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A photo of Charles and Alice Westhead, in front of their ranchhouse.They built this large home on Prospect Hill, close to Alix (Alix is a few km SW of Mirror) in 1890.
The Westhead's home was a major centre for social and sporting events in the Buffalo Lake area.
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Home of Mr. and Mrs. Frances Perry1905
Near Mirror, Alberta
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Home of Mr. and Mrs. Frances Perry, with Mrs. Perry on the left, and Mrs. George Weatherill on the right, in this circa 1905 photo.17
A Typical Farmstead in the Area1905
Near Mirror, Alberta
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No information on this photo, other than it was taken on one of the local farms, pre 1920, and most likely pre teens.Note the large domestic vegetable garden out front.
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The Everett Malott Homestead1905
Near Mirror, Alberta
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This is the Everett Malott homestead around 1907 or 1908.21
Johnson Brothers Farm1909
Near Mirror, Alberta
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This is a 1908 or 1909 photo of he Johnson brothers farmyard on Charlie Johnson's homestead NE 18-41-21-W of the 4th.23
Barrington Farm1910
Lamerton, Alberta
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This farm near Lamerton was owned by Norman W. Harrington, and was mostly used for grain production. He also ran another farm at Big Valley, which was a cattle and horse ranch.Norman drove a team and buggy between the two places to keep both farms running, and kept
a foreman and several hired men to help him with the work.
In this photo, his crew is getting ready to go to the field on the Lamerton farm.
Norman was a real entrepeneur of the times, dabbling not only in farming and ranching, but also tried poultry farming, hog production and even market gardening. None of his ventures ever became as successful as he had hoped they would.
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The Cuthbert Wolferston Homestead1910
Near Mirror, Alberta
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This is the Cuthbert Wolferstan tidy, well laid out homestead in the Hickling district, towards Alix, just southwest of Mirror.Mr. Wolferstan filed on his homestead sometime shortly after 1902.
In 1910, Cuthbert married Margaret McRoberts, a nurse and Irishwoman, and they had three children, Peggy, Nancy and Tom.
He worked with other homesteaders, helped Luther Sharpe break a bunch of wild range horses belonging to Charlie Mott once and was campaign manager for Irene Parlby, when she ran for the U.F.A. political party in 1921.
Cuthbert continued to be active in the community throughout his whole life, helping to organized the Buffalo Lake Co-operative Shipping Association, the Alberta Wheat Pool in this area and was President of the Central Alberta Dairy Pool.
He served as Justice of the Peace for several years and was also active in the Hickling school district and with St. Monica's church.
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Original Jaques Farm1910
Near Mirror, Alberta
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