Sewing and Quilting

Lorraine has been knitting and sewing for most of her life, and has more recently taken up quilting. Here is a picture of Lorraine with a "sunrise" quilt she made in 2010.

Here is another photo of Lorraine with her granddaughter Abby, teaching her how to sew.

Trap Shooting

Bill has been an active trap shooter since the 1970s, and has won a number of provincial and national championships over the years. (Recently, he has been the BC provincial doubles champion.) This photo of him shooting was taken in 2007 in Tuscon, Arizona.

Bill also carves and finishes custom-made wood for shotguns. This photo is taken from a newspaper article about his woodworking in Truro in 1983.

McNeilly family reunion, May 2000

Here are some photos, courtesy of Deanna McNeilly, from a reunion held at April Point in May, 2000. Pictured in the first photo are many of Bill's cousins, along with his sisters Deanna and Jeannette, his sister-in-law Gail, their aunt Ruth Ryerse, and Bill and Lorraine and their daughter Maureen.

In this photo, you can see all five siblings: Bill, Deanna, Lanny, Jeannette and Kyle McNeilly.

Cutting the Cake

Here are Bill and Lorraine cutting their wedding cake, on July 29th, 1961.

(Lanny McNeilly, brother of the groom, can just be seen in the lower left.)

Family Pets

Over the years, Lorraine and Bill have nurtured many cats and dogs. Here is a photo of Brian and Maureen with our Labrador retriever Taffy, and a snapshot of Bill and Lorraine's cats (as kittens) Bert and Ernie.

Nova Scotia

Lorraine grew up in beautiful and historic Nova Scotia and lived, for a time, near Yarmouth. Anyone with roots in Nova Scotia should visit Archway, a website developed and maintained by Nova Scotia's Council of Archives, which helps researchers identify pertinent historical records held in archives across the province.  For example, you can search the Archway photographic database by keyword (like Yarmouth) to view historic images.

Bill McNeilly's patent

Bill McNeilly was a Professional Engineer for over forty years, during which he had numerous accomplishments, and instances of personal satisfaction and received many accolades for his work.  Near the end of his career, one of his designs received a patent.  Below are some images from the patent:

Click here for the patent information and drawings for the vehicle accessory power arrangement that he helped develop during his time at Navistar in Fort Wayne, Indiana (Warning:  this is a very big file).