Tag Archives: Thicket Portage

The Travelling Preacher

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Linda C Butler

The Travelling Preacher by Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance In the 1930s I lived at Thicket Portage, a small community on the Hudson Bay Railway in Northern Manitoba.  At the center of town, facing the railway tracks, was … Continue reading →

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The Vanishing Firewood

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Linda C Butler

The Vanishing Firewood by Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance I had a house in Thicket Portage and in the summer months I worked in the general store while the owners went on holidays.  I trapped in the winter … Continue reading →

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Caboose Trip Home for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Linda C Butler

CABOOSE TRIP HOME FOR CHRISTMAS By Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance (1909-1989) In 1944, Naomi (Jane) and I had been on the trapline all fall and we returned to Thicket Portage, the small settlement on the Hudson Bay Railway … Continue reading →

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Trapper’s Wife

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Linda C Butler

Trapper’s Wife by Linda C Butler I showed my mom, Naomi Jane Vance a number of pictures from when she was first married and some after I was born.  She was amazed at how young she looked, but of course, … Continue reading →

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Constable on Patrol

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Linda C Butler

CONSTABLE ON PATROL By Linda C Butler Told by Charlie Vance My trapline was near Thicket Portage, a small settlement on the Hudson Bay Railway line in northern Manitoba.  Every year, near Christmas time, I came into town to sell … Continue reading →

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Pool Room Antics

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

POOL ROOM ANTICS By Linda C Butler Told by her Dad, Charlie Vance In 1932, I was in The Pas and I obtained a job winter fishing at Thicket Portage, Mile 185 on the Hudson Bay Railway. This was in the … Continue reading →

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