John and Rosalia arrived in the States in the early 1900’s. John and his cousin came to...
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Norman Witham
Norman was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, in October, 1920, and grew up there. He studied music, took...
Bud and Evelene Wignall
We moved to Canmore from Sudbury, Ontario. Bud was at the college there and I worked at Gougeon...
Jim and Emma Weisenburger
How times have changed! Bears used to be a very common sight in Canmore. I remember my dad feeding...
Jim and Martha Wardrop
Jim and Martha Wardrop came to Canada from Scotland in 1909 with a son, William (Willie), and a...
Harry and Mary Underhill
Harry Underhill was born in Calgary in January, 1933, and lived there until 1957 when he moved to...
James E. Turner
I was born on January 5, 1933, in Medicine Hat, Alberta, the only son of James Langus Turner (1910...
Towers Family
Vincent Towers was born in England in 1857, and was one of Canmore’s earliest settlers. He...
Grant and Roseanne Tarnowski
Grant and Roseanne purchased their home in Canmore in September, 1992. Because of the beauty of...
Straw Family
John (Jack) Straw arrived in the Bow Valley in about 1910 – having secured work with the...