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St.-Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands

Another adventure my brother and I (Charles Rowe) would like to hear Father tell. The ship he was sailing in had long been becalmed, no wind came to fill the sail and the ship just drifted. They were running short of food and their water had all gone. Father had...

Alfred’s Onions

Knows His Onions My great grandfather Alfred Salway had a successful greenhouse in Cardston, Alberta. Here is a newspaper article from the Lethbridge Herald Thursday, November 23, 1944. It is ironic that I do not like onions so it must not be genetic.

Charles Broadbent Haslam

A letter to his mother. 20 Jan 1942 (3) Mrs. S. R. Haslam Cardston, Alberta Dear Mrs. Haslam: It is my painful duty to confirm the telegram recently received by you which informed you that your son, Flying Officer Charles Broadbent Haslam, is reported missing on Active Service. Advice has...

Memorial Day

“We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie in Flanders Fields.”John McCrae Haslam and Broadbents: Sgt. Leslie John McMurray Leslie John McMurray Virtual Memorial Cardston Historical Society Fallen Soldiers Charles Broadbent Haslam Charles Broadbent Haslam Virtual...

William Steers & Eliza Taylor Steers

HISTORY OF OLD FAMILY RECORDS (Gleaned of WILLIAM STEERS & WIFE & FAMILY)So far we Know very little of the history of record of the life of our ancestor, William Steers until the time of his marriage to Eliza Taylor, my paternal grandmother. In her family history she states,”William Steers...