry at waiting room. Doctor take some little bone from his left ear to put on his nose/mouth.  They fixed his mouth for 7 1/2 hours. 

Until operation was finished then a doctor was walked by a hall to a waiting room.  His parent say "How is their baby?" Doctor said "Their son is a very  lucky. He was near to die but he's alive as well . He's  fine now."  His parent were happy that he was all right.  They were come to se him at bed. 

Until 8 weeks, he was released by hospital.  His parent bring him home from hospital.  They're happy with him at home. 

When he was 18 months old, his mother was vacuum in his bedroom when he was sleeping.  He didn't wake up. Later his mom was wash dishes and his dad wash dry towels at the kitchen and he was played some toys at the living room.  His mom came to living room and she was start to talk him, "James, James " but he did not hear from his voice and he pay attention to play. She scream "James, James " but he don't hear from her voice so she was scared and worrying about somethings wrong with him. Dad & Mim bring him to the hospital, again.  They meet their doctor and they told him that somethings wrong with him with his both ears. Doctor bring him to the room and he was checkup on his both ears.

Until doctor was finished to checkup his ears. He bring him to his parent wait room.  They said "How is he?" Doctor said to them,"Wrll, he already become deaf because he did not hear anythings, anymore. He sorry". They were shocked and upset.  They bring him home again.  He was looked at his parent and he was smile  at them.

In few years, later, he went to school for the deaf in England when he was 4 years old.  The school was only oral, not sign language   He didn't understand much. 

Until they moved to from England.  He was school for the Deaf in Ottawa when he was 6 - 10 years old. 

He was moved to the Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf in Belleville when he was 10 years old until he was graduate from school. 

Now, he still love his parent do he understand what happened to him become deaf.  He enjoyed sign language to communicate with deaf people. 

His both ear did not heard from airplane, train, truck, nothing.  His both ears is a very deaf. 

He enjoyed communicate with some hearing people.  He'd learn with them.

People ask him sometimes if he smoke because his teeth are funny colour. He say "No - not smoke.

That is from when he bite that plug it killed something in his teeth." That's why his teeth are funny colour. 

MY COMMENTS: James is not cleft lip instead operation smiles from TV show.

MY COMMENTS: When James wore his hearing aid body when he was 6 years old then when he was 10 years old threw it at Mud Lake in the Summer 1974.

Special Man and Special Lady in my heart

                    Great Uncle Alan 

                             Before 

Those picture are my Dad and I at wagon car in Manitaba Street at Bracebridge, Ontario. 

                             After

My parent's first house when my parent, Great Uncle Alan and I moved in Canada from England and I was 2 years old at Manitaba Street. 

He lived with us until he did moved to his own small house at Manitaba Street closed by Mc Crank Road last Summer 1980's.

         Last picture: Last Christmas 1972 my parent's second house when my Great Uncle Alan and I at main floor dining room when I was 8 years old at Bonnell Road in Bracebridge, Ontario. 

My Special Man Great Uncle Alan's passed away April 25th, 1927 - February 2nd, 1984.

MY COMMENTS: That remind me about my late Great Uncle Alan and the reason why I picked his name after my son Warren Alan. 

                      Nanna Daphne 

                              Before 

                            After 

My parent's first house when my Nanna and I went to at Walt Disney World when I was 16 years old at Bonnell Road in Bracebridge, Ontario. 

           Before my Wedding Day 

 

I invited my Nanna for my Wedding Day 1987 at front yard from my parent's house at Daleman Road in Bracebridge, Ontario. 

She invited me stayed overnight at her home - trailer last September 1988 in Derbyshire, England. (no picture)

Last picture: My parent's second house when my Wedding Day was October 10th,1987 outside when I was 23 years old at Daleman Road in Bracebridge, Ontario. 

My Special Lady Nanna Daphne's passed away July 3rd, 1923 - July 16th,  2016.

MY COMMENTS: That remind me about my late Nanna Daphne and the reason why I picked her name after my daughter Isabella Daphne. 

Deaf Funeral Director

                            Warren 

1. Where did he find the name Humber College?

Some people he met through work went to Humber College and explained all the details to him, it's in Toronto, Ontario. 

2. Where did he learn from?

He learned from Six Feet Under, it's a tv show from 2001 - 2005 about a family of Funeral Director who live inside their Funeral Home. (Its one of his favorite show)

3. What courses did he take?

He took courses are lots: embalming (very important), business, biology, law, English, cosmetology (make - up), restorative art (how to use wax to "make new body parts"), grief issues (how to help people who are upset), arrangements (paperwork), all about diseases, etc.

4. What did he learn about victims face for make up?

He don't use a lot, unless he have to, it's a different make up company, than from Shoppers, funeral directors use a different kind of make up called "Dodge" - its thicker, like cement. 

5. What did he learn when he and his team stand up both sides about hearself?

He already knew from work before he went to  Humber College  BUT its also important that when he take out the casket (not coffin in Canada), I need six pallbearers to carry it: three on each side. 

6. How long have he take Intership?

20 years ago, every Funeral Director had to do two years for intership, that, mean s one year in Toronto, Ontario and two years for Intership but Humber College decided  that was too much.  When he was doing his intership it was one year in Toronto, Ontario at Humber College and one year Intership.

7. Did he graduated?

Yes, he did graduated in 2018 / 2019.

8. Did he get Funeral Director?

Yes, he did because he need to have one to work.  If he had zero lience, he not allowed to do embalming., to get his license, first he have to graduate both Humber College and Intership.

Then, he have two exams: law and "everything", both are very long exams - lae was 280 questions  and "everything, wasx100 questions they don't tell him  your mark, just if he passed or not. 

Lots of studying 

10. How many did he find jobs?

Lots: 

- Ottawa Mortuary Services: 2012 - 2014

- Eastern Ontario Removed Services: 2015

- First Memorial Funeral Services: 2015 - 2016

- First Memorial Funeral Services  (Intership) 2018 - 2029

- Tubman Funeral Home 2019

- Basic Funeral (same company as Turman) 2019

- First Memorial Funeral Services 2020 - 2022

- Barker Funeral Home (Carleton Place, Ontario) 2022

- Capital Funeral Home/Kelly Funeral Home  2022 - to the future 

10. When did he involved that he wore black suit behind post at work?

He was working at First Memorial, in 2019 and the boss asked him to interpreter for a zoom., call for funeral services, he agreed, it was in front of over 80 people, on camera. 

The boss's boss even interviewed him after for a newsletter, over 300 people read it.

My COMMENTS: Last Saturday February 4th, 1984 when I was 19 years old that I had my first funeral service for my late Great Uncle's funeral at Reynolds Funeral Home in Bracebridge, Ontario. 

My COMMENTS: Last Sunday February 1st, 2004 when I was 40 years old that I had my second funeral service for my friend teacher Mr. Denniss' late youngest daughter Londa's funeral at McCelland & Slessor in Barrie, Ontario.

My COMMENTS: I bought glass block from Michaels store and sticker "Funeral Director" from Red Bubble also bought dim light with wire from Walmart for my son Warren's Christmas gift 2022.

My COMMENTS: I ordered glass coffin from Michaels store and sticker with "Gold Cross" from Michaels store also bought dim light with wire from Walmart  for my son Warren's Birthday gift 2023.

                         Lori Kober

LORI: I knew this job was available because I called the state’s Funeral Director Association in South Dakota, they mentioned this funeral home had a job opening. I came for an interview and it was with an older couple who had never met a deaf person before! They hired me on a 6-month trial basis, so I worked on the weekends while I taught ASL temporarily in Sioux Falls.Then they hired me full time in June and stayed with them for 12 years. I’ve always wanted to work in a funeral home but never thought about owning my own funeral home until about one or two years before I bought one. When I started thinking about it, I asked the hearing community here in Vermillion and Elk Point — they all said “Why not?! Buy a funeral home, you can do it!” It was very tough and wasn’t easy, there were many setbacks, not to mention the owner wanted a certain amount of money. This meant I had to go to banks but I kept getting declined. I didn’t give up even though three banks declined my loan application. Eventually, I finally got an SBA loan for women in small businesses, that loan certainly helped! It’s been almost 12 years since I bought this funeral home.

Black and white clip of Lori prepping chemicals in the embalming room while a covered body is on the table.

LORI: I’ll be honest with you, a lot of deaf people and kids are shocked when they find out I own a funeral home! They always ask why and how — I like explaining because it is fascinating. It’s weird at first but they get used to it. 

Black and white clip of Lori and an assistant walking through a back room pulling a casket. White text appears at the bottom center, “We all know what it’s like to enter a funeral home as the only deaf person there with other hearing people who don’t sign. Here, deaf people have access to what actually happens behind the scenes. This helps their grieving process.” Light blue text “- Lori” and a light blue line outlines the left side of the text.

LORI: I’m on call 24 hours, every day, all day. Oftentimes, people pass away at night. Which means, around 2 or 3 AM, I wake up and pick up the body then bring it back to the funeral home to embalm it. You can’t predict when a person dies, you have to make sure your funeral home is ready. I often meet with the families at nursing homes or hospitals. I set a time for them to come to finalize funeral arrangements before I contact a pastor — that way all of us are on the same page.

Black and white clip of Lori and an assistant rolling a casket towards an open hearse door and lifts the casket into the door.

LORI: Once I pick up the body, I like to embalm it fairly quickly. When a body stiffens up, they build blood clots which makes it harder for the chemicals to go through the body. So I prefer to embalm it quickly. It lasts about a week. If the family prefers to have their funeral in two weeks instead — this means I have to use a stronger chemical to preserve the body longer. 

Black and white clip of Lori sitting in the driver’s seat of a hearse while a garage door opens.

LORI: I LOVE my job! It’s always different every day, it’s never the same — you know like, working in front of the computer all day and come home for dinner — it’s always different. Sometimes it’s quiet in the morning before it gets really busy in the afternoon with a car accident or a murder. I really like having unique days. I also really like helping families. I need people like YOU to be like me! You can do anything! If you’re interested in working in a funeral home, go for it! If you need any information, you can contact me. 

Black and white clip of Lori going through drawers while a covered body lays on the table. Video cuts to a dark blue background. Red alphabet letters of “N-A-D” in American Sign Language appears one by one in the center of the video. The copyright text appears in white underneath, “National Association of the Deaf. 

Linda Dove

                      Linda Dove 

She was actress from Seasame Street PBS children's Series from 1971 -  2002.     

My COMMENTS: When I was childhood watched tv about Sesame Street but I never knew she was deaf actress. She wore white blouse by first row.

My COMMENTS: I bought my children's book to share it about learned Sign Language by Linda Dove.

Sign Restaurant

Anjan Manikumor

How I met him but I never met him because I didn't went to Toronto, Ontario. 

1. Who owner Sign Restaurant?

Anjan Manikumor owner Sign Restaurant.

2. What established at Sign Restaurant?

The estimated June 30th,  2014 but out of business until closed business October 10th, 2016.

3. How many seats?

They had 150 seats. 

4. What do they have in menu?

5. How many deaf employees?

The staffs had 50 and 37 deaf and hard of hearing 37 employees. 

6. What look like inside dining tables?

                        558 Yonge Street 

                         Toronto, Ontario 

                               Before 

                           After 

MY COMMENTS:

Allydn Clark's and Dorothy Tate's Obituary

 

Allydn Ellis Clark and Dorothy Grace (Tate) Clark

Allydn Clark's Life 

How I met him?

I met him when I was small child because he took pictures of us at my parent's small house in Bracebridge, Ontario. 

               Me was 5 years old 

                             

                             and

My youngest sister Sandra was 2 years old and me was 5 years old from small house in Wellington Street in Bracebridge, Ontario. 

1. Are he born deaf and causes?

When he was 10 years old became Deaf and 

2. When did he attended Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf or E. C.  Drury School for the Deaf?

He was attended at special class at Clinton Street Elementary Public School in Toronto, Ontario from 1941 - 1945.

Then transferred to The Central Technical School in Toronto, Ontario from 1945 - 1948.

3. When did he graduated?

4. Did he went to Gallaudent University or College?

5. What courses did he take?

6. Where did he learning from?

He first attempted photography as a teenager in 1945, when he asked his pretty red haired girlfriend Dorothy for her photography. She refused to give him her picture, saying that if he wanted one he so badly, he should get a camera and take it himself. 

7. How did he find the camera from?

He found a used box camera at the Salvation Army and bought it with 50 cents he had planned on spending at the movies.

8. How he met Dorothy and where?

9. When did he got married with Dorothy Tate?

They got married at Toronto's Evangelical Church of the Deaf last May 24th, 1952. After moving to Florida in 1965 to enjoy a change of scenery for a few years, the family relocated back to Ontario, choosing the beautiful town of Bracebridge as their new home.

10. How many hearing children?

They had 4 adult children are Howard (Bracebridge, Ontario), Jennifer (Kingston, Ontario), John ( Mississauga, Ontario) and Norman (Oshawa, Ontario). 

11. Did he went to Ontario Deaf Camp in Parry Sound, Ontario?

12. How long have he been Deaf Photography?

13. Have he been involved anythings at Deaf Community?

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In 1974 Allydn won the Golden Defty from the Canadian Cultural Society of the Deaf for one of photographs. At the Southern Cross International Exhibition of Stereo Photography, Sydney, Australia, he was awarded the International Federation of Photographic Art's gold metal for "second best in show", for his three  - dimensional photograph called "Flip the Frog" Allydn's photographs and articles on stereo photography have appeared in Photographic Canadiana, a publication of the photographic Historical Society of Canada. 

Dorothy Grace Tate's Life 

How I met her?

I never met her but I heard about her and saw the newspaper. 

1. Are she born deaf and causes?

2. When did she attended Sir James  Whitney School for the Deaf or E. C. Drury for the Deaf?

She went to special class for the deaf at Clinton Street Elementary Public School in Toronto, Ontario. 

3. When did she graduated?

4. Did she went to Gallaudent University or College?

5. What courses did she take?

6. How she met Allydn and where?

In 1941, a cute boy named Alldyn Clark arrived at the school,  having recently become deaf due to spinal meningitis.  She and Allydn soon formed a friendship that would last a lifetime. 

7. Have she been involved anythings at Deaf Community?

Dorothy Tate

April 18th, 1930 - February 8th, 2008

The funeral service was held February 11th, 2008 at Reynolds Funeral Home,  Turner Chapel in Bracebridge, Ontario.  The service was officiated with dignity and light - heartendness by noted Minister of the Deaf, Rev. Bob Rumball. 

National Capital Association for the Deaf #2

I didn't go to see at Christmas Dinner and Social Night at 330 Kent Street because I don't have ride so try again this year in 2023.

My son Warren did dropped me off at Vincent Massey Park in Heron Street from 12pm to 4pm for first time but I told him picked me up early at 3pm instead 4pm because I was bored and left out.

I bought my own vegetarian hamburgers and drink but I bought their 2 small chips.

How many peoples are attended?

All from Ottawa are totals 30.

My COMMENTS: I did asked Yamlika that I would like invited her for BBQ but she can't because she was moved to her first  apartment.

This Saturday August 5th, 2023 First  time my friend Yamlika and I went to Lord Elgin Hotel for Gala & Award Dinner from 7pm to 12am.

My son Warren did dropped us off at Lord Elgin Hotel and picked us up home. 

Then we came inside walked around found spot took picture of us.

Our ten ladies table are:

1. Pamela Gow 

2. Yamlika Prado

3. Lisa Andersson from Vancouver, BC 

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I ate my dinner are: salad, mashed potatoes, pasta with mushrooms, purple grapes and date squares also 2 apple juices.

How many peoples are attended?

Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafblind and interpreter plus came from Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto and British Columbia are totals 80.

                             That me

                     Yamlika Prado

My COMMENTS: I did invited Yamilka about Gala and she did came with me also I asked her about her Deaf Community Events in Cuba then she say nope except only Christmas Party.

Her first time Deaf Community at National Capital Association for the Deaf in Ottawa, Ontario. 

                    DJ Kitt Tremblay 

     I saw him first time at Gala Dinner 

This Saturday September 21st, 2024 from 12pm to 4pm at Vincent Massey Park in Heron Street Yamilka and I didn't went to BBQ picnic because she hurt foot from work and I didn't go without her.

How many peoples are attended?

All from Ottawa peoples are 70

Last Sunday December 1st, 2024 from 9am to 1pm I went on Para took me went to  Madahokii Farm for Christmas Breakfast. 

Also Para took me home at 1pm.

I sat by myself but I did asked available seats but no one joined with me.

I ate my breakfast included scramble eggs, hash brown, sausages and french toast also strawberry juice. 

At the farm included pigs, sheeps and horses but I didn't went because very cold outside so stayed inside. 

MY COMMENTS: I did invited Yamlika about Christmas Breakfast but she can't because she was mini vacation with her friend. 

Last Saturday December 7th, 2024 from 6pm to 11:45pm I took went on Para took me to The Royal Canadian Legion for Christmas Dinner. 

MY COMMENTS: I invited Yamlika about Christmas Dinner and she did cane with me.