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Under Eight Flags: Vol. 1
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Milk River Historical Society
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Table of Contents
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Cover
Patrons of the Book
Acknowledgements
Tribute to Mrs. Alice Campbell
Editor's note
The Writing of the Book
Table of Contents
Milk River Country Under Flags of France, Spain, French Republic, USA, Hudson's Bay Company, Great Britain
Woop-Up Trail, North West Mounted Police, Railway
First Settlers
Diorama of Events Before 1900
Ranchers, Squatters
Narrow Gauge Railway
Spite Canal
Telephone Service
Creation of Alberta as a Province
First Provincial Election
Settlement of Milk River
Ranchers and the Homestead Rush
Coal mines
Churches
Education
Diorama of Events Occurring from 1900-1909
Agriculture
Education
Postal Services
Railway Station Built (purchased by CPR)
First Traffic Bridge
Milk River Businesses (Including Grain Buyers)
The Automobile, Recreation (Including sports)
Single Tax, Alberta Elections, Law and Order
Water, Oil
Telephone Service
Medical services
Drownings and First Burial Ground
Churches (Including First Ladies Guild)
Organizations (UGG, WI, UFA, UFWA)
The First Great War and its Aftermath
Prohibition, Equal Suffrage
Diorama of Event Occurring from 1910 - 1920
The Roaring Twenties - Introduction
Recreation (Including sports)
Automobiles
Agriculture (Including Grain Buyers)
Milk River Businesses and CPR
Traffic Bridge, Gravel, Sunshine Trail, Oil
Education
Alberta Elections, Single Tax and Milk River Councils
Medical History
Bootlegging from Alberta to Montana
Church and Church Related Organizations
Organizations (Scouts, Girl's Club, Corn Growers, Hungarian Society, Elks, Masons, Easter Star)
Diorama of The Roaring Twenties
The Great Depression
Agriculture
Businesses (Including Grain Buyers)
Ice-Cutting, Gravel, Oil and Coal
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Telephone Service
History of Flying
Education
Medical Services
Recreation (Including sports)
Single Tax, Milk River Councils and Alberta Elections
Churches, Church Related Organizations, Cemetery
Organizations (Scouts, Red Cross, Elks, WI, Girl's Club, UFWA, Book Club)
Diorama of Events Occurring During the Thirties
Time Line of War Events Including Local Soldiers, War Brides, Rationing, Red Cross, etc
Recreation (Including Sports)
Agriculture
Town Businesses (Including Grain Buyers)
Memorial Library
Volunteer Fire Brigade
Diary Business
Gravel, A Pave Highway, Coal, Oil Power
Single Tax
Natural Gas
Alberta Elections, Milk River Councils, Law and Order
Milk River's Seventh Flag - The Red Ensign
Telephone Service
Medical
Postal Services
Education
Churches and Related Organizations
Milk River Cemetery
Organizations (Scouts, Lions, Elks and Royal Purple, Eastern Star, WI, UFWA, Sewing Clubs, Community Club, Grandmother's Club, Legion and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority)
Diorama of Events Occurring from 1939 - 1950
History of Flying Continued and The Space Race
Recreation (TV, Sports, Bridge, Band, Cody Orchestra, Anniversaries)
Recreation Board
Gold Springs Park
Chamber of Commerce and Businesses (Including Grain Buyers, Gas Company, Oil)
Volunteer Fire Department
Telephone Service, Postal Service
Medical Services and Hospital Auxiliary
Agriculture (Including 4H Beef Club and Agricultural Exchange Program)
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Education
Alberta Elections, Village and Town Councils, RCMP
The Canadian Flag
Milk River Celebrates Canada's Centennial
Conanza Days
Churches, Related Organizations, Cemetery
Organizations (Scout, Ham Radio, RCD and Gun, Elks, Royal Purple, Eastern Star, Masons, Sketch Club)
Milk River Becomes a Town
Diorama of Events Occurring During the Fifties and Sixties
Lifestyles of the Seventies and Eighties
Town Businesses (Including Grain Buyers, Riverside Gravel)
The Chinook Gas Company LTD
Murphy Oil Truck Terminal and Sarg. Oils LTD
Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department
Telephone Service, CPR, Postal Service
The Milk River Municipal Library
Chamber of Commerce, Ag. Society, Recreation Board
History of Flying (continued)
Agriculture, 4H, International Exchange Program
Education, Adult Education Program
Medical Services
Town Councils, RCMP, Alberta Elections, Travel Centre and Devil's Coulee Finds
Senior Citizens Organization
Prairie Rose Lodge, Board and Auxiliary
Handi-Bus Association
Recreation (Hobbies, Bridge, Bands, Plays, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Bonanza Days, Canoeing, Sports, Gold Springs Park)
Churches and Related Organizations, Cemetery
Organizations (Eastern Star, Kinsmen and Kinettes, Happy Wanderers, Elks, Royal Purple, Rod and Gun, Scouts, Guides and Brownies, China Painters, Community Club, Sewing Clubs, History of 1-17 Community Halls, Richard the Third Society)
Epilogue
Diorama of the Seventies and Eighties
Old Trails Map
Archaeology
Introduction to Biographies
Family Biographies Begin
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Patrons of the Book
Acknowledgements
Tribute to Mrs. Alice Campbell
Editor's note
The Writing of the Book
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Diorama of Events Before 1900
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Telephone Service
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First Provincial Election
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First Traffic Bridge
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Single Tax, Alberta Elections, Law and Order
Water, Oil
Telephone Service
Medical services
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Drownings and First Burial Ground
Churches (Including First Ladies Guild)
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Organizations (UGG, WI, UFA, UFWA)
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The First Great War and its Aftermath
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Prohibition, Equal Suffrage
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Diorama of Event Occurring from 1910 - 1920
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The Roaring Twenties - Introduction
Recreation (Including sports)
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Automobiles
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Traffic Bridge, Gravel, Sunshine Trail, Oil
Education
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Alberta Elections, Single Tax and Milk River Councils
Medical History
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Bootlegging from Alberta to Montana
Church and Church Related Organizations
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Diorama of The Roaring Twenties
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Ice-Cutting, Gravel, Oil and Coal
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Canadian Pacific Railroad
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History of Flying
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Diorama of Events Occurring During the Thirties
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Memorial Library
Volunteer Fire Brigade
Diary Business
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Single Tax
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Natural Gas
Alberta Elections, Milk River Councils, Law and Order
Milk River's Seventh Flag - The Red Ensign
Telephone Service
Medical
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Postal Services
Education
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Churches and Related Organizations
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Milk River Cemetery
Organizations (Scouts, Lions, Elks and Royal Purple, Eastern Star, WI, UFWA, Sewing Clubs, Community Club, Grandmother's Club, Legion and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority)
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Diorama of Events Occurring from 1939 - 1950
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History of Flying Continued and The Space Race
Recreation (TV, Sports, Bridge, Band, Cody Orchestra, Anniversaries)
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Recreation Board
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Chamber of Commerce and Businesses (Including Grain Buyers, Gas Company, Oil)
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Volunteer Fire Department
Telephone Service, Postal Service
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Medical Services and Hospital Auxiliary
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Agriculture (Including 4H Beef Club and Agricultural Exchange Program)
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Canadian Pacific Railroad
Education
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Alberta Elections, Village and Town Councils, RCMP
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The Canadian Flag
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Milk River Celebrates Canada's Centennial
Conanza Days
Churches, Related Organizations, Cemetery
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Organizations (Scout, Ham Radio, RCD and Gun, Elks, Royal Purple, Eastern Star, Masons, Sketch Club)
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Milk River Becomes a Town
Diorama of Events Occurring During the Fifties and Sixties
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Lifestyles of the Seventies and Eighties
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Town Businesses (Including Grain Buyers, Riverside Gravel)
The Chinook Gas Company LTD
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Murphy Oil Truck Terminal and Sarg. Oils LTD
Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Department
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Telephone Service, CPR, Postal Service
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The Milk River Municipal Library
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Chamber of Commerce, Ag. Society, Recreation Board
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History of Flying (continued)
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Agriculture, 4H, International Exchange Program
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Medical Services
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Town Councils, RCMP, Alberta Elections, Travel Centre and Devil's Coulee Finds
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Senior Citizens Organization
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Prairie Rose Lodge, Board and Auxiliary
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Handi-Bus Association
Recreation (Hobbies, Bridge, Bands, Plays, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Bonanza Days, Canoeing, Sports, Gold Springs Park)
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Organizations (Eastern Star, Kinsmen and Kinettes, Happy Wanderers, Elks, Royal Purple, Rod and Gun, Scouts, Guides and Brownies, China Painters, Community Club, Sewing Clubs, History of 1-17 Community Halls, Richard the Third Society)
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Epilogue
Diorama of the Seventies and Eighties
Old Trails Map
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Archaeology
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Introduction to Biographies
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