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Margaret Mae Turnbull Russell

Birth	:	Feb 1897 Ontario, Canada
Death	:	17 Jan 1975 Little Current, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Mindemoya Cemetery, Mindemoya, Manitoulin District, Canada
Coordinate	:	45.7473100, -82.1928000
Description	:	Toronto Star, June 5, 1972 Progress rings out Mindemoya's old phones Photo Mae Russell Special to The Star Mindemoya-The world elbowed a little closer to Mindemoya today, and Mae Russell feels pretty bad about it. Mae is 75. For 19 years, if anyone placed a night phone call to this little Manitoulin Island village, 200 miles northwest of Toronto, she was the voice who chirped, "Mindemoya" and pushed the right plug. She did it from the back of russell's Restaurant. When she wasn't working. If your phone rang- and there weren't that many in a town of 400 - you... Read More	Toronto Star, June 5, 1972 Progress rings out Mindemoya's old phones Photo Mae Russell Special to The Star Mindemoya-The world elbowed a little closer to Mindemoya today, and Mae Russell feels pretty bad about it. Mae is 75. For 19 years, if anyone placed a night phone call to this little Manitoulin Island village, 200 miles northwest of Toronto, she was the voice who chirped, "Mindemoya" and pushed the right plug. She did it from the back of russell's Restaurant. When she wasn't working. If your phone rang- and there weren't that many in a town of 400 - you spun a crank to listen. Then you learned if the call was for you or 20 other listeners along the line. But at 3.01 a.m. today, the Manitoulin Telephone Co. crowed that it had achieved progress. Now you get a dial phone and a guarantee that no more than six other families are listening on the party line. And at 2.01 a.m. Mrs. Russell retired as switchboard operator, general store clerk, ex-officio fire chief and babysitter. Each line had a different bell, and therefore a different lone when it rang. Over the years she developed the ear of a symphony conductor. For example, an old Mindemoya number might be 48R2112. The 48 meant a line number. The R meant ring or start cranking. The 2112 meant one long ring, two short ones, then one more long. "We haven't got any firemen, at least none that I know of. If there was a fire right now I'd just call whoever I think would go-the closest man. "Of course, I'd call Mike Smith first. He's got the firehose." But for kids who get scared when they-re left alone at home, there will be no more "Auntie Maizie." Mae Russell is hardly happy, but she figures it's good to be out of the rat race. The bells she knows so well have been rining more often lately, all hours of the day and night. \|It's just too busy," she said. "I don't even have time to talk to people anymore."

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Where is Margaret Mae Turnbull Russell's memorial?
Margaret Mae Turnbull Russell's memorial is located at: Mindemoya Cemetery, Mindemoya, Manitoulin District, Canada.
When did Margaret Mae Turnbull Russell death?
Margaret Mae Turnbull Russell death on 17 Jan 1975 in Little Current, Manitoulin District, Ontario, Canada
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Latitude: 45.7473100
Longitude: -82.1928000

Family Members:

Parent

Adam Turnbull

(1866 - 1948)

Mary Jane Myland Turnbull

(1872 - 1900)

Spouse

Richard Stephen “Steve” Russell

(1896 - 1970)

Children

Myrtle Jean “Jeannie” Russell Irving

(1915 - 2010)

Lawrence Grant Russell

(1918 - 1961)

Bernice C Russell Bond

(1929 - 1970)

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