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Heritage Hospital
The Fort Qu’Appelle Indian Hospital, built in 1909 in Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask., was designated as a Federal Heritage property.
Former sweethearts marry 62 years later
By Skip Fennessy – Fort Steele, B.C. Our story began in 1953 when two young ladies from White Fox, Sask., Ann Pawluck and Hazel Moonie, arrived in Cranbrook, B.C. They both found work at the St. Eugene [continue...]
Remains of WWI soldiers finally laid to rest
By Gavin Wood – Regina, Sask. Sgt. Archibald Wilson was born on Feb. 12, 1892 in Wilten, Stirling, Scotland. He came to Canada in the early 1900s along with several siblings and eventually they took homesteads [continue...]
‘Teams’ nostrils and muzzles were whiskered in white’
By Gerald Richards – Brandon, Man. It happened often in my youth: it happened after a house party; after Christmas day at Grandma Duncan’s; after a Christmas concert at the village hall; after a card [continue...]
Dad excited about his first fairly-modern tractor
By Ralph Barker – North Battleford, Sask. In 1945, my father, John (Jack) Barker of Sandwith, Sask., found and bought an W4 International gas tractor and an eight-foot one-way discer. He arranged to have them [continue...]
Sad looking dog was loyal family member
By Sylvia Williams – Summerland, B.C. It all began when I was in high school when I was about 16. We lived in an isolated area northeast of Edmonton, so I had to go to school [continue...]
Info sought on British Home Child
Hi Friends: We are looking for information or photos of my wife’s father, Harry Armstrong, who came to Canada with Mr. Fegan’s Homes in 1913 at age 10, and was placed on the farm of [continue...]
Can relate to so much in The Senior Paper
Greetings: There are so many things in The Senior Paper that I can relate to. I read it over and over again. The men in my family don’t write letters. Now, computers have made it [continue...]
It pays to send articles!
Dear Editor: My wife was rearranging our hall closet the other day and she brought out a light jacket that I hadn’t worn since last summer. In one of the pockets I found a Chinese [continue...]
Stories rekindled fond memories for reader
Dear Friends: I was so glad to read a story from my hometown of Kenville, Man., written by Ed Smith. I can remember Mrs. Smith and her family living down beside Mrs. Foote. Darrell Foote [continue...]
Mysterious museum object identified
Hi Readers: On Page 3 of the September 2012 issue of The Senior Paper, there was a mystery object from Melfort and District Museum, which we had tried unsuccessfully for a year to identify. Many [continue...]
