Guestbook for peterpondsociety.com
Name:Jack White
Email:jacklwhite{at}cox.net
Where are
you from:
San Diego, California
Comments:This is an interesting accounting of Peter Pond, who was unknown to me until this very moment. I wanted to point out, however, that your statement that "Pres. Thomas Jefferson read the Mackenzie book, decided USA should have a presence out there before the British got much further, and launched Lewis and Clark" was definitely a factor, but Jefferson had a predisposition to explore the Missouri River region, and had instigated three plans to do so beginning shortly following the Revolutionary War. These early plans are conveniently discussed in Ch. 6 of Stephen Ambrose's book "Undaunted Courage." This age of discovery was indeed an exciting period in the expansion of the United States. Your website is splendid!
March 27, 2008 15:08:07 (GMT Time)



Name:Harold Ball
Email:harold.ball{at}torontohousing.ca
Where are
you from:
Toronto
Comments:Any idea where a copy of his book - Peter Pond - Fur Trader and Adventurer might be aquired? I beleive it was published in 1930 by H.A. Innis - Irwin and Gordon Ltd. - Toronto,
March 27, 2008 11:57:25 (GMT Time)



Name:burhan
Email:burhandossajee{at}shaw.ca
Where are
you from:
edmonton
Comments:hi
March 25, 2008 19:25:44 (GMT Time)



Name:Pam Demmon
Email:
Where are
you from:
Gladstone MI
Comments:Peter Pond is believed to be my anscestor also. I've traced My line back to Augustin Pond born in the Br. NW Territories. The name of his Indian mother remains elusive.
March 19, 2008 13:37:29 (GMT Time)



Name:Kathleen Kelly Coderre
Email:kathcode{at}msn.com
Where are
you from:
Originally, Milford,Ct. now Tucson, AZ
Comments:I am not related to Pond. But an related to Platt and Beach. Found your info on Pond very interesting. Have heard of the name. Thank you
March 10, 2008 04:10:22 (GMT Time)



Name:kelly mcneely
Email:lovespizza77{at}hotmail.com
Where are
you from:
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Comments:i'm looking for information about my Pond ancestors...
March 2, 2008 18:59:46 (GMT Time)



Name:tina pond
Email:tina_p_36{at}yahoo.com
Where are
you from:
agawam, ma
Comments:very interested in more research due to question of related!
February 29, 2008 02:21:18 (GMT Time)



Name:Paul Kane
Email:wogkane{at}tbaytel.net
Where are
you from:
Thunder Bay
Comments:In 1974 I along with 5 others from YMCA Camp Stephens followed in Peter Pond's footsteps. We canoed from Il a la Crosse to Great Slave Lake. Crossing the Methye Portage gave us a huge appreciation for the toughness of the people that opened up this area like Peter Pond. Great trip
February 7, 2008 22:17:19 (GMT Time)



Name:Chris Hiza
Email:chris_hiza{at}yahoo.com
Where are
you from:
Milford, CT
Comments:Great to see Pond's influence across the continent.
January 21, 2008 19:55:39 (GMT Time)



Name:Dave Skare
Email:daveskare{at}hazco.com
Where are
you from:
Ft.McMurray
Comments:I went to the Peter Pond junior high school and was just wondering if there was any other classmates looking at your site Thanks
January 10, 2008 20:22:10 (GMT Time)



Name:Scott Miller
Email:terminator_69{at}hotmail.com
Where are
you from:
Fort McMurray
Comments:One of Peter Pond's homes stood standing in Fort McMurray until it was removed around 1988 and placed in Heritage park until someone decided to burn it down. Just thought I would add to the history.
January 5, 2008 16:41:19 (GMT Time)



Name:Tim Nimigan
Email:tim.nimigan
Where are
you from:
Ontario, Canada
Comments:Hello, It may be of interest to folks interested in Peter Pond that I have just listed what I believe is a rare 1930 copy of Peter Pond Fur Trader and Adventurer by Harold Adams Innis on Ebay. I thought somebody might appreciate the heads up. Regards, Tim
November 14, 2007 17:53:41 (GMT Time)



Name:Robert W. Pond
Email:kbpond{at}paulbunyan.net
Where are
you from:
Pinewood MN.
Comments:curious to know if we are related.
November 13, 2007 03:58:43 (GMT Time)



Name:Graham Pond
Email:pondgraham{at}hotmail.com
Where are
you from:
Edmonton, AB formerly Ft.McMurray
Comments:I believe that I am actually related to Peter Pond. I remember my dad talking about our ancestors being a part of the history of the settlers in Alberta. Could you point me in a direction where I might explore this further? Thank You,
October 17, 2007 21:30:01 (GMT Time)



Name:Graham Pond
Email:pondgraham{at}hotmail.com
Where are
you from:
born: Vancouver, BC
Comments:I believe that I am actually related to Peter Pond. I remember my dad talking about our ancestors being a part of the history of the settlers in Alberta. Could you point me in a direction where I might explore this further? Thank You,
October 17, 2007 21:26:07 (GMT Time)



Name:Beth
Email:jasiakba{at}aol.com
Where are
you from:
Little Chute, Wisconsin
Comments:I am a descendant of Peter Pond. My great grandmother was Cecelia Pond of St. Ignace, MI, and we have her ancestry traced back to Peter Pond.
October 12, 2007 02:20:40 (GMT Time)



Name:Edward Pond
Email:epond{at}austin.rr.com
Where are
you from:
Texas
Comments:I am the descendant of Peter's brother, Mene Mene.
October 8, 2007 18:45:31 (GMT Time)



Name:Kevin Pond
Email:kp52{at}yahoo.com
Where are
you from:
Munising, Michigan
Comments:I am the great great great grandson of Peter Pond
August 15, 2007 22:22:42 (GMT Time)



Name:Jan Lyon
Email:carousel_of_colors{at}yahoo. com
Where are
you from:
New Milford, CT
Comments:I'm chasing my Baldwin who were settlers of Milford. However, other neat factoids of history such as those mentioned here catch my curiosity too.
August 10, 2007 04:14:55 (GMT Time)



Name:mike fitzgerald
Email:sarge300{at}yahoo.com
Where are
you from:
lewiston, ny
Comments:i can not believe that peter pond rests in a unmarked grave
July 31, 2007 00:40:10 (GMT Time)



Name:claire dickens
Email:cndnm13{at}aol.com
Where are
you from:
New Mexico
Comments:Have been out of touch with the world for awhile but would love to hear from you. Some interesting info in newsletters. Maybe I can add to it.
July 21, 2007 21:10:06 (GMT Time)



Name:Denise
Email:flwrs44{at}optonline.net
Where are
you from:
Milford, CT
Comments:A friend of mine is into the history of towns in CT and asked if I knew of the history of Milford? I did not as I was busy raising children. I have been here since 1997; it's now 2007 and I am learning the history of Milford.
June 5, 2007 00:23:12 (GMT Time)



Name:Nick
Email:
Where are
you from:
Comments:It is awsome im doing a report on him
May 22, 2007 20:35:42 (GMT Time)



Name:Bob Pond
Email:bobpond{at}sbcglobal.net
Where are
you from:
Yorba Linda, CA
Comments:As a descendent of both Daniel and Samuel Pond, I find the Pond studies fascinating. Thank you for this.
May 20, 2007 19:08:55 (GMT Time)



Name:Elinor B. Gregory
Email:egregory{at}ci.milford.ct.us
Where are
you from:
Milford, Connecticut
Comments:Great job, Bill. Thanks for letting me know about it. Now, I understand how Peter Pond fits into our history. Thanks.
May 11, 2007 17:57:23 (GMT Time)



Name:Carol Hassemer
Email:chassem1{at}usa.net
Where are
you from:
Wisconsin
Comments:I'm a descendent of Jean Etienne Wadden and his daughter, Marguerite Wadden McKay McLoughlin. Guess that each family has a perspective on history! Cheers
May 10, 2007 19:39:32 (GMT Time)



Name:M.D.Mcfadden
Email:mdmcfa{at}aol.com
Where are
you from:
Needham MA
Comments:I was a member of the Peter Pond Patrol in Minnisota with Outward Bound (M-5)in the 1960's
May 4, 2007 21:53:18 (GMT Time)



Name:liam
Email:
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you from:
Comments:it is cool
April 23, 2007 20:04:04 (GMT Time)



Name:Roger Crossland
Email:Limpet6{at}aol.com
Where are
you from:
Fairfield
Comments:Why should anyone be surprised that paddlers rise to greatness?
March 27, 2007 10:31:33 (GMT Time)



Name:Jennifer House
Email:bibble_hottie14{at}hotmail.com
Where are
you from:
Wingham, Ont
Comments:wow this is some boring load of crap. hee haaa tee lmao but i guess it helping me.A LIL!!!!
March 20, 2007 15:53:44 (GMT Time)



Name:John Shinn Jr.
Email:jshinn{at}usaband.com
Where are
you from:
Celina, OH now live in Dunnellon, FL
Comments:My fourth great grandfather was John Pond and according to Betty Pond, who published the Pond Famiy Book, Peter Pond would be my 5th Great grandfather. I would like to cleartfy this or be able to prove this.
March 15, 2007 00:55:15 (GMT Time)



Name:David Silverglade
Email:davesilverglade{at}email.com
Where are
you from:
Easton, Connecticut, USA
Comments:Historical Research: Never ending questions, never ending answers.
March 13, 2007 02:02:20 (GMT Time)



Name:P. Hopkins
Email:imhoppy2{at}yahoo.com
Where are
you from:
Illinois, USA
Comments:My mother was a Pond. Her lineage is of the southern branch in the USA. My uncle is running his DNA to see if we can link to the northern branch of Ponds.
March 9, 2007 16:51:19 (GMT Time)



Name:Anonymous
Email:
Where are
you from:
America
Comments:Who was Peter Pond? Why is there so many arguments over his history? Did he have a more sinister history...
March 6, 2007 18:35:01 (GMT Time)



Name:brendan
Email:
Where are
you from:
toronto
Comments:im doin my epoler thing on u!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 21, 2007 18:12:12 (GMT Time)



Name:brian pond
Email:bpond420{at}hotmail.com
Where are
you from:
vancouver b.c canada
Comments:hi iam told that i am related to peter pond
February 13, 2007 05:00:06 (GMT Time)



Name:John A.Paton
Email:
Where are
you from:
Fort McMurray A.B.
Comments:Our northern natives have a much darker tail to tell about Peter Pond. Was he a hero or the first true biological terrorist? Who used smallpox to kill hundreds of native women and children in order to settle the north in a cost effective manner. I would like to understand more of the truth
January 5, 2007 04:31:17 (GMT Time)



Name:Don Cameron
Email:don.cameron{at}c-core.ca
Where are
you from:
St. Philips, Newfoundland
Comments:Always digging deeper into North American history
November 26, 2006 15:36:31 (GMT Time)



Name:Christine Anne Pond Dodge
Email:cdodge{at}tampabay.rr.com
Where are
you from:
Florida (Illinois originally)
Comments:I was researching Betty Pond Snyder and found this web page. My father's family is the Samuel Pond of Windsor line. Thanks for the indormation. Crissy
November 7, 2006 20:56:28 (GMT Time)



Name:R.bruce Shepard
Email:bshepard{at}manitobamuseum.ca
Where are
you from:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Comments:I am interested in the American presence in Western Canada, and Peter Pond is one of the "originals."
November 1, 2006 23:00:14 (GMT Time)



Name:Peter Reynolds
Email:preyn{at}wcvt.com
Where are
you from:
Bristol, VT
Comments:My connections with the Voyageur OUtward Bound School have me writing about the brigade names there, one of which is Pond. I'm glad to see others have kept up with Peter Pond.
October 23, 2006 03:36:30 (GMT Time)



Name:Walt Woodward
Email:Walter.Woodward{at}uconn.edu
Where are
you from:
Hartford
Comments:Nice job
October 19, 2006 11:03:01 (GMT Time)



Name:Bill
Email:
Where are
you from:
Comments:This is a test.
October 5, 2006 23:58:49 (GMT Time)