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Object Name

Sewing Basket

Object ID

1967.007.039

Title

Sewing basket and accessories.

Description

Sewing basket contains the following items: 1 pincushion "Charlton's Stores", 1 package of "Matchless" Needles, 1 package of "Out of Sight" collar and girdle fastener with instructions, 11 skeins of coloured thread (5 green, 2 red, 1 pink, 3 purple), 1 package of hair pins, 6 white topped pins, 18 black topped pins, 6 assorted pins, and two wooden pieces. The basket is covered in red fabric with a knit flower on the top of the lid. The lid hinges open.

People/Subject

Rondeau, Francois

Francois Rondeau was a well known missionary and long time resident of Hull, Quebec. He was born at Ste. Elizabeth, Quebec in 1835. His family was one of the first Protestant families in the area. Mr Rondeau studied at Point aux Trembles. For 25 years he was the representative elder of St. Mark's French Presbyterian Church, Ottawa. He married Miss Mary Seylaz in 1867. They had a daughter and one son. Rev. Francois Rondeau died on April 12, 1911. His granddaughter would settle in the White Rock area. Today Hull is part of the city of Gatineau.

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