In August, 1934, the Sisters of Saint Martha, on the invitation of Bishop Monahan, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary, established a small convent in Canmore. The Sisters were to be engaged in social service work in...
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Kai Singh
I came to this town to teach in the high school in the fall of 1968. The few old people who came here to this mining town were not excited to be here. As far as I was concerned, I simply loved it then, and now I miss it. So...
Joseph and Zophia Shellian
Zophia Resak born: 1879 in Slovak Republic died: 1955 in Canmore, Ab. Joseph Shellian born: 1874 in Slovak Republic died: 1942 in Canmore, Ab. Joseph and Zophia were both children when their familes immigrated to...
Andrew Shellian
Andy was the youngest child of Joseph and Sophia Shellian. He was born in Canmore and after finishing his Grade Twelve schooling, he went to work on the highway. In 1940, he joined the Air Force and was stationed in Red Deer...
Kost and Maria Shandruk
The Shandruks came to Canada from the Ukraine in 1901 to Pozervil, Alberta. They came to Canmore in 1909. Kost worked in the mine from 1909 until 1942. Maria, his wife, passed away in 1948. They had eight children: Kalina and...
Broni Shandruk
I was born in 1914, in Canmore, at home, with Dr. Worthington in attendance. It cost ten dollars. My daughter was delivered by the same doctor. My daughters are Leona Fowers in Calgary and Marilyn Cohen in Edmonton. I have five...
Max and Jean Shafto
I was born in South London, England, in 1917, only son and oldest of three children. Following my early education at boarding school in Cambridge, I enrolled in medical studies at London University, graduating in 1941, in the...
Semkew Family
The Semkew name has had a lot of history attached to it in terms of the town of Canmore. We begin the story with Mr. Mike Semkew who was born in 1891 in the European country of Austria. While reading an Austrian newspaper, he saw...
Arnold J. and Louise Schulz
The first thing I can remember was a cold October day and there was a threshing crew in the yard. Ah, excitement. A lanky old gentleman was running, sort of hobbling, up the path to the house. I could tell he was cold as he was...
Stanley Sawchuk
I was born in 1926 in Canmore. Dr. Worthington was the doctor. My mother, Mary, was Ukrainian and my father, John, Polish. We lived in a mine house, with two storeys, up towards the mine. We had backhouse out back. The kids would...