76 West Mary Street, Picton, Ontario
Over the years of working on this project, questions about the address of the Branscombe home in Picton were unanswered. Even the Historical Society could not seem to narrow down the address, though they knew it was West Mary Street. During our walking tour on the day of the Picton concert, August 15 th , we walked on West Mary stopping in front of 76 West Mary Street. Liz Driver, who led the walking tour, explained the probability of the house being the home of Gena Branscombe’s family. Local landmarks were noted yet the question of “was this the Branscombe home?” remained. Several hours later at the “From Picton to the World” concert, Liz met Sheila and Wayne Van Soelen. Sheila is a cousin of Gena Branscombe’s. The Van Soelen’s have done extensive research into the Branscombe genealogy. It was possible that Wayne knew of connection between Gena, her brother Clarence and the Jones family. With more information at her disp...