User talk:Lorne D1947

John J. Douglas reference

Hello Lorne D1947. I do not know if your grandfather would be considered notable enough for a Wikipedia article, but I found an article about his death. If you subscribe to newspapers.com you can see the entire article at: https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/727469153/?terms=%22John%20Douglas%22&match=1 If you can't read the article I will give you a reference citation, and some notes on what was said about him.

Winnipeg Curler Was Meaford Man, The Sun Times (Owen Sound, Ontario), April, 13 1933, page 6

John J. Douglas of Winnipeg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Douglas of Meaford, died from carbon-monoxide poisoning at his home on April 12.

He was a well known curler, and skipped rinks from Deer Lodge Club, Winnipeg in Dominion championships.

He was 48 years old, and was born in Meaford. His wife was the former Miss McGillivray of Manitoulin Island. He had one son and two daughters. The funeral will be in Winnipeg, and he will be buried there.

I hope this helps you. Karenthewriter (talk) 06:03, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Post Script – I properly formatted a reference in the draft you have in your User Page, to give another reference. At the end of the draft you have: John Douglas obituary Winnipeg Free Press April 14 and April 15, 1933. If those obituary articles contain information you included in your draft, then add the citations where it is appropriate. If you or your family have other newspaper articles about your grandfather, or a local history book has a section on him, use those sources as references. I know nothing about curling, so I don't know how notable the championship players are, but adding additional references may help. Karenthewriter (talk) 06:22, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NCURLING is the relevant notability guideline. Cullen328 (talk) 21:25, 15 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]