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What follows is the entry Clem made on the “Friday” page. But as explained in the earlier post, he made a mix up in which day was which. Who could blame him….the pages were probably frozen together at the time! Good thing they thawed out over the past 100 years! At any rate, this entry…
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Tomorrow is January 16, 2013. Not a particularly auspicious day, but it will be the first time I’ve been back in school in over 40 years! Well, saying that I’ll be “in school” is a stretch because in the 21st century you can be “in school” and in the living room at home at the…
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Here’s today’s entry: We did a little better today. Weather was a little warmer about 10⁰ below. Steve and I walked to Carval (?) left Stony Plain at 1 oclock and got back at 3.25 PM. 17 miles. Cullerne went to Edmonton in the afternoon. I wrote to Jim Fisher. [Note: At this point in…
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….or what would become the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway! Clem mentions “the car” which is, of course, the railcar where they lived throughout the construction project. No mention of the temperature today, but it did snow. So much for today’s weather report! Here’s today’s entry in “Lest We Forget”: Steve and I in the car…
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Below is the diary entry for January 14, 1913. There are a few words on this page that I can’t figure out, but I’ve come as close as I can. For example, I don’t know what a “clavor” is or an “elavor” for that matter. If anyone out there knows, post a reply! For now,…
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Today, I’m going to do my best to update my website www.oldbones.co to include all the classes and presentations coming up. Another genealogy fundraiser for the First Church in Ludlow is starting February 25th, a 4 week course begins this Thursday at The Yellow House Center of Community Learning then the Hitchcock Free Academy would like to…
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Weather much warmer about 20⁰. We did nothing but clean up the car in the morning. Steve and I walked to Spruce Grove on rail drainage. Walked both ways eight miles. After we started it started to snow and it lasted it till we got back at 4.30 and the car was very cold. [From…
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Here’s a another few shots from my grandfather’s photo album. It looks as though the bear might have been a camp mascot! I’ve got a few others that I’ll post with the next few blogs… Northwest Canada in 1913…even today…January weather can be counted on for cold! …
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The cold snap conitnues and yet Clem and Steve still made it “uptown” for some relaxation. Saturday, January 11, 1913: Same old story stayed in the car all day could not work as it was only 35 below. We found it bad enough to go to our meals. I had to get up at 5.30…
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This was Session III of “Introduction to Genealogy and Family Research”. This session was titled “Becoming a Genealogy Detective”. Maybe that why so many people showed up! This crowd was double the number of people who attended Session II last December. We managed to get through all the material planned for the night. Lots of…
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