By Leonard (Scotty) Wells – Scarborough, Ont. I was born in Rapid City, Man. in 1930 and joined the Royal Canadian Navy in May 1948. While serving onboard HMCS Ontario in Esquimalt, B.C., the Korean [more…]
By Leo Grudinski – Lethbridge, Alta. WWII ended in Europe May 8, 1945 and was commonly known as VE (Victory in Europe) Day. At that time, I was serving in the Canadian Navy aboard a [more…]
By Jacqueline Price – Black Diamond, Alta. When I saw the photo of the old building at Domremy, Sask. in the February 2012 issue, I immediately began to think of my childhood years spent in [more…]
By Dorothy (Miller) Hunsley – Mississauga, Ont. We drove west one summer when our daughter was about three years old. After two days driving to get out of Ontario, the questions came fast and furious [more…]
1925 Model-T Ford owned by Charles Turner of Killarney, Man., when he was 18 years old. It had 450/75-21 tires. His dad owned a 1918 Model-T. The famous automobile was introduced in October 1908 and [more…]
The old Preston schoolhouse is located a few miles from the town of Ridgedale in northeast Saskatchewan. Pictured are Betty’s sister, Bernice Peacock and brother, George Darbyshire, who attended the old school. – Picture from Betty [more…]
By Lynn Redeburg – Weyburn, Sask. This is about the importance of churches in our lives. My two sisters and I all met our husbands through the church. My oldest sister met her husband because [more…]
By Sig Ottenbreit – Kelowna, B.C. I started teaching in a one-room school in Saskatchewan on Aug. 12, 1946. Now, over 65 years I still go into a one-room classroom here in Kelowna, B.C. as [more…]
By Bette Banks – Sutton West, Ont. Our Grade 8 class of Queen Mary Public School in Prince Albert, Sask. were on our annual picnic. We had all biked across the North Saskatchewan River to the [more…]
Get a load of this tractor in the box of a truck from 1938! Can anyone identify the make and model of the motorcycle? The photo was taken in Hittendal, Minnesota in 1912. What would [more…]
By Barbara (Irwin) Prystupa – Langley, B.C. We lived on a farm eight miles north of Borden, Sask. One fall day in 1948, my father was in town, either with a load of grain or picking [more…]
By Gusty Chartrand – Regina, Sask. This is Class E of the first 12-week Summer Normal School Session held at Lakeview School in Regina. It ran from July 2 to Sept. 14, 1942. This class was comprised [more…]
By Gordon Phillips – Surrey, B.C. One year my younger brother, Bob, and I received a little red wagon for our birthdays which occurred about two weeks apart in the same month. In fact, all [more…]
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 [more…]
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…]
By Carole (Smith) Kyliuk – North Battleford, Sask. Built in 1912 and operated as a school from 1913-1956, the Birch Lake School became a social gathering point for various events like dances, meetings or whatever. For [more…]
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…]
By Stan Peterson – Cabri, Sask. We used to have fun dances at Venlo School near to the town of Abbey, Sask. I remember these times and the good crowds we used to get. The admission [more…]
By Carol Jacklin – Beaverlodge, Alta. On Christmas morning, on our farm near Sexsmith, Alta., my bed was warm and comfortable when I heard dad call for help with the chores. As I stepped out [more…]
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