Photo Memories

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 [continue…]

By Grace (Brownell) Schuster – Calgary, Alta. This cairn marks the parcel of land which was donated by the Hutton family for the purpose of erecting a schoolhouse for the district on the southeast corner of [continue…]

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 [continue…]

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 [continue…]

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 [continue…]

All that’s left is the memories of the elevators at Lacombe, Alta. This photo was taken a few days before they were torn down. Photo submitted by Cliff Swarbrick of Lacombe.

Giants from a bygone era, a photo of the large elevators that once dotted the prairies landscape in Kinistino, Sask., from Lois Erickson of Winnipeg, Man. Lois’ brother-in-law, Lloyd Hansen, used to run the Searle elevator [continue…]

By June Chamberland – Prince George, B.C. My brother and I were so excited to ready the story by Mildred Bruce from Matheson Island, Man., in the July 2012 issue of The Senior Paper. Her [continue…]

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, [continue…]

By Rudy Krauss – Kindersley, Sask. Janet Leclaire’s pencil sketch of Lindy’s store in Mazenod, Sask., [in the July 2012 issue] brought back many happy memories. Mom and dad, Mary and Godfried Krauss, had a [continue…]

By Irene Degenstien – Battleford, Sask. My daughter recently visited me from Ottawa and she took us to see the ‘Crooked Bush’. It was on my list to see or visit while I was still able. [continue…]

By Gladys McCarthy – Tisdale, Sask. When I read Gayla Brigley’s story in the June 2012 issue about her and her brothers playing the outlaw game, I was reminded of a very similar happening in my [continue…]

By Velda Currie – Morden, Man. Carlton Junction School was located four miles south of Carlyle in southeast Saskatchewan. My first teacher was Miss Alice Nichol. Alice now is Mrs. Van Hiklome of Manor, Sask. Alice [continue…]

By Lauren (Lebeau) Marcq – Winnipeg, Man. Before the advent of consolidated schools, the convent boarding school of Ste. Marie, Bruxelles was well-known – nestled in a small town that could have rivalled an Alpine [continue…]

By Jean Phillips – Duncan, B.C. A little over 90 years ago, I was born in Henribourg, Sask., to an immigrant family and remember distinctly my Granny Nelson. She was from Glasgow, Scotland and brought [continue…]

By Susan Yaschuk – Biggar, Sask. Talk about modes of transportation! This is one of the ways we travelled to school, called Lizard Lake. The cart was made out of an old car body, I [continue…]