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Article Published July 14, 2001 
Editor's Corner
By: Rick Roberts, rick@globalgenealogy.com University of Waterloo Receives Archives of The Petworth Project WATERLOO, Ont.-A historical account of the emigration of venturesome English people to Canada in the 19th century has now found a home at the University of Waterloo's library. Susan Bellingham, head of special collections, said the University of Waterloo library is pleased to announce that its Doris Lewis Rare Book Room has received the family history archives of a major research project entitled "The Petworth Papers." The official presentation will took place on Friday, May 25, 2001 as part of the opening session of the Ontario Genealogical Society's 40th Annual Seminar, which was held on campus from May 25-27. These papers document the Petworth emigration scheme which, in the 1830s, saw more than 1,800 people, sent out from Sussex, England, to Canada. Centered in the Petworth, England, and established under the auspices of the third Earl of Egremont, the scheme sponsored emigrants to many parts of Upper Canada (Ontario) including the Waterloo area. Leaving behind a life of hardship and poverty, one of those emigrants, Thomas Adsettt in 1833 described his experience in Waterloo as follows:
The Petworth Emigration Project was sponsored by the Reverend Edward J.R. Jackman, himself a descendant of a Petworth family, and the project is supported by the Jackman Foundation. Recently, two books have been published documenting this research entitled
Contact: Susan Bellingham, (519) 888-4567, ext. 3122; sbelling@uwaterloo.ca Source: Press release. Shopping Cart & Order Desk Global Genealogy & History Shoppe 1-800-361-5168 ( 9-5 Tuesday to Saturday )
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