The photo above is of the original Roman Catholic Church which was located on concession 12, Lot 5 in Galway Township. Very much the centre of the ‘Galway’ Community, this location is still the hub of the Township, but without the church. It burned down in 1930 and the congregation joined St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Kinmount. A Community Hall was built on the same footprint as the church. Nearly a hundred years later, Galway Hall is still in use and is very popular for events and meetings.
families in Galway Township. But that’s another project!
Here is a link to the ‘Find a Grave’ website to see the listing of burials here. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2541927/memorial-search?cemeteryName=Saint+Patrick%27s+Galway+Roman+Catholic+Cemetery&page=1#sr-260991861
The generational exodus occurred as families grew and thrived through the 1830s and 1840s. Sons and daughters of the Irish pioneers around Peterborough were soon looking for their own land to start their own families. The search eventually shifted north, as the back townships were opening up, and land was cheap or free!
2025 will be a year filled with celebration and reflection. We are working on a driving tour of the farm lots that descendants of the 1825 Peter Robinson Settlers settled in subsequent years after pioneering in the southern Townships of Douro, Emily, Ennismore (the Gore of Emily), Ops, Smith, Marmora and Asphodel. We are looking at land records and censuses and birth, marriage and death records to connect them to Galway Township (Trent Lakes). We are also digging deep into Family Trees from some of the families who had made Galway their home. See the trees and the PRS surnames below:
Our records are unique to Trent Lakes Historical Society. We have more knowledge of the movements of some of the PRS after the initial settlements than almost anyone else.
We are always looking for more family information to add to our library. If you can help, please contact us through our FB pages: Peter Robinson – the Next Generation, Kinmount Heritage Centre or G.H.H.S. Greater Harvey historical Society. You can also email us at: ghhs738@gmail.com