Monthly Archives: February 2014

The Bootlegging Town

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Linda C Butler

The Bootlegging Town by Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance I worked in Flin Flon as a teamster in the late 1920s/30s driving horses to bring in supplies for the building boom that was taking place.  At that time, … Continue reading →

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The Horses that Never Stopped Running

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Linda C Butler

The Horses that Never Stopped Running By Linda C Butler told by Charlie Vance (1909-1989) My father, Allen Vance, received a letter from his brother Will, asking if we would visit as there were wild horses on open rangeland and … Continue reading →

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A Heater? Whatever For?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

“A Stove Now? Can Ye No Take A Bit o’ Cold?” This story comes from the days when stoves were being installed to heat the churches in Scotland.  Of course this bit of creature-comfort or “catering to the flesh” met … Continue reading →

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“Certified” Mail

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

One sunny afternoon Mavis Gilbert took up her cane and set off to visit her good friend Annie Mitchell. Since Mavis’s husband Charlie passed away the two ladies had fallen into the habit of having afternoon tea together at three, … Continue reading →

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Gold Bricks

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Linda C Butler

GOLD BRICKS by Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance Snow Lake was a gold mining town in the 1950s, and one day I asked the foreman of the mill, Russ Stewart, if I could watch the gold bricks being … Continue reading →

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Berry Picking

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Linda C Butler

BERRY PICKING by Linda C Butler I have always enjoyed berry picking and sometimes it seems that the world is divided into those people who like to pick berries and those who can’t stand to do so. When I was … Continue reading →

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Catnaps

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

A WISE CAT’S #1 RULE:  Find A Warm Place Years ago I used to bake my own bread, four loaves at a time.  I’d mix my dough in this large stainless steel bowl and set it to rise in a … Continue reading →

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My Missing Daughter

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Linda C Butler

My Missing Daughter by Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance We opened a store in Herb Lake, an early mining town, when our daughter was a toddler.  We originally lived in the back of the store, but later rented … Continue reading →

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The Snatch Team

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Linda C Butler

THE SNATCH TEAM BY Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance I worked in the winter of 1928 hauling freight with horses to the Sherritt Gordon mine near Flin Flon.  We hauled in a freight swing, which consisted of a … Continue reading →

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Who Was Donald Vance?

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

The Case of the Missing Brother Doesn’t that sound like the good title for a mystery story? And indeed, this may well prove to be an unsolvable mystery. Of course we must first have a death… The genealogist pored through … Continue reading →

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