Last Updated: 19 Mar 2009

GChristianLarsen's Public Profile

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About Me

I became interested in genealogy in September of 1989, and these days I can be found researching many families from the Parish of Pennfield. These families include: Barry, Bates, Best, Crickard, Cross, Dunbar, Eldridge, Gillespie, Hawkins, Hunter, Jack, Justason, McDowell, McKay, Mealey, Nodding, Paul, Spear, Tatton, Thompson, Trynor, Wadlin, Wright & Young. I was the first host of the Pennfield Parish website from November 15, 1999 to March 23, 2001. Then became coordinator again on October 27, 2003 and have been hosting it ever since. I am actively involved in the Beaver Harbour Community Ventures Ltd. Have served as chairman of the archives committee since 1999, been a member of the board of directors since 2000 (currently serving as President (2008)), a member of the calendar committee (2003) and a member of "Harbour View Cemetery Restoration Project" (2008). The B.H.C.V. is helping to preserve the rich & diversified history of Beaver Harbour, a community first established by the Quakers and others in September of 1783. On July 25th, 2005 began hosting the Lepreau Parish website as well. Co-authored an article ("Hawkins Family Revisited") for the Generations (The Journal of the New Brunswick Genealogical Society), Summer 2003 Issue. Also co-authored a book on the Hawkins family ("The Family of Zadock Hawkins") in 2005. From 1989 until 1992 I served as track director for the "Pennfield Dragway" run by the St. George Rotary Club. Races were run on the former World War II Air Station grounds at Pennfield Ridge utilizing runway number 3 and the taxi-strip. This began to spark my interest to discover more about the former Air Station. On January 26th, 2007 I "officially" began to gather and compile information on the former Pennfield Airbase (No.2 Air Navigation School, No.2 Operational Training Unit, No.34 Operational Training Unit, and RCAF Station, Pennfield Ridge) and Camp Utopia (A-30 Canadian Infantry Training

Family History Experience

Researching Since 1989
Experience Level Advanced (several years researching and formal training)
Research Frequency Almost every day

Basic Information

Location Pennfield, , Canada
Gender Male
Employment Status Full-time