Santa ~ Wears Birkenstocks

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 9 (FAMILY SECRET)

When I first thought about Family Secret I was thinking about historical scandals. 

When the email prompt arrived from Amy telling of her grandfather secretly playing Santa I decided to share our family's Secret Santa story.

Christmas 2024 Chris was asked to be Santa for his workplace's Christmas Party . 

This was the first time he had ever been asked.

During that party he held 2 roles. 

He was the cook for the pancake breakfast doing all the prep in the morning and cooking at the event, and clean up after.

Once most of the party goers had eaten he slipped away to get Santa ready. 

He was snuck out the backdoor by his secret service entourage.

His driver drove around the block so he could make a grand entrance from the front.

As they pulled into the front driveway 'Here Comes Santa Claus" began announcing his arrival.

The moment he got out of the car the crowd erupted with excitement.

Those kids did not see Chris - they only saw Santa.

Each of the children had a chance to visit with Santa who magically knew details about their lives that convinced them he was the real Santa.

He decided to use the vinyl boot covers that sat on top of his signature Birkenstock sandals he wears all year round.

One child asked him when the vinyl slipped to reveal the sandal, and Santa replied that normally he's in the North Pole so finds the weather in Canada too warm for boots.

I had wondered if any of them might recognize him as the person who jovially handed them their pancakes earlier.

As I listened to the chatter happening all over not one child said anything suggesting he wasn't the real Santa.

In fact I heard some talking about him being the real Santa because of what he knew when talking to them. 

One of the children asked if they could do a Christmas Train, and Santa wholeheartedly agreed.

It was so much fun to watch the kids and Santa traveling all over with the train of kids while the parents snapped photos.

When it was my turn to sit on Santa's knee he whispered in my ear "When I walked into the crowd of kids even I believed Santa had arrived".

The magic of Santa was enchanting.

As they were leaving many of the children stopped to say goodbye to Santa. 

One youngster had tears in his eyes as he hugged Santa.

Chris was honestly the best Santa.

He was jovial, fun, and believable even if he was wearing Birkenstock sandals.

 When someone you love is magical!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

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Oh Canada, Our Home and Native Land ~ That Only Us Command

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 8 (MIGRATION)

When I first started thinking about the prompt migration I immediately thought about birds.

Maybe I was thinking about spring at the time. 

We live on the WEsT COAST, and our winters are very mild with little snow.

For something different this year February was very cold so the little bit of snow we got stayed quite a while.

In looking at the beautiful snowy mountains surrounding us I wondered if Spring would arrive anytime soon. 

Just before the cold snap our tulips & daffodils had emerged, and I was worried they might not survive even though we added a layer of wood chips to protect them.

I love snow and the sun that shined during our cold snap.

It was a welcome change from the soggy mess we usually get in February.

I took this photo last week:

I was struck by how beautiful the mountain looked with the snow, and the symbolism of the Canadian Flag. 

"O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee." 1

We aren't really known as a patriotic country, but recently pride in all things Canadian has surged.

"Watch the moment singer Chantal Kreviazuk changed a lyric in 'O Canada' as a response to U.S. President Trump's 51st state comments at the 4 Nations final." 2

The lyric she changed was that only us command instead of in all of us command in response to the current political climate between the 2 countries.

"Tensions have risen between the neighbours and longtime allies over the past several weeks as Trump since being inaugurated has suggested multiple times that Canada become the 51st U.S. state, in relation to a trade dispute, and threatened a series of tariffs. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that will never happen.

The subject of Canada becoming the 51st state was brought up Thursday during a news conference with David McGuinty, Canada’s Public Safety Minister.

“Sounds like President Trump is worried about the outcome of the hockey game,” McGuinty said. “Canada is a sovereign and independent country. It has been for over 150 years and will remain so. This discussion of 51st state is a non-starter.” " 3

This was the first hockey game I have watched in a very long time. It was an amazing game. The players were well matched. 

Canada winning in overtime definitely felt like more than a hockey game.

Not for a minute have I ever wanted to live anywhere except Canada.

I take pride in being Canadian. 

My roots are pretty shallow on 3 of my family lines.

My maternal grandmother's paternal line has been in Canada since before Canada was Canada. 

Going back to my initial Bird & Spring thoughts about Migration I decided to share 11th great grandmother

Prudence Bird

Birth 1548 • Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Death 22 DEC 1606 • Wherstead, Suffolk, England
11th great grandfather John Merrill

Birth 1545 • Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Death ABT 1609 • Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Their son (10th great grandfather):

Nathaniell Merrill

Birth 1571 • Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Death 1626 • Wherstead, Suffolk, England
10th great grandmother Mary Blacksoll

Birth 1 MAY 1574 • Wherstead, Essex, Suffolk, England

Death 29 APR 1624 • Belstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Their son (9th great grandfather, migrated England to America)

Nathaniel Merrill

Birth 1 MAY 1601 • Wherstead, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Death 16 MAR 1655 • Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 
9th great grandmother Susanna Wilterton

Birth 1610 • Wherstead, Suffolk, England

Death 25 JAN 1672 • Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Their son (8th great grandfather)

John Merrill (Deacon)

Birth 13 FEB 1636 • Lawford, Tendring District, Essex, England

Death 18 JUL 1712 • Hartford, Hartford Co, CT

8th great grandmother Sarah Margaret Watson

Birth 16 FEB 1636 • Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America

Death 23 NOV 1687 • Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Their son (7th great grandfather)

John Merrill

Birth 7 APR 1669 • Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Death 9 MAY 1748 • West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
7th great grandmother Sarah Marsh

Birth 16 FEB 1673 • Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Death 1748 • New Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Their son (6th great grandfather)

Benjamin Merrill

Birth 1 JUN 1716 • West Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Death 16 APR 1795 • West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

6th great grandmother Mary Webster

Birth 10 DEC 1720 • Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Death 1762 • Hartford, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Their son (5th great grandfather, migrated America to Canada)

Roger Merrill

Birth 23 AUG 1755 • Hartford County, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America

Death APRIL 1851 • Northumberland County, Ontario, Upper Canada

5th great grandmother Chloe Ann Merry

Birth 1773 • New York, British Colonial America

Death 1841 • Percy Township, Ontario, Upper Canada

Their son (4th great grandfather, my 1st Ancestor born in Canada)

Samuel Merrill

Birth 7 FEB 1801 • Northumberland County, Ontario, Upper Canada

Death 13 JAN 1866 • Cramahe Hill, Ontario, Upper Canada

4th great grandmother Phoebe Ann Lothrup

Birth 19 NOV 1807 • New York, USA

Death 18 AUG 1896 • Breckenridge, Wilkin, Minnesota, USA
After the death of her husband Phoebe migrated to the United States to live with son John.

Their daughter (3rd great grandmother)

Artemissa (Artimissia) Merrill

Birth 1 JUN 1842 • Cramahe township, Ontario, Upper Canada

Death 14 NOV 1936 • Cambellford, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
3rd great grandfather Solomon Bayes

Birth 31 AUG 1845 • Campbellford, Ontario, Upper Canada

Death 16 SEP 1907 • Campbellford Village, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada

In looking at this family line one different decision, and I wouldn't be claiming Canada as my home.

It turns out my Canadian roots are shallow on all 4 of my lines, but my pride in being Canadian is true north strong & free!!!

Now back to that hockey game - all of Canada cheered

"GOTTA SEE IT: Connor McDavid Wins 4 Nations Face-Off For Canada In Overtime" 4

"When they played “O Canada” for the second time, there were no American fans left in the arena to boo.

Instead, the Canadian team stood at the blue line, arm in arm, player and coach, wearing their championship hats while the maple leaf flag was lowered behind the 4 Nations Face-Off trophy and the national anthem reverberated across the Americans' home ice. The fans who remained, many of them in their red Team Canada jerseys, sang along.

Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday night as the North American rivals turned what had been a tune-up for the 2026 Olympics into a geopolitical brawl over anthems and annexation as much as international hockey supremacy." 5

Hockey really is Canada's game. 

“You've got 40 million Canadians sitting at home, and you feel the energy.  Anytime you have the chance to play for our country or get to get the flag on our chest, it's a special, special feeling. It's hockey. That's what we do, right? It brings us together.” ” 6

Our tulips & daffodils survived the unexpected February cold snap.

Tracking the migratory route to PRIDE in Canada!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Footnotes:

1  National anthem of Canada. Govrenment of Canada. Retrieved February 19th 2025 from 
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/anthem-canada.html

2 Watch the moment Chantal Kreviazuk changes 'O Canada' lyrics to protest Trump. CTV News. YouTube.  Retrieved February 19th 2025 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryo4rWNrWAc

3 Singer of Canadian anthem at 4 Nations Face-Off changes lyric to protest Trump's 51st state remarks. The Associated Press. CTV News. Originally published: February 20th 2025.  Updated February 21st 2025. Retrieved February 21st 2025 from
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/singer-of-canadian-anthem-at-4-nations-face-off-changes-lyric-to-protest-trumps-51st-state-remarks/

4 GOTTA SEE IT: Connor McDavid Wins 4 Nations Face-Off For Canada In Overtime.  Updated February 21st 2025. SportsNet. Retrieved February 21st 2025 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGPdb7uOfow

5 Trudeau takes swipe at Trump after Canada’s 4 Nations victory over the U.S.. The Associated Press. CTV News. Originally published: February 20th 2025.  Updated February 21st 2025. Retrieved February 21st 2025 from
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/connor-mcdavid-scores-in-ot-to-give-canada-3-2-win-over-us-in-4-nations-face-off-final/

6 Team Canada delivers win for its country: 'That’s the Canadian way'. Engels, Eric Engels. SportsNet. Originally published February 22nd 2025. Retrieved February 21st 2025 from
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/team-canada-delivers-win-for-their-country-thats-the-canadian-way/

Sources:

A contribution to the genealogy of the Merrill family in America : being a particular record of the ancestry of Edward Henry Merrill / by his son, Cyrus Strong Merrill. HathiTrust. State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Original from the University of Wisconsin,. Digitized by Google. Retrieved February 20th 2025 from
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89061977419&view=1up&seq=1

GOTTA SEE IT: Connor McDavid Wins 4 Nations Face-Off For Canada In Overtime  Updated February 21st 2025. SportsNet. Retrieved February 21st 2025 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGPdb7uOfow

'A madness in the air.' Trump's threats unleash patriotic wave among Canadians. The Canadian Press. CTV News. Originally published: February 5th 2025. Retrieved February 21st 2025 from
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/a-madness-in-the-air-trumps-threats-unleash-patriotic-wave-among-canadians/

National anthem of Canada. Govrenment of Canada. Retrieved February 19th 2025 from 
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/anthem-canada.html

Singer of Canadian anthem at 4 Nations Face-Off changes lyric to protest Trump's 51st state remarks. The Associated Press. CTV News. Originally published: February 20th 2025.  Updated February 21st 2025. Retrieved February 21st 2025 from
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/singer-of-canadian-anthem-at-4-nations-face-off-changes-lyric-to-protest-trumps-51st-state-remarks/

Team Canada delivers win for its country: 'That’s the Canadian way'. Engels, Eric Engels. SportsNet. Originally published February 22nd 2025. Retrieved February 21st 2025 from
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/team-canada-delivers-win-for-their-country-thats-the-canadian-way/

Trudeau takes swipe at Trump after Canada’s 4 Nations victory over the U.S.. The Associated Press. CTV News. Originally published: February 20th 2025.  Updated February 21st 2025. Retrieved February 21st 2025 from
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/article/connor-mcdavid-scores-in-ot-to-give-canada-3-2-win-over-us-in-4-nations-face-off-final/

Watch the moment Chantal Kreviazuk changes 'O Canada' lyrics to protest Trump. CTV News. YouTube.  Retrieved February 19th 2025 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ryo4rWNrWAc

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Thomas Thomson ~ Letters Home From Kananaskis

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 7 (LETTERS & DIARIES)

My great grandfather Thomas Thomson was a guard at Camp 130 – Kananaskis/Seebe (Camp K) during World War 2.

These 2 letters (each have 4 pages) were sent home during that time.

In the Scottish fashion he called his wife mammy, and signed his letters daddy even when not writing to the children. 

The first letter is addressed to Thomas' wife, Elizabeth, and his daughter Mary & new husband Clyde (my grandparents).

This second letter is addressed only to Elizabeth.

It was written just 2 months before Thomas died at Kananaskis.

The author of the letters (my great grandfather)

Thomas Thomson

Birth 10 MAY 1880 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Death 19 NOV 1940 • Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada

The recipient of the letters 
great grandma: 

Elizabeth Young Slicer

Birth 4 AUG 1882 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Death 24 JUN 1958 • Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
grandma:

Mary Elizabeth Thomson

Birth 20 DEC 1915 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Death 3 AUG 2005 • Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada
grandpa:

Clyde Robertson (AKA Max Pellack)

Birth 10 MAY 1910 • San Francisco, California, USA (Clyde claimed)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Clyde's claimed on military records)
homestead, SW, Section: 1, Township: 48, Range: 17, Meridian: W2, Gronlid, Saskatchewan, Canada (Max's actual birth place)

Death 11 JUL 1986 • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Not included in the letters was Thomas' 1st born 

Marion Isabella (Maisie) Thomson

Birth 24 MAY 1914 • North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland

Death 14 SEP 1996 • Meadow Vista, Placer County, California, USA
married to

Wallace Mark (Wally) Reemelin

Birth 2 JUL 1918 • Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Death 29 DEC 2014 • Placer County, California, USA

Thomas & Elizabeth Young (nee Slicer) Thomson had the 2 daughters noted above. They lost an infant (or stillborn) son in Scotland after the birth of 2nd daughter Mary who remembered the birth of her brother. There were no further children for this couple.

In reading the letters I began to wonder about Camp 130 – Kananaskis/Seebe (Camp K), and found this video

Holding onto the last words!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Sources:

Camp 130 – Kananaskis/Seebe (Camp K). POWs in Canada. Research by Michael O'Hagan, PhD. Retrieved February 11th 2025 from
https://powsincanada.ca/pows-in-canada/internment-camps/camp-130-kananaskis/

Internment in the Canadian Rockies | Camp 130. Retrieved February 11th 2025 from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4ODHhRl-60

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Surprise Relative ~ Miles Gilbert (Tim) Horton

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2025: Week 6 (SURPRISE)

Every week WikiTree sends out an email with Featured Connections, and every week I check each one wondering if we are actually related.

Each week I find they are somehow related to our Bramble Bush, but not directly. 

What I'm looking for is a list of green connections. 

When the connections are yellow they are through marriage, and not blood. 

Last week the Featured Connections were for the Year of the Snake.

In scanning the list I didn't expect to find any direct connections. 

When I clicked the links I found 11 of them had a lot of yellow as I had expected.

BUT then I was surprised to find a solid green connection between Chris & Tim Horton.

In hindsight I shouldn't have been surprised - Chris' 8th great grandmother is Penelope Horton.

Abigail Penelope (Penelope) Horton
Birth 14 FEB 1690 • Southold, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Death 1 DEC 1746 • New Jersey, USA

I'm not sure why I never put the 2 thoughts together. 

Usually I see a famous last name in our Bramble Bush, and immediately wonder if there is a connection to the famous person.

In 2019 I wrote about 8th great grandma Penelope Horton, and never even wondered about a possible famous connection,

Snake Hips - Swayze, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 9 (At the Courthouse)

We are Canadian - you can't go anywhere without seeing the Tim Hortons sign. 

I am very surprised I never once wondered about the family connection to Chris' 8th great grandmother Penelope Horton:

Miles Gilbert (Tim) Horton
Birth 12 JAN 1930 • Cochrane, Ontario, Canada
Death 21 FEB 1974 • St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Feeling pretty excited about this new find I quickly set to researching the connections & adding descendants to connect the 2 in our Bramble Bush.

I decided to add Tim Horton as a floater in my tree, and work up his line until the connection arrived.

Once completed I clicked on Tim Horton to see how he is related to Chris.

It was then I was surprised for a 2nd time.

It said Tim was the step 7th great-grandson of my 9th great-granduncle.

My immediate thought was that I had entered something wrong, and lost the connection to Chris.

My 2nd thought was that maybe this Bramble Bush had a second connection to the Horton line, and I had lost Chris' connection.

I wondered if I had followed the wrong line up in attempting to bring the Bramble Bush together.

I decided first to change to Chris as the home person to see exactly what happened.

I was delighted to find I did nothing wrong. 

Chris and Tim are 8th cousins X2 removed.

Chris' 9th great grandparents are Tim's 7th great grandparents (Penelope's parents): 

Barnabas Horton
Birth 23 SEP 1666 • Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA
Death 15 NOV 1705 • Long Island City, Queens County, New York, USA
and
Sarah Wines
Birth APR 1668 • Southold or Martha's Vineyard, New York, USA
Death 16 APR 1733 • Suffolk County (Long Island), New York, USA

Now back to the confusion of my connection to Tim Horton.

My 9th great uncle through my mother's maternal line was Sarah Wines' 2nd husband:

Eleazer Luce
Birth 1674 • Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Death 3 NOV 1740 • Southold, Suffolk County, New York, USA

Tim Horton is a Canadian Icon.

"For many people today, the name Tim Horton means doughnuts and coffee at the fast-food franchise business he founded in 1964. But for more than two decades, Horton's name meant skill, mobility and unsurpassed strength on defense in the NHL. Horton spent most of that time with the Maple Leafs, helping Toronto win four Stanley Cup championships. He was runner-up for the Norris Trophy twice and earned postseason All-Star recognition six times."  1 

A hockey player with a connection to donuts & coffee.

"Tim Horton was an elite player on one of the league’s most storied franchises, but players in the Original Six era did not earn the types of salaries that we associate with contemporary NHL superstars. As Tim had a large family that included wife Lori and four daughters (Jeri-Lyn, Kim, Kelly and Tracy), he often worked in the offseason to supplement his income. While Horton had picked up summer jobs that included working at Brewer’s Retail (The Beer Store) and Conn Smythe’s gravel company, he also had an entrepreneurial spirit that led him to pursue business ventures. These included a hamburger restaurant in Scarborough and a car dealership in Toronto. He and his brother, Gerry, also opened another restaurant, the Big Seven, in North Bay, Ontario, in the 1960s. It would be another eatery, however, that would cement Tim Horton’s legacy.

In 1964, Horton established a little coffee and donut shop, then known as "Tim Horton," that would eventually become a well-established Canadian franchise. Horton opened his first coffee and donut shop on Ottawa Street in Hamilton, Ontario, selling coffee for a quarter and featuring his own personal creations, the apple fritter and the Dutchie. The shop was an enormous success. Horton decided to expand it into a franchise, choosing Ron Joyce as the store's first franchisee. The Hamilton store then became the model for a giant Canadian chain, with Ron Joyce and Horton as full partners."  2

Surprised to find 2 connections in this Bramble Bush to Tim Horton.

When you find the connection to a Canadian Icon!!! 

This is why I search - 

Cause ... 

You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Footnotes:

1  Tim Horton. Bio. NHL. Retrieved February 4th 2025 from
https://www.nhl.com/player/tim-horton-8446917

2  Tim Horton. Commito, Mike & Lorraine Snyder. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Originally published January 23rd 2008. Last edited October 16th 2015. Retrieved February 5th 2025 from
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tim-horton

Sources:

Tim Horton. Bio. NHL. Retrieved February 4th 2025 from
https://www.nhl.com/player/tim-horton-8446917

Tim Horton. Canadian ice hockey player and entrepreneur. Britannica. Retrieved February 5th 2025 from
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tim-Horton

Tim Horton. Commito, Mike & Lorraine Snyder. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Originally published January 23rd 2008. Last edited October 16th 2015. Retrieved February 5th 2025 from
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tim-horton

Photos:

Clipped. Wiki tree email. Received January 29th 2025

Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
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