Category Archives: Allen Vance Jr

Bits and Pieces of Childhood

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

DIM FIRST MEMORIES My first memories stem when I was about three. I vaguely remember a tiny trailer or building on the farm yard where Allen and Louise lived with Jim; likely Donna was a baby at that time, too. … Continue reading →

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My Place in the Vance Clan

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

As you can see from the information elsewhere on this site, Allen and Emily Vance had four sons and two daughters: Pearl; Charles; Steven; Daniel; Myrtle; Allen. Allen’s son, (Wilfred) Allen Vance, born Jan 9, 1919 at Spy Hill, SK, … Continue reading →

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The Surprise Cake

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

This is a story Mom F told me about when she and her brother Allen were still school-age. Grandma must have been away housekeeping when Allen (my Dad Vance) got this craving to eat cake. One day she’d had been … Continue reading →

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