Person Record

Metadata

Name

Evans, Helen

Othernames

neé Hindman
Helen Marguerite Evans / Helen Margaret Evans

Born

1916

Birthplace

Owen Sound, Grey County

Places of residence

Owen Sound, Grey County, and Sarnia, Ontario
Arthur, Ontario
RR#2 Owen Sound, Ontario (Sarawak Township, Grey County).

Titles & honors

"Camp Evanslea" (Girl Guides & Brownies camp) named after her

Father

Capt. George Hindman

Mother

Edith Blanche Hindman (neé Proctor, b. 1

Nationality

Canadian

Notes

Helen Marguerite Hindman was born on ____, 1916. She was the only daughter of Capt. George Hindman and Edith Blanche Proctor (b. 1894-d. 1974). Her maternal grandparents were Daniel W. Proctor and Patience Proctor (neé Curtis), who had lived at Walkerton and Owen Sound.

Helen's parents were married on March 17, 1915. Capt. Hindman was a mariner, and the family lived at Owen Sound and Sarnia. Helen had a younger brother, Howard Hindman.

In the 1921 census of Owen Sound, the Hindmans resided at 1322 3rd Ave. East. Helen was then listed as being five years old.

The Hindmans also resided at Sarnia from 19__ to 19__. Captain Hindman had previously resided there before his marriage.

Helen's father (originally from the Hepworth area) became a timber producer and also had two transportation companies. The Hindman Fleet was named after her family's surname.

On Dec. 15, 1938, Helen Hindman married Parker Evans at Arthur, Ontario. His full name was William Mabee Parker Evans. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Evans, but only his father was still alive at the time of their marriage, and he was then residing at New Liskeard, Ontario.

"Mr. and Mrs. Parker Evans" are recorded on a c. 1939 name quilt that was produced at Central United Church at Owen Sound. This quilt is now in the Grey Roots collection. It also has the names of her brother Howard, and of her parents and grandparents (Mr. and Mrs. D. Proctor

In the 1970s, Mrs. Evans resided in Sarawak Township, north of Owen Sound, and her mailing address was RR#2, Owen Sound.

She was involved in Girl Guides, and when a Girl Guides camp was started at Chatsworth it was named "Camp Evanslea", in her honour. Helen Evans was the Owen Sound Division Commissioner. When the camp was vandalized, she personally gave funds to look for and purchase a new camp site for the Guides. A new site, two miles northwest of the Owen Sound city limits was found and purchased in September, 1969. It had fifty acres of land near the Bruce Trail. When it opened in 1971, it was named "Camp Aneesh".

She passed away on March 15, 2007, and is buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.