Monthly Archives: October 2013

The Prices Grandpa Paid

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

What a dollar would buy in 1900. This bill for various household goods comes from the records of Allen Vance’s brother Will. Pegs                            .10 Lamp burner            .12 … Continue reading →

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The Haunted Farmhouse

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Linda C Butler

The Haunted Farmhouse by Linda C Butler In the 1950s our family travelled to British Columbia on holidays and we stopped to visit Ruth Richardson, a distant cousin who lived in an isolated farmhouse.  Dad had driven all day and … Continue reading →

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Visiting Grandpa and Grandma Turner

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

By Evelyn Whitney My Grandad, Charles Turner, was a staunch Orangeman, a firm United Protestant.  When I stayed with them they would dress me up and take me to church.  Grandad taught us to play cards — 500 rummy, Chinese … Continue reading →

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The Turner T Quilt

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Linda C Butler

The Turner T Quilt by Linda Butler In the mid 1960s Grandmother Jackman (Turner-Vance) encouraged me to make a quilt in the Turner design which was in the shape of the letter “T”.  She explained that all the Turner girls made … Continue reading →

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Meet the Family

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Linda C Butler

Meet the Family and Celebrate the Victory  by Linda C. Butler My parents, Charlie and N. Jane Vance, were married during World War II in a simple ceremony at Rosedale BC.  At their wedding my Dad’s mother and his stepdad, … Continue reading →

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The Dancing Cow

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Linda C Butler

The Dancing Cow By Linda C. Butler Told by Charlie Vance I had a job working as a hired hand for a farmer when I was seventeen.  One day when we had finished work and had put the saddles horses … Continue reading →

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John Smith’s Family

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

Mary Vance, seated, and her sister Thomison Ronald I mentioned in an earlier post that John Smith was kidnapped by a press gang of the British navy when he was nine years old and forced to serve on a ship until … Continue reading →

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The Vances and Turners Loved Poetry

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Linda C Butler

The Vances and The Turners Loved Poetry by Linda C Butler The Vances and Turners enjoyed reciting poetry and spent countless hours memorizing. There was drudgery in farm work and in the days before radio and television, poetry was a … Continue reading →

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Fall Harvest of Dandelion Greens

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Linda C Butler

Fall Harvest of Dandelion Greens by Linda C Butler My Grandmother and great grandmother used to harvest wild dandelion greens in the spring to serve as a pot herb.  The dandelion was widely available throughout the Prairies and in the … Continue reading →

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Grandpa Meets His Match

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

Allen Vance and his father Sam arrived in the Northwest Territories in the fall in 1899 to check out the area. Sam’s brother was already homesteading near Neepawa, Manitoba; no doubt the prospect of 160 acres for $10 was appealing. … Continue reading →

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