MARY'S GENEALOGY TREASURES
My Dad was born in Escharen, Holland. As a young man he
They boarded the SS Regina on April 27, and landed at
Mr. Arie Koole met them at the station, and took them
By now, my Dad owned a Star car. The night I was born,
My Dad then got work in Pincher Creek in December. .
My Dad passed away in October, 1972 and my
Although our stay in Coalhurst was less than a year,
farmed in Faribault, Minnesota, U.S.A. In 1927 he returned
to Holland and married my Mother, who was also born in
Escharen, Holland. They had planned to farm in Minnesota,
but due to a quota on immigrants my Mother would have
to wait one year to emigrate to the U.S.A. They decided
to go to Canada instead. My Dad knew two couples from
his hometown who lived in a strange place called Alberta.
Quebec City on May 8th. After a four day trip on the train
they arrived in Lethbridge.
to my Dad's friends, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Aben, who at
the time were farming in the Crystal Lake area. Mr. Aben
took my parents to Coalhurst, and they lived with Mr. and
Mrs. Anton Linders, who had rented a farm from Mr.
McDermott. The John Aben family bought the farm from
Mr. McDermott. My Dad worked for Mr. Watmough
during the harvest season.
my dad had to drive to the section house to wait for the
doctor. Dad had to wave a lantern so that Dr. L. A.
Roy would know where to turn. He followed my Dad
back to the farm, and shortly after his arrival I was born.
They left Coalhurst the night of the big blizzard. In
1928 we moved to Lethbridge where my sisters,
and brothers, were born
Mother passed away on April 4, 1984.
my parents had many good friends there. I remember
all my family going to visit the Wm. Van Buuren,
John Aben, or Martin Aben families nearly every Sunday.
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