Snapshots of Regina in 1919 from former soldier, Alfred Meek of Shaunavon, Sask. Top photo: Regina Town Hall where he was discharged; middle: the view from the barracks, looking toward the elevators; bottom: a yacht and canoe on Wascana Lake.
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WWI and WWII enlistee
By Rickey Fiesel – Saskatoon, Sask. Our father was George Nelson Nurse. He served in WWI with the 28th Northwest Battalion CEF having signed up in Wapella, Sask., on Dec. 2, 1915. He served in France, [more…]
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Family forced off farm by government at war
By Fred Tarnasky – Medicine Hat, Alta. I was born in a farmhouse in Bessarabia, Russia in 1939. My father was born in 1908 and my mother in 1914. I was the firstborn to my parents [more…]
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Grandfather was area’s first preacher
By Ken Westby – Goodyear, Arizona In 1911, over 100 years ago, the Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish settlers of the Nut Lake area joined together to establish the first church in this frontier area. The congregation [more…]