Joseph Heffernan - Saskatchewan - Found!

[J.J.]

Ah! It just occurred to me that it probably took months for mail to get across
2 Provinces back then ...so perhaps they were trying to be timely...Haha...
Now that would have been snail mail...we are so lucky to have this instant
form of messaging, and only a hundred years later...
The mind boggles! J.J.

[dollylee]

Today is the first time I have noticed this posting...so in a rush I might have this all wrong.  To me it seems like:

From 1906 Census there is a family living in or around Lang, Sask.

Joseph Heffernan
Isabelle
Joseph O. Heffernan

It would then appear that they send A Birth Announcement of their new daughter Blanche Allene H. (H being for Heffernan of course) to Mr. Jno Heffernan Grandfather of the new Blanche (his new little sweetheart)   The card for some odd reason seems postmarked Guelph and not Lang which is very confusing.  Time frame now 1907 which would fit in beautifully with the Obit found for Regina 2000, but also unfortunately mean that Blanch probably didn't marry.

Another post card is sent to Joseph Bowman (apparently a relative on the maternal side??) Is it possible that because of the number of Josephs in this family that the writer of the second card, which seems to be signed by "Orlando" is actually Joseph O. son of Joseph Heffernan in the 1906 Census in Lang.  If they did indeed write humorous cards to each other maybe one of the parents wrote the card for Joseph O. to an older cousin? and this being 4 years after Blanche's birth that another sister has arrived??

If this is all out to lunch....I am sorry to have wasted your time.

dollylee

[KarenM]

Hi Dollylee,

When I woke up this morning it wasn't alarm clocks it was bells going off in my mind.  It finally dawned on me the exact scenario that you just described!  That yes, it probably is a birth announcement of Blanche to her grandparents and of course any new grandchild would be a sweetheart forever. 

And the idea of there being too many Joseph's and going by his middle name Orlando makes sense as well, since that does seem to be a trait in the family at that time to have a first name but go by your second name.

Also on the side of the postcard that has two one cent stamps tere is a post mark from Lang Sask.

Thanks Dollylee for your post, it wasn't a waste of time, but a great help!

Karen

[J.J.]

There you go, sounds quite logical...didn't want to say outright that
 Blanche was a spinster...Sometimes people get mad at us for jumping
to these conclusions....so I try not to dedeuce those things too early....
 
Yes the middle name thing makes sense also....
My third generation of Thomases did the same thing
and used his middle name as did half the siblings...which is why I am
glad few bother with this method of naming sons after fathers...makes
it so very confusing for descendants...
Haha... I was too taken with the cards themselves to catch on to any
postmarkings!!!
Well Done Dollylee

Best of luck with the rest of your searches, karen! Once Sask has more
info online it should fall into place for you.  J.J.

P.S. There is a Heffernan Drive in Regina Sask...likely named after the
fellow, or his family, from an earlier posting...

[KarenM]

I just rec'd this email from the Village of Lang.  Thelma you were right on the money.

Karen


Heffernan, Joe and Isabelle
    Joe and Isabelle Heffernan came to Lang in 1905 from Guelph, Ontario.  The town of Lang was booming at that time.
    Joe was on tha Lang town Councilwhen he died in 1919.
    Following Mrs. Heffernan's death in 1934, the family moved to Regina, Sk.
    They had a family of three and all went to the Lang School.
    Orland - now retired from government work and lives in Regina
    Rowena - married and living in Medicine Hat
    Blanche - lives in Regina

[J.J.]

Ahhh...there are the three! How lovely when people share information.

http://findaperson.canada411.ca/

You can find a few Heffernans in Regina, and perhaps get more information...
if you are so inclined to reach out to strangers...One never knows....

[KarenM]

LOL!!  I have already called 2 and the others are not home right now!

Karen

[KarenM]

Well I'm so excited and just wanted to share that I have spoken with Joseph Heffernan's granddaughter, her mother was Rowena.

Thanks again everyone for all your help!

Karen

[duckcharm]

What an exciting thread, Karen!
What a great ending! Congratulations! 

Happy day,
Donna

P.S. I'm still gonna look at the Lang history book