Josie was born March 19, 1913, in Bankhead, Alberta. She was the only girl of five children. Her parents were immigrants who came to Bankhead from Poland. Her father, Frank Jerwa, was born in 1880. While working in the coal mine...
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Alexander MacLaren and family
Our parents were of Scottish descent. Dad, Alexander MacLaren, was born in Lochearnhead, Scotland, a direct descendent, on his father’s side, of the famous Rob Roy. In 1912, along with his parents, brother and sister, he...
Lytkowski Family
William and Elizabeth were married in the United Church in Canmore in 1912. Eventually they had seven children: Elizabeth, Pauline, Tom, Gertrude, Hilda, Mary and William (Willy). It was a tragedy when their mother died two weeks...
Doris and Ken Lyster
I presently live at Cascade Court. Prior to that Kenneth and I lived in Restwell Trailer Court although we still owned an acreage at Seebe on the north side of the river. We purchased the manufactured home in Canmore because we...
Adam (Aatami) and Hilma Louhela and family
Early in 1913, Aatami Louhelainen and his young wife, Hilma, pondered their future in Karelia, Finland and decided that Canada held more promise for them. Aatamis’ sister, Anna Liisa, and her husband, Olli Turunen, had...
Vic Lewis
The following note on Vic Lewis is excerpted from an article in the Canmore Leader, October 28, 1997, announcing the Second Annual Vic Lewis Band Festival. Named to honour the musician who introduced band music to Bow Valley...
Lloyd and Marjorie Lewis
Lloyd Lewis, son of Evan and Jean Lewis, was born May 6, 1924 in Canmore and, except for the war years, has lived his entire life in Canmore. Lloyd attended Canmore Public School. In April, 1943, he joined the Canadian Armed...
Jack and Pauline Leong
The first time we heard about Canmore was from our Aunt Mary Leeworthy, who wanted to sell her cafe business to us. My parents, Jack and Pauline, looked the place over and it was decided that my father, my brother, Jimmy, and I...
Rene and Agnes LeBlanc
Agnes and I and our six-weeks-old son, Richard, first arrived in Canmore on August 24th, 1937. I had been appointed vice-principal of the Canmore School by the official trustee, David Sullivan. After meeting the principal, Tom...
Viv Le Mesurier (nee Sterns)
My father was born in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and my mother, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They met in Ottawa and were married in 1928. My brother was born in 1930 and I in 1933, and we moved to Three Rivers, Quebec, when I was two...