Bemisters of Carbonear Video

Bemisters of Carbonear Reunion 2010

Bemisters Gather

Bemisters from across North America are headed home - to an ancestral home being Carbonear, Newfoundland. Keep posted here for updates on Bemister 2010. By the way this blog post is being written in the airport lounge in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - as we await our flight to St. John's.

Looking forward to seeing everyone.

Cheers
Ian Scott

Ode To Newfoundland

">

2010 Bemister Family Reunion

Come Ye One and All !

to the

2010 Bemister Family Reunion

to be held

August 6th to 8th, 2010

at

The Royal Canadian Legion

Carbonear

Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada

In celebration of the 263rd Birthday of John Bemister of Corfe Mullen!

• Meet distant cousins from all over North America and UK
• Explore Bemister genealogy and family history
• Experience traditional Newfoundland hospitality
• Enjoy guided bus tours of Carbonear and nearby communities
• Take guided tour of cemetery to commune with ancestors
• Savour wonderful grand Newfoundland Feast and Kitchen Party
• Marvel at Bemister travelling museum
• Participate in Bemister Music Festival and Choir
• Share Church Service at traditional home of Bemisters
• Tour historic and archeological sites and provincial archives; and enjoy
whale watching, as well as cultural and social events with Bemister
cousins before and after the main celebration if you would like this option

contact bemister2010@gmail.com for more information.

New Image of William Willis Bemister is Discovered

While another image was known, the discovery of  this additional image of  William Willis Bemister was a great thrill.

Born on 7 May 1789 in Corfe Mullen Parish, Dorset England William Willis Bemister came as a young lad age 14 to Carbonear, Conception Bay, Newfoundland to work as a clerk with the firm of George & James Kemp. He married Ann Howell at Carbonear on 25 November 1810 and they had 9 children. He later operated the firm of W. Bemister & Co. at Carbonear. He died at Carbonear on the 30th December 1863.

This is the previous image of him.

New Pictures Surface

It was a real surprise to discover pictures that were previously unknown which have recently surfaced. These include very early images of Bemister relatives as well as letters.

Of the letters:

• The first is from W W Bemister [dated 21 Aug. 1855] to his daughter Maria Shepherd. It's very brittle and is of the type where the full sheet of paper was folded up and addressed on the outside -- no envelope.
• The other letter was written by 6 or 7 year old Mary Lavinia Shepherd to her older brothers, William and Charles. [She wrote to Will on one side of the sheet of paper, and to Charley on the other side] .

Copies will be available at the Carbonear reunion in August.