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Loyal Moss Ives¹

• Father*: Phineas Truman Ives¹ b. 12 Jun 1746, d. 27 Jun 1824
• Mother*: Martha May Moss¹ b. 10 May 1755, d. 28 Aug 1845

• Birth*: 28 June 1779; Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Death*: April 1803; Crown Point, Essex Co., New York, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

Phineas Truman Ives¹

• Father*: Phineas Truman Ives¹ b. 12 Jun 1746, d. 27 Jun 1824
• Mother*: Martha May Moss¹ b. 10 May 1755, d. 28 Aug 1845

• Birth*: 5 October 1781; Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1812; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Salome Royce¹
• Marriage*: circa 1821; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Frances Baldwin¹
• Death*: 1870; Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

Salome Royce¹

• Birth*: 5 March 1780; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1812; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Phineas Truman Ives¹
• Death*: 15 December 1820; Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

• Married Name: circa 1812; Ives¹

Frances Baldwin¹

• Birth*: 1792; Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1821; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Phineas Truman Ives¹
• Death*: 1824; Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

• Married Name: circa 1821; Ives¹

Phineas Truman Ives¹

• Father*: Phineas Truman Ives¹ b. 5 Oct 1781, d. 1870
• Mother*: Frances Baldwin¹ b. 1792, d. 1824

• Birth*: 15 February 1822; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1847; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Julia Ann Doolittle¹
• Death*: 2 August 1895; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

Julia Ann Doolittle¹

• Birth*: April 1824; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1847; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Phineas Truman Ives¹
• Death*: 1911; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

• Married Name: circa 1847; Ives¹

Edmund Austin¹

• Birth*: 12 December 1738; Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Marriage*: 1764; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Sarah Ives¹
• Death*: 26 March 1791; Waterbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

John Atwater¹

• Birth*: 17 August 1683; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Marriage*: 4 August 1713; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Elizabeth Mix¹
• Death*: 11 March 1765; Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

Elizabeth Mix¹

• Birth*: 18 February 1681; Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Marriage*: 4 August 1713; Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=John Atwater¹
• Death*: 26 February 1758; Cheshire, New Haven Co., Connecticut, U.S.A.; per family tree of Kmooney52 on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

• Married Name: 4 August 1713; Atwater¹

Jenckes Waite^1,2,3

• Father*: Samuel Waite² b. 1725, d. 1785
• Mother*: Ancilla Jenckes² b. c 1730

• Birth*: 3 March 1759; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite Jenckes of Samuel Jun. and Ansilles - Mar 3 1759" (Ancestry.ca)
  Rhode Island Vital Records: " ... 1-226, Waite, Jenckes, of Samuel, Jun. and Ansilles, Feb 6 1753; Lucia, June 6 1756; Jenckes, March 3 1759" Vital Records of Rhode Island, page 62, (pg 247 of 523) - https://www.ancestry.ca/interactive/3897/41384_2421406273_0008-00271?pid=137961&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=rEb3759&_phstart=successSource) Date Mar 3 1759 per family tree of Brenda Jude on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.^2,3
• Marriage*: 11 February 1779; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; per family tree of Brenda Jude on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Sarah Brown²
• Death*: 22 February 1824; Franklinton, Franklin Co., Ohio, U.S.A.; per family tree of Brenda Jude on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.²

Sarah Brown¹

• Birth*: 1742; North Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; per family tree of Brenda Jude on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹
• Marriage*: 11 February 1779; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; per family tree of Brenda Jude on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.; Principal=Jenckes Waite¹
• Death*: 12 April 1836; Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, U.S.A.; per family tree of Brenda Jude on ancestry.ca, July 14 2019.¹

• Married Name: 11 February 1779; Waite¹

Lucia Waite¹

• Father*: Samuel Waite b. 1725, d. 1785
• Mother*: Ancilla Jenckes b. c 1730

• Birth*: 6 June 1756; Exeter, Washington Co., Rhode Island, U.S.A.; Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636-1899: "1-209 Waite Lucia of Samuel Jun. and Ansilles - Jun 6 1756" (Ancestry.ca)¹

Stephen S. Searle¹

• Father*: Stephen D. Searle¹ b. c 1835
• Mother*: Eugenie Maria Pollock¹ b. 1842

• Birth*: 1862; Canada West; Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1881 Census. Date 1862 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.^1,2

• Census: April 1871; Markham, East York Co., Ontario; Age 10 at 1871 Census: see William Pollock (grandfather)²
• Census*: April 1881; Richmond Hill, West York Co., Ontario; Age 19 at 1881 Census: see William Pollock (grand-father)¹

Frederick H. Searle¹

• Father*: Stephen D. Searle¹ b. c 1835
• Mother*: Eugenie Maria Pollock¹ b. 1842

• Birth*: 1859; Canada West; Date 1859 & location Ont. per 1871 Census.¹

• Census*: April 1871; Markham, East York Co., Ontario; Age 12 at 1871 Census: see William Pollock (grandfather)¹

William S. Pollock^1,2

• Father*: William Pollock² b. 1804
• Mother*: Marie Eugenie "Maria" Stegman² b. 1800, d. 5 Nov 1888

• Birth*: circa 1837; Markham Twp., York Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of dahutcheon on ancestry.ca, July 16 2019.²
• Marriage*: 1 January 1865; York Co., Canada West; per family tree of dahutcheon on ancestry.ca, July 16 2019.; Principal=Matilda French²
• Death*: before 1871; per family tree of dahutcheon on ancestry.ca, July 16 2019.²

Matilda French¹

• Birth*: circa 1845; Canada West; per family tree of dahutcheon on ancestry.ca, July 16 2019.¹
• Marriage*: 1 January 1865; York Co., Canada West; per family tree of dahutcheon on ancestry.ca, July 16 2019.; Principal=William S. Pollock¹

• Married Name: 1 January 1865; Pollock¹

William Clark¹

• Birth*: circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Margaret (Clark) Sheppard.¹
• Marriage*: before 1910; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Margaret (Clark) Sheppard.; Principal=Mary Ditchburn¹

Mary Ditchburn¹

• Birth*: circa 1875; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Margaret (Clark) Sheppard.¹
• Marriage*: before 1910; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Margaret (Clark) Sheppard.; Principal=William Clark¹

• Married Name: before 1910; Clark¹

Frances Eugenia Sheppard

• Father*: Clinton Passmore b. c 1900
• Mother*: Frances Eva Sheppard b. 24 Oct 1910, d. 19 Mar 1998

• Birth*: 1931; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; "Eugenia Bangay of Trenton and formerly of Brighton was the daughter of the late Eva Sheppard and the late Alexander Ball." per Obit of Eugenia Bangay.¹
• Marriage*: 9 July 1949; Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Bangay, Ralph m. Jul 9 1949 to Eugenia Sheppard - Jan 5 1950" Brighton Ensign, 1925-1957, A-M, Trenton Public Library" per Death Noticce of Raph Ernest Banday.; Principal=Ralph Ernest Bangay²
• Death*: 7 March 2023; Trenton, Hastings Co., Ontario; "EUGENIA BANGAY OBITUARY: Passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, age 92 years. Eugenia Bangay of Trenton and formerly of Brighton was the daughter of the late Eva Sheppard and the late Alexander Ball. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Ernest Bangay. Dear mother of Lynne and her husband Art Heeney of Brighton, Gwen Johnston of Trenton, Brian Bangay and his wife, the late Wendy of Orono, Dennis Bangay and his partner Sue Gaudet, and Rob Bangay and his wife Wendy, all of Brighton. Predeceased by her Brother John Henry Ball. Many in town will remember Eugenia from her years of cheerful service at the Brighton Post Office as well as her dedication to preserving our local history through Memory Junction Railway Museum...a passion shared with her husband of 70 years, Ralph. Sadly missed by her twelve grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. The family will receive friends at the Rushnell Funeral Homes - Brighton Chapel, 130 Main Street (613-475-2121) on Friday, March 24, 2023, from 6-9 p.m. A Private Memorial Service will be held at the Eddystone Baptist Church, Grafton at a later date, with interment at Hilton Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Northumberland Community Care Brighton, or the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), would be appreciated by the family. On-line condolences may be left at www.rushnellfuneralhomes.com. Published by Northumberland News on Mar. 10, 2023." (https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/northumberlandnews/name/eugenia-bangay-obituary?id=49938516)¹

• Census*: 1931; 21 Lawrence Ave., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 8 months at 1931 Census: see Henry Sheppard³
• Married Name: 9 July 1949; Bangay
• Residence*: 10 July 2019; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; per Death Noticce of Raph Ernest Banday.⁴

Ralph Ernest Bangay^1,2

• Father*: Herbert James Bangay² b. 2 Oct 1883, d. 23 Jun 1976
• Mother*: Edith Amelia Blakely² b. 1884, d. 18 Feb 1976

• Birth*: 17 January 1926; Ontario; Date Jan 17 1926 per updated Obit on Rushnell web site, copied Sep 3 2019. Date 1926 per Death Notice - age 93 at death July 10 2019.^2,3
• Marriage*: 9 July 1949; Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Bangay, Ralph m. Jul 9 1949 to Eugenia Sheppard - Jan 5 1950" Brighton Ensign, 1925-1957, A-M, Trenton Public Library" per Death Noticce of Raph Ernest Banday.; Principal=Frances Eugenia Sheppard⁴
• Death*: 10 July 2019; Belleville General Hospital, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; "BANGAY, Ralph Ernest, Passed away peacefully at the Belleville General Hospital on Wednesday, July 10. 2019, age 93 years. Ralph Bangay of Brighton, son of the late Herbert Bangay and the late Edith (Blakely). Loving husband of Frances "Eugenia" (Sheppard). Dear father of Lynne and her husband Art Heeney of Brighton. Gwen Johnston of Trenton. Brian Bangay and his wife Wendy of Orono, Dennis Bangay. and Rob Bangay and his wife Wendy, all of Brighton. Predeceased by his brother Bert Bangay (Mildred), and his sisters, Olga Kerr (George) and Eva Sparling (Desmond). Sadly missed by his twelve grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and his many nieces and nephews. A celebration of Ralph's life will be held at a later date. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Northumberland Community Care Brighton, or the Brighton Lions Club, would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements in care of the Brighton Funeral Home. (613-475-2121). www.rushnellfamilyservices.com" from the Brighton Independent, July 18 2019 (https://issuu.com/brightonindependent/docs/brighton071819)²
• Burial*: 14 September 2019; Hilton Cemetery, Hilton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "BANGAY, Ralph Ernest Passed away peacefully at the Belleville General Hospital on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, age 93 years. Ralph Bangay of Brighton, son of the late Herbert Bangay and the late Edith (Blakely). Loving husband of Frances “Eugenia” (Sheppard). Dear father of Lynne and her husband Art Heeney of Brighton, Gwen Johnston of Trenton, Brian Bangay and his wife Wendy of Orono, Dennis Bangay, and Rob Bangay and his wife Wendy, all of Brighton. Predeceased by his brother Bert Bangay (Mildred), and his sisters, Olga Kerr (George) and Eva Sparling (Desmond). Sadly missed by his twelve grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren, and his many nieces and nephews. A gifted artist and athlete, a WWII Veteran, a dedicated historian, a loyal friend and a man of faith devoted to his family. He will be greatly missed. Cremation with interment Hilton Cemetery. A Celebration of Ralph’s Life will be held at Trinity St. Andrew’s United Church Hall, Brighton on Saturday, September 14, 2019 from 1 to 4 p.m. As an expression of sympathy, donations to the Northumberland Community Care Brighton, or the Brighton Lions Club, would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements in care of the Brighton Funeral Home, (613-475-2121). www.rushnellfamilyservices.com" The Obit has been updated since the time of his death. Now it has info re the celebration of life on Sept 14.
  https://memorial.rushnellfamilyservices.com/book-of-memories/3911718/Bangay-Ralph/³

• Note: circa 1935; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Ralph has lived in Brighton his entire life and it seems that he was genetically inclined toward being a collector and archivist. He loves history...especially Brighton's history. As a youngster he would ride with Bill Fritz, the town's garbage collector, always on the lookout for "treasures in the trash"." from speech made by Lynne Heeney, speaking for Ralph & Eugenia at HOH 2016 show. Lynne sent this to me via email.⁵
• Residence: 1952; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Trades People ... Ralph Bangay - Plumbing & Heating & Sheet Metal Work - 1952-1990" from page 242 of The History of Brighton Businesses, by Susan Brose, 2009.⁶
• Residence: January 1954; 20 Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "20 Main Street …. Fire # 106 .. Front … 1945… January 1954 - 1955 - Ralph Bangay Plumbing & heating - back of furniture store…. " from page 47 of The History of Brighton Businesses, by Susan Brose, 2009.⁶
• Residence: 1957; 40a Main St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "40 A Main Street …Fire # 48 ... 1957-1960 - Ralph Bangay Plumbing" from page 54 of The History of Brighton Businesses, by Susan Brose, 2009.⁶
• Residence*: 1963; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "10 Bangay, Ralph, plumber, Brighton" & "11 Bangay, Eugenia, - Brighton" per Canada Voter Lists, 1963, Northumberland County, Brighton, Polling Div. 35 - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Note*: 1964; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "1964 … June … The building purchased from the Butler estate, the former Bottling Works Company is to raze. The building presently used for storage by Public Works and used for a time by Ralph Bangay as a Plumbing and Tinsmith shop will be removed to make room for a new Municipal parking lot on Proctor Street. " from page 370 of The History of Brighton Businesses, by Susan Brose, 2009.⁶
• Residence: 1968; Harbour St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "11 Bangay, Ralph, plumber, Harbour St." & "12 Bangay, Mrs. Ralph, civil servant, Harbour St." Canada Voter Lists, 1968, Northumberland Co., Brighton, Rural Polling Div. 70, Sub Div. 2 - ancestry.ca)⁷
• Residence: 1990; Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Trades People ... Ralph Bangay - Plumbing & Heating & Sheet Metal Work - 1952-1990" from page 242 of The History of Brighton Businesses, by Susan Brose, 2009.⁶
• Note: 1993; CN Train Station, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "As luck would have it, a chance conversation with Mayor Bill Pettingill in 1993 revealed that the last remaining Brighton train station...at one time there were three believe it or not...was up for sale. And, to make things even more exciting, CN were actively preparing to demolish the buildings on site to facilitate the sale of the rail-side property. The demolition crews were on site! With some tricky last minute negotiating, Ralph and Eugenia became the proud owners of a dilapidated and rundown Grand Trunk train station. In spit of the many days and weeks of work that lay in front of them all they could see were the possibilities and maybe, just maybe, the fulfillment of a dream." "Ralph has lived in Brighton his entire life and it seems that he was genetically inclined toward being a collector and archivist. He loves history...especially Brighton's history. As a youngster he would ride with Bill Fritz, the town's garbage collector, always on the lookout for "treasures in the trash"." from speech made by Lynne Heeney, speaking for Ralph & Eugenia at HOH 2016 show. Lynne sent this to me via email.⁵
• Residence: 1 April 1993; Village Lot 3, Maplewood Ave. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Grant 212364) show that Dennis Michael & Kimberly Ann Bangay granted property "as in 145503" in Village Lot 3, Maplewood Ave. East, Brighton, Northumberland Co. to Ralph Ernest & Eugenia Frances Bangay for $2. ITS Date: Apr 1 1993. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co. Brighton Village, Book 017, pg. 105 of 265, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 10 2022)⁸
• Residence: 18 June 1996; CN Railway Station, Monck St., Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Land Registry Records (Transfer 246154) show that Canadian National Railway Company sold "Part 1 on 39R-7430, amended 97-08-01, planning concent endoresed" to Ralph Ernest & Francis Eugenia Bangay (Joint Tenants) for $25,000. ITS Date: Jun 18 1996. (Ontario Land Registry Records, Northumberland Co., Concession 1, Lot 2, Brighton Twp., Book 014, pg. 184 of 210, page copied from OnLand.ca by Dan Buchanan, Nov 27 2023)⁸
• Note: 13 August 1996; Memory Junction, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Article in Brighton Independent announces Ralph has railway station "A new rail master; Brighton resident Ralph Bangay has purchased the old Grant Trunk rail station on Monck Street. The old station has been declared a national heritage building by the federal government." Brighton Independent, August 13, 1996, Vol. 10, No. 33 - from front page.
  Also, in same article: "Ralph Bangay wants to turn heritage building into a museum. It's probably been one of the worst]kept secrets in town, but Ralph Bangay has made it official. He has purchased one of the most historic buildings in town, and plans on developing the heritage property into a railway museum. For years the old Grand Trunk/CN train station has sat empty, its windows boarded up and brick walls exposed to the work of grafitti artists. CN didnft want the station, and when the rail company offered the building and property to the town last year, council said it wasnft in the real estate business, deciding to take no responsibility for a building thatfs been declared a national heritage site by the
  federal government. ... And Ralph added “This town has got every bit of potential to bring in thousands of tourists a year. Where do you find another Grand Trunk station like this?”²
• Note: 29 July 1997; Memory Junction, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Caboose arrives at Memory Junction, July 29, 1997, per article & pics in Brighton Independent.²
• Note: 4 May 1998; Memory Junction, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Engine 2534 passed through Brighton on four flatbed trucks, coming from Zwick's Island in Belleville and heading for a new home at Memory Junction, Brighton. Article and pics in Brighton Independent.²
• Note: 1999; Memory Junction, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Over the years, there have been many changes and additions to Memory Junction....too many to discuss here. But one major transformation is worth recounting...the arrival of our beloved locomotive...old XXXX.
  This magnificent locomotive and coal tender, built in Montreal in 1906, had long been a feature in Zwick's Park in Belleville. A decision had been made to sell the old relic and it seemed to be destined for the scrap heap. At 110 tons, that's a lot of scrap!
  Once again Ralph came to the rescue. He negotiated its sale and then managed its dismantling, transport and reconstruction with military precision and a small army of enthusiastic volunteers. It seemed like an impossible task but there it stands just off Ontario Street where it has become an iconic symbol of the town of Brighton." from speech made by Lynne Heeney, speaking for Ralph & Eugenia at HOH 2016 show. Lynne sent this to me via email.⁵
• Note: January 2000; Memory Junction, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Engine 2534 was assembled at Memory Junction in January 2000 and put on display to the west of the Grant Trunk Station. Article and pics in the Brighton Independent.²
• Note: 23 August 2015; Memory Junction, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "In the summer of 2015 there was some vandalism at MJM and when word got out, the strong appreciation folks in this community have for MJM mixed with social media and help came pouring in. An organization was formed called Friends of Memory Junction Museum with Drew McDonald as Chair, seen here with his back to us, and Kerry .. as Secretary, facing us. An event was planned to celebrate Memory Junction Museum and the efforts of Ralph and Eugenia Bangay in creating and nurturing this place. Here we see Ralph supervising preparations for the event. Ralph always has a list!" from presentation of Riding the Rails, Feb 2016.
• Note: 19 September 2015; Memory Junction, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "Then, in September, there was a Work Weekend where dozens of volunteers came to MJM to do all sorts of jobs, painting, cleaning, cutting weeds, fixing doors – Ralph’s list took a big hit! One of the most important jobs done was the installation of security lights which were installed to deter the vandals. And that has worked very well. After all of this, Ralph and
  Eugenia were very happy and MJM looked really good. Of course, maintaining a place like this is an endless job so volunteers are always welcome. Remember, Memory Junction needs boots on the ground as well as loonies in the bucket." from Presentaton Riding the Rails Feb 2016.
• Note: 18 February 2016; Riding the Rails, Brighton, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Brighton History Week 2016 had the theme "Ridng the Rails", focussing on railway history. On Thursday, Feb 18, there was an evening performance of Ridng the Rails, featuring Dan Buchanan, RandR and several popu speakers. The Open House was held on Saturday, the 20th and then Riding the Rails was presented again on Sunday afternoon, the 21st. A significant tribute was included at the end of the performances, to honour Ralph and Eugenia Bangay for their work with Memory Junction. Their family members were present and spoke from the heart. (Dan Buchanan)⁵
• Note: 11 November 2018; Memory Junction, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Engine 2534 was moved from Memory Junction. It had been sold to someone north of Oshawa who wants to display it. I walked by one day and saw it gone. What a shame! (Dan Buchanan)
  John Campbell has an article in the Independent on this, with a good pic of the engine on a flatbed.⁵