Friday, September 24, 2021

Starting the second stained glass window

I'm starting with the window dedicated to the Henry and Christina Waugh family. Henry was born in about 1833 here in Ontario and was a farmer. The 1871 census says he was Baptist, but the 1881 census indicates he had converted to Methodism, and so he ended up in the United Church. Christina's maiden name was McLeay. She was born about 1840 and was from Scotland. I know she died before 1911, and by the time of the 1891 census she had had at least seven children.

This window is in rougher shape than the first one, with seven breaks in one panel alone, which someone has patched with silicone. May need to replace some of the glass; I hope I can find something to match. I may even break down and get a professional to look at this one, since so much of it is unsalvageable. 



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