On August 17 I originally published this post and mentioned that I had only been able to verify that, by 1947, Harold Remine had attained at least the title of Assistant Chief Engineer of the Quebec Hydro Electrical Commission. I not been able to find information after that date about his career. My family believed he was Chief Engineer, but without an international subscription to Ancestry.com, I felt stymied at finding more information.
That is, I felt stymied until I applied some watermarks to some Remine family documents and discovered a little treasure of information. See below Harold’s photograph!
Harold Henry Remine
1897–1975
BIRTH 7 SEPTEMBER 1897 • Kalamazoo City, Kalamazoo, Michigan
DEATH DECEMBER 1975 • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1st cousin 3x removed
Look at this little marvel of verification! Harold’s own business card.
What does that say? CHIEF ENGINEER METROPOLITAN OPERATION DIVISION HYDRO-QUEBEC. Never give up hope because sometimes this stuff just falls into your lap!
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Now if I was willing to be extorted, I would expand my Ancestry account from U.S. to “international” and be able to do more Canadian searches. Alas, it has gotten so expensive!
Anybody else irritated about that price?
The Family Kalamazoo 
I am only there as a guest…
I find my information elsewhere.
Genealogy is an addiction, so when there is an addiction there is money to be made.
Good point, Pierre!
https://steanne.wordpress.com/2016/08/17/stopping-mission-impossible/
Yes I find it very expensive, which is why I only have the U.S. account. I am lucky that many of my ancestors came here in the 1600s and early 1700s so I have much work to do in the U.S. which take up most of my time. I do have some ancestors that came down from Canada which makes it a challenge to research them.
Yes, I need a better handle on how to research Canadian relatives, plus those in what is loosely thought of as Germany (in the 19th century). I know how to search for the Dutch records. You are so lucky that most of your work involves American records!
All I know is grandpa Z told me that he made chief engineer and was in charge of engineering the Montreal hydroelectric plant the first like it in the world. It is interesting that dad’s cousins Harold Remine and Joe DeKorn both accomplished feats not done before. Joe on the whole of Grand Rapids water supply from 50-60 miles away from Lake Michigan . Both u of M grads
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It’s so interesting. You can see where you-know-who gets her talents (and training) from!
I have an All Access account. I admit to needing a 12 step program for genealogy addiction. But if I can help, let me know. And welcome back to the blogosphere! Hope you had a good break. 🙂
Thank you so much, Amy. It was good but maybe not really a break as I feel exhausted and got sick and can’t kick it. So I will only be back in a limited way for now :(.
Oh dear, I hope you feel better soon. I am so sorry.
Thanks, kinda hanging on at the same place haha!
Hang in there. Hope it’s nothing serious and that you are feeling 100% soon.
Ditto Amy’s comment. My addiction hasn’t waned any over the past six years: http://livinginthepastlane.blogspot.com/2010/10/12-step-program-for-genealogists.html 🙂
I would be happy to help. Send details my way any time.
Thank you so much, Laura! that is so sweet of you! I will keep your offer in mind!
Hi, Luanne. Ancestry is too expensive, I agree. What did you mean by …applying “some watermarks to some Remine family documents and discovered a little treasure of information. See below Harold’s photograph!” How did you do this? I’m not sure what you mean, but I’m curious!
I worded that so poorly. I have so many photos on my computer, that I’ve lost track and haven’t even mentally processed all of them. So when I decided to “watermark” the group of Remine photos in a folder, I discovered the business card that I didn’t know I or my daughter had scanned. Maybe she did it, so I’m off the hook ;). I have been trying to watermark the photos to put on the blog because without that I lose any control over how they are used, I guess. I use the program Water Marquee and am trying to watermark as many photos as possible with thefamilykalamazoo.com.
Ahh!! Now I understand. Thanks!
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