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Childhood of the Steiner Brothers, Henry and Paul

In Whitemouth, Paul and Henry remember that the hotel was there, built by a man named Lorne, the post office was in the section house, and that Mrs. Monilaws was the post mistress. Mr. John Monilaws was the CPR section foreman. The store was situated where the firehall now is, owned by William Wilson. ln [...]

Memories of Rose Noel before becoming Mrs. Stark

Two brothers, Gus and Richard Noel came from Volhynia, Poland to Canada around 1906. They stayed at the Gottlieb Bischke farm. Gottlieb and Augusta Bischke were the brothers’ aunt and uncle. Richard Noel met Ida Jobb when Ida was working in Whitemouth at Stillman’s store, or while she worked at Bayse’s store. They were married [...]

A Brief Story about Jane Tait

July 14, 1901 marks the date of Jane Tait’s birth at River Hills close to Seven Sisters. Her mother was a Canadian from Ontario and her father was an Englishman from England. Coming from the west, Mr. Tait immigrated to Canada when he was 18 years old. At a very young age he sought for [...]

Hannah Steiner

Hannah was born on February 7, 1923 in Whitemouth. Hannah settled in this area with her parents in 1946. Her father, Ferdinand Kuhn was born on March 2, 1893, and her mother was born on March 7, 1904.
Mrs. Steiner’s father settled at Lonely Dale where his family farmed. Hannah’s mother came to Whitemouth in 1922 [...]