A Proud Riverside Rat! A Historical Vignette of “Riverside” at Medicine Hat, Alberta

My fondest memories of growing up in Medicine Hat was the time our family lived on Riverside. These were my formative years (1950-1962) and I have vivid memories of spending the summers at the Heald pool and the winter months on the high board outdoor hockey rink with the “ancient” shack, where we would put on our skates and warm up after being out on the rink during the frigid winter temperatures. READ ON

 

Pocahontas and the Campbell Clan from Scotland and the Amazing Familial Relationship to the Scheibner Family from Gem, Alberta

The Mad Hatter Historian

History and genealogy often intersect with amazing results(William J Anhorn).

Here is an interesting story…. which provides ample evidence or undeniable proof of the foregoing statement. The story is entitled, Pocahontas and the Campbell Clan from Scotland and the Amazing Familial Relationship to the Scheibner Family from Gem, Alberta

Going Down Another “Genealogical” Rabbit Hole: -The Story Andrew Easton Wands (1893-1915) and the Battle of Gully Ravine and the “Butcher of Helles”

As we approach another Remembrance Day, we should again pause and reflect on those who paid the ultimate price in defense of our freedom- a “freedom” which is not without its own logical boundaries which has been predicated soundly for centuries on the “rule” of law. A “freedom” which far too many of us today have silently taken for granted.

Here is a story of a Fallen Soldier who has no special connection but whose sacrifice in a far away land should be honored and remembered.

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“Angels of Mercy”- The Story of Nursing Sister Matilda Ethel Green and her Unique Connection to Medicine Hat and her Role During the Great War (1914-1919)

More than 2,800 nurses served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps, as fully-enlisted officers in the specially-created all female rank of “Nursing Sister”, during World War I. Nicknamed “bluebirds” because of their blue uniforms and white veils, Canada’s nursing sisters saved many lives by caring for wounded and sick soldiers during this horrific conflict in France and Belgium during the Great War (1914-1919). Their valour and dedication to the war effort, however,  is often overlooked. One of these Nursing Sisters has a unique connection to Medicine Hat and her story is one that should be told as part of another interesting chapter in the history of Medicine Hat.

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