“The Apple Does Not Fall Far From the Tree”

The Story of George Lyall Arbuthnott McIntosh and his son John “Jack” McIntosh and their Very Special and Unique Connection to Medicine Hat     READ ON

The story behind a WWII Halifax bomber and its unique nose art and the young pilot who flew the aircraft is another interesting chapter in the history of Medicine Hat.

 

“Some Old Glass Negatives Found in the Sommer’s Cabin”-The Story of the Jenkins Family from Medicine Hat and an Interesting Historical Discovery

A rare discovery in an abandoned cabin resulted in the author going down a geneolgoical and historical “rabbit hole” to borrow a phrase from the ‘Adventures of Alice in Wonderland’. It tells the interesting story about the Jenkins family from Medicine Hat

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A Mother’s Lament-“A Boy of My Heart”

The history of Medicine Hat, Redcliff and the surrounding area provides some interesting and compelling stories, which for some brings back memories from yesteryear. My interest in genealogy and history often intersects with some amazing results. History is important!

Here is a story of a young man from Redcliff who paid the ultimate price on the battlefield of France and it is a story which should be told … .Lest We Forget! 

It is entitled “A Mother’s Lament -Boy of My Heart” and places the horrific loss of a young patriot in greater historical context.

“Lord…. It’s Hard to Be Humble”

-Lord Delaval James de la PoerBeresford and the Mexican Ranch Near Brooks and his Interesting Historical Connection to Medicine Hat

An outcast by choice, Lord Delaval James de la Poer-Beresford, was an English/Irish nobleman, who far from living an aristocratic lifestyle in Ireland and England, became an infamous “remittance man” who was a frequent visitor to Medicine Hat in the early 1900’s. His life story has all of the “makings” of a Hollywood movie or best selling novel.

It is another interesting chapter in the history of Medicine Hat.

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