Springfield, MA USA
dave@oldbones.info

Tag: British Columbia

Family Research - Classes - Workshops - Consultation

Dark, cloudie and cold…Tuesday, March 11, 1913

Today was dark cloudie and cold with a little snow fall. Cullerne and I in the car all alone. We did nothing all morning In the afternoon I copied a few notes. After supper Arthur came over too the car to fix his album staz till 9:30 then I went to bed. I don’t know…
Read more

A little warmer today! Friday, March 7, 1913

Friday, March 7, 1913 “Lest We Forget” Weather a little colder Cullerne Lee and I went out in the afternoon and levels for a ditch west of bridge about 1 1/2 Got through about 4:30 PM Cullerne took the level to town to get it fixed

“Lest We Forget” Thursday, March 6, 1913

Wow! Am I behind! I’m going to get this up to date tonight…I hope! Lest We Forget, Thursday, March 6, 1913: Weather fine and warm. We three all stayed in the car all day. Cullerne did a little work in the office with Walton in Edmon[ton] After supper we went uptown to play pool. Art…
Read more

“Lest We Forget” March 5, 1913

March 5, 1913 “Lest We Forget” Got up at 6:30 and got ready to work. Cullerne went to the office and didn’t get back till nine and told us that Arthur was coming out with us. We all had dinner out. Arthur was about all in. We got back about 6:31 Weather a little dark…
Read more

“…and the level was out of order…” March 4, 1913

We started to work Cullerne Lee and I got out in the field and the level was out of order and we had to come back to the car in the afternoon we had Louis come out with us and we made him help us. at night he was pretty tired of the job we…
Read more

Monday, March 3, 1913

“Lest We Forget” Weather very warm thawed all day. In the afternoon we all went to work on a drain. Walton, Cullerne, Arthur, Davis and myself work all afternoon got home at 6:30 feeling very hungry

Sunday, March 2, 1913

Weather dark and cloudy all day but warm. I was all alone in the car all day. I started to wash about 9 oclock and finished about 3 oclock After that I work on my album till supper time After that Arthur and I went to church And here’s another shot from “The Album”…by the…
Read more

February 28, 1913 “Lest We Forget”

Now, I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: This diary can be excruciatlingly BORING!! Aside from the nostalgic value to me or maybe it’s the historical value from a family history standpoint, it’s interesting. Interesting enough to take the time to post these blogs, anyway!! Clem died in 1955 at age 67. I…
Read more

February 8, 2013? 3 feet of snow…. February 8, 1913?

It’s Friday, February 8, 2013 and we’re getting up to 3 feet of snow. What did the weather bring 100 years ago on Saturday, February 8, 1913? As usual, Clem always gives us a brief weather report: We got up at 6:30 weather very nice a little cold till the sun came up and then…
Read more

Alberta, Canada…Grand Trunk Pacific Railway…February 7, 1913

From “Lest We Forget”, Clem Dickson’s diary entry for February 7, 1913: Weather a little milder with sun shine all day. Steve and I took the Local from Otley to Leaman and walked from Leaman to Otley 15 miles. We got in about 4:30. We sat around the fire till supper. After supper I went…
Read more