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Family Name Repeats

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Christine Goodnough

Joseph the son of Joseph the son of Joseph One of the challenges of tracing a family tree can be the repetition of names. Collecting and sorting data can lead you into a maze of repeated names, as every couple … Continue reading →

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Great-Grampa’s Brother James Vance

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

When Great-Grandpa was killed in a hunting accident, the newspaper article mentioned that he was visiting his brother out West at the time. This would have been James, who lived near Neepawa, Manitoba. Two generations later our Uncle Steve met … 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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For the Love of Margaret

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

For the Love of Margaret Doing more Family Tree research lately, I see that our great-grandfather has seven brothers and three of them fell in love with a Margaret. Can you imagine how their family gatherings must have been? But … Continue reading →

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Grainman’s Folly

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Linda C Butler

Grainman’s Folly By Linda Butler Told by Steve Vance Dad used to have a threshing outfit, a big one‑cylinder affair with a wooden separator.  The grain was elevated into a bucket.  When that was full it would trip and the grain … Continue reading →

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Gopher Tail Sales

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Linda C Butler

Gopher Tail Sales By Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance I winter fished the winter of 1931 up the Hudson Bay Railway line at Mile 185.  We caught and cleaned fish, then froze and packed them for shipment to … Continue reading →

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Christmas Punch

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Linda C Butler

Christmas Punch By Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance I opened a general store in 1946 at Herb Lake MB and I hired Emory, a carpenter, to do repairs and upgrades to the building I had purchased.  I was … Continue reading →

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Christmas Socks

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Linda C Butler

Christmas Socks By Linda C Butler (I am putting this on Facebook as Walter Johnson was a well-known prospector in the Snow Lake area in the 1960s.) It is my tradition to give my nieces and nephews colorful socks at Christmas.  This … Continue reading →

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Grandpa Forsyth’s farm

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

If I recall the facts correctly, I was just a toddler when Grandpa Forsyth died. I have no memories of him at all. Neither do I have many memories of Grandpa Forsyth’s farm from this stage of my life; my … Continue reading →

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