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Drumheller Valley History Association
Cover
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Foreword
"People! Wonderful People!"
Table of Contents
Dedication
A Tribute to the Drumheller Pioneers
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Geology of the Drumheller Area - The Badlands
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The Life of the Age of Reptiles
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Lake Drumheller and the Drumheller Clay Basin
Fossil Discoveries in the Drumheller Area
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Economic Geology
Early Exploration in the Drumheller Area
David Thomson
Ranching in the Drumheller District
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Pioneer Trails
Early River Crossings
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Blue Blood Hunters
The Royal North West Mounted Police and Marquis Cr
Joseph Burr Tyrrell
The North American Cowboy
King Coal
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Mine Fires and Explosions
Mine Rescue
40
The Pay Roll
Mines Act
Two Strikes
Hysterical Histories
Drumheller History
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Drumheller Schools
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Drumheller Municipal Hospital District No. 3
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Members of the Drumheller General Hospital Board
Drumheller Volunteer Fire Brigade
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Drumheller R.N.W.M.P.
Alberta Power Limited
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Churches
St. Anthony's Choir
The New Church
New Rectory 1942
Old Timers:
St. Angela's Convent and the Ursuline Sisters
A History of Knox United Church
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Knox United Ladies Aid
Knox Church Missionary Society
St. Magloires Anglican Church
Minutes of Vestry Meeting Held Oct. 22 1917
The Salvation Army
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Salvation Army Band
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Drumheller Church Of the Nazarene
Clubs, Organizations
Women's Institute
The Ten Commandments of the Women's Institute
History of Symbol Lodge No. 93 A.F. & A.M.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, Drumheller
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Honour Roll - Second World War 1939-1945
Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion
For King and Country World War I
B.P.O. Elks' Lodge
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Thomas Greentree Chapter I.O.D.E.
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Prize Fighting in the Early Days
Drumheller Tennis Club
Golf Club
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Family Histories
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East Coulee
John Graham
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Franklin J. Potts
John Nicholas Murray
East Coulee
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Hysterical History - 1920
First - In East Coulee
Midland - Nacmine
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Mike and Maggie Cranston
Harry Teshier
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Ramblings and Reminiscings of 50 Years in the Drum
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John Cotterill
Angus MacMillan
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Newcastle
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Tony and Sophie Bianowsky
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Francis and Helen Colvin Family
The D. Crone Story
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The John Kostiuk Story
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The Edward Murphy Family of Newcastle
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Tim Reddick Story
Joe Serkownak
The Taylor Family
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Chokecherry Wine in the Hungry Thirties!
The Thompsons of Newcastle
The Leo Vaast Story
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Harry Wakaruk Family
The Winnichuk Story
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Rosedale
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The Ed Harvey Family
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John Hillary Family
The Robert Miller Story
The J. Ross Murdoch Family
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Frank Moodie
The Thomas O'Donnell Family
The John Ostrom Family
Tom and Nellie Peterson
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The Early Days of Rosedale
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The Shelton Story
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The Strecker Story
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Hans E. Wight
Rosedale - Royal Canadian Mountain Police 1918
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Wayne
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Tom Chaplin Family
The Clarke and Davis Story
Farming Years in Dalum
557
558
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O.A. Hakler
William L. Henderson
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Herbert Ingrey Family
Montemurro Story
The Gwillym Powell Story
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Recollections of Life in the "Sunshine Camp"
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Mr. and Mrs. F. Tuffley
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An Easter Walk
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Reminiscences of an Ex-Drumheller Editor
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A Letter About Drumheller
The Drumheller Bad Lands Speak
The "Black Death" at Drumheller
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Index
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Cover
image 0001
image 0002
image 0003
image 0004
image 0005
Foreword
"People! Wonderful People!"
Table of Contents
Dedication
A Tribute to the Drumheller Pioneers
image 0011
Geology of the Drumheller Area - The Badlands
2
3
4
The Life of the Age of Reptiles
6
7
8
Lake Drumheller and the Drumheller Clay Basin
Fossil Discoveries in the Drumheller Area
11
12
Economic Geology
Early Exploration in the Drumheller Area
David Thomson
Ranching in the Drumheller District
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Pioneer Trails
Early River Crossings
28
29
30
Blue Blood Hunters
The Royal North West Mounted Police and Marquis Cr
Joseph Burr Tyrrell
The North American Cowboy
King Coal
36
37
Mine Fires and Explosions
Mine Rescue
40
The Pay Roll
Mines Act
Two Strikes
Hysterical Histories
Drumheller History
46
47
Drumheller Schools
49
50
51
52
Drumheller Municipal Hospital District No. 3
54
55
56
57
Members of the Drumheller General Hospital Board
Drumheller Volunteer Fire Brigade
60
61
Drumheller R.N.W.M.P.
Alberta Power Limited
64
65
66
67
Churches
St. Anthony's Choir
The New Church
New Rectory 1942
Old Timers:
St. Angela's Convent and the Ursuline Sisters
A History of Knox United Church
75
76
Knox United Ladies Aid
Knox Church Missionary Society
St. Magloires Anglican Church
Minutes of Vestry Meeting Held Oct. 22 1917
The Salvation Army
82
Salvation Army Band
84
Drumheller Church Of the Nazarene
Clubs, Organizations
Women's Institute
The Ten Commandments of the Women's Institute
History of Symbol Lodge No. 93 A.F. & A.M.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 22, Drumheller
91
Honour Roll - Second World War 1939-1945
Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion
For King and Country World War I
B.P.O. Elks' Lodge
96
Thomas Greentree Chapter I.O.D.E.
98
99
100
Prize Fighting in the Early Days
Drumheller Tennis Club
Golf Club
104
105
106
Family Histories
108
109
110
111
112
113
B
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
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431
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435
436
437
438
439
440
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
East Coulee
John Graham
450
451
452
Franklin J. Potts
John Nicholas Murray
East Coulee
456
457
458
Hysterical History - 1920
First - In East Coulee
Midland - Nacmine
462
Mike and Maggie Cranston
Harry Teshier
465
466
Ramblings and Reminiscings of 50 Years in the Drum
468
469
470
471
John Cotterill
Angus MacMillan
474
475
476
477
478
479
Newcastle
481
482
483
Tony and Sophie Bianowsky
485
Francis and Helen Colvin Family
The D. Crone Story
488
The John Kostiuk Story
490
491
The Edward Murphy Family of Newcastle
493
494
495
496
Tim Reddick Story
Joe Serkownak
The Taylor Family
500
Chokecherry Wine in the Hungry Thirties!
The Thompsons of Newcastle
The Leo Vaast Story
504
505
506
Harry Wakaruk Family
The Winnichuk Story
509
510
511
512
513
514
Rosedale
516
517
518
519
520
521
522
523
524
The Ed Harvey Family
526
John Hillary Family
The Robert Miller Story
The J. Ross Murdoch Family
530
531
532
Frank Moodie
The Thomas O'Donnell Family
The John Ostrom Family
Tom and Nellie Peterson
537
538
The Early Days of Rosedale
540
541
The Shelton Story
543
The Strecker Story
545
546
Hans E. Wight
Rosedale - Royal Canadian Mountain Police 1918
549
550
551
Wayne
553
Tom Chaplin Family
The Clarke and Davis Story
Farming Years in Dalum
557
558
559
560
O.A. Hakler
William L. Henderson
563
564
565
566
Herbert Ingrey Family
Montemurro Story
The Gwillym Powell Story
570
571
Recollections of Life in the "Sunshine Camp"
573
574
575
Mr. and Mrs. F. Tuffley
577
578
579
580
581
An Easter Walk
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
Reminiscences of an Ex-Drumheller Editor
599
600
601
A Letter About Drumheller
The Drumheller Bad Lands Speak
The "Black Death" at Drumheller
605
606
607
608
609
610
611
612
613
614
615
616
617
618
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Index
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