I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. I was nine years old when the second World War started. My...
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Sarah and Henry Cormier
Sarah Cormier (nee Carney) and Henry Cormier moved to Canmore in the early to middle 1920’s...
Clarke Family
Grandpa “Tom” Clarke, made the trek from Toronto with many other North West Mounted...
WALTER WATSON + ADA SAMPSON
Written by Ada Sampson Watson and Sampson Years 1946 – 2000 Walter Watson was born December...
Cathy Faille
I was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. I was nine years old when the second World War started. My...
Keith, Madeline (Crilley) and family Everts
From rural southern Ontario and misty Scotland, Keith and Madeline met and married in 1969 in...
Rose (nee Gilowski) Dyrgas
Rose was born in Poland and at the age of three years, her parents brought her to Canada. They...
Clarice Duncan
My life story began in Maryfield, Saskatchewan in 1917. I was one of five daughters and two younger...
Carl and Doreen Dick
Carl Dick was born in Didsbury, Alberta, in 1929. He grew up on a farm, attended elementary and...
George and Laura Dancer
A Dream Come True I awoke one morning from a dream. I dreamt that we had sold our house in Calgary...
Chiaverina-Rodda
Told by Marie (Mary) Rodda Antonio (Tony) Chiaverina came from the Italian principality of...
Emilio Casale
Emilio Casale was born in Turin, Italy, in 1907. His mother died so he was raised by his...
CASALE FAMILY
Anita’s father, Emilio Casale, emigrated from Italy in 1921, aged fourteen, to join his...
Maureen Brass
From the Orkney Islands in Scotland to Baffin Island, Maureen Brass’ nursing career took her...
Johnny Boychuk
I was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, on June 16, 1905. I have one sister who is now ninety-two...
Nina Borisenko
My husband Alexander and I left Belgium with our daughter and two sons and arrived in Canada in May...
Barbara Biri (Yetman)
I came to the valley in July of 1985 from Youngstown, Alberta. I followed my husband here who was...
Grace Bibby
Born in 1922, I was the fifth daughter in a family of nine children, born and raised in the Ramsay...
Bestwick Family
Joe Bestwick immigrated to Canmore in 1919. He obtained work at the Canmore Coal Company as a miner...
Kathleen Belenky
I was born in Canmore Hospital, the old hospital on the hospital/store hill. My parents were John...
Fowers Family
Charles and Catherine Fowers came to Canmore from Nottingham, England, in 1906, with two sons...
Allan and Grace Geals
Written by Grace Geals I was born in Albury, N.S.W., Australia, in 1933 and had two older sisters...