Anyone who grew up in Medicine Hat in the 50’s or 60’s and who is interested in the history of Medicine Hat will enjoy this story about a legendary character whose name will be familiar to most and which will … Continue reading
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“Sifting Through the Ashes of Time”-The Story of the Great War,The Treaty of Versailles and a Distinct Medicine Hat Connection
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I have always enjoyed reading and learning more about world history and more recently I became fascinated with the history of World War I. I also have always had a keen interest in the history of my hometown of Medicine … Continue reading
A Genealogical “Cold” Case Originating from Medicine Hat -The Story of “Thomas Wallace” and Reuniting a Handsome “Medal” and Family Heirloom to its Rightful Owner
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As an amateur genealogist and historian, I have been recently involved in several interesting research projects. I have written extensively regarding my family history (Anhorn/Medlicott/McIvor) and in doing so, I have endeavored, whenever possible, to put the story in some … Continue reading
“Through the Looking Glass”-The Story of the Munro and Glass Families from Scotland And the Quest to Find the Antecedents of James Glass
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Following the research, writing and posting on my personal homepage an article on a local Medicine Hat “character” entitled, “Lost in the Shadows-The Untold Story Of Phoebe Munro of Medicine Hat”, I received a phone call from someone mentioned in … Continue reading
The Holten Canadian War Cemetery Memorial Project and a Tribute to the Fallen Canadian Soldiers from Medicine Hat ( Revised December 2020)
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I have always had a keen interest in history and more recently genealogy and from time to time I have researched and endeavoured to document my family history, for what purpose, I was not exactly sure. I have always enjoyed … Continue reading
“FRIENDLY” FIRE -The “Shocking” Untold Story of a Fallen Soldier from Medicine Hat and one of the many Tragedies of World War II
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Introduction: I have always had a keen interest in history, particularly the history of World War I and the Second World War. More recently, I became interested in genealogy and as a result, from time to time have researched and … Continue reading
“Lost In the Shadows”- The Untold Story of Phoebe Munro of Medicine Hat
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A recent post on the Facebook page ”If you grew up in Medicine Hat you remember when” caught my attention. Quite interestingly, the photo and accompanying post garnered a great deal of interest from the Facebook followers of the site, … Continue reading
The First Australian Medlicott
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History and Genealogy often intersect with interesting results One of the most interesting facts, which I discovered in researching the Medlicott family history, which is particularly relevant for those family members who were born in Australia, is that the family … Continue reading
The First American Medlicott
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–Genealogy and history often intersect with some interesting results. One of the most interesting facts, which I discovered in researching the Medlicott family history, which is particularly relevant for those family members who were born in North America, is that … Continue reading
Fact or Fiction: The Relationship of the Scott Family of Medicine Hat to the Famous Explorer Captain James Cook
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Fact or Fiction: The Relationship of the Scott Family of Medicine Hat to the Famous Explorer Captain James Cook At the request of my good friend Gary Scott and consistent with my unabated enthusiasm for genealogical research, I began to … Continue reading
