Dickson Store Museum
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The Dickson Store
Location: Dickson, Alberta, Canada

 
Dickson Store 1912
1 of 63 		Sign erected by Alberta Government to recognize contribution of Danish immigrants to area.
2 of 63 		The Danish Pioneers' First Christmas in Dickson
3 of 63 		An example of a breaking plow rig and team.
4 of 63 		Brushcutting to clear land was difficult work.
5 of 63 		Soren Norre on brushcutter used for clearing land.
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Cutting brush to clear land
7 of 63 		Barnraising at Pedersen's. It was essential to survival that the pioneers worked together.
8 of 63 		Comments from Gordon Christiansen
9 of 63 		Groups gathered to cut firewood
10 of 63 		Low, wet lands made travel challenging
11 of 63 		There were no roads, only trails, for travel.
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Laura Christiansen on horse outside log home which also housed the post office.
13 of 63 		More pioneers arrived at Dickson after 1904.
14 of 63 		Layout of Dickson after store was built
15 of 63 		Dickson Store newly built
16 of 63 		The growing Christiansen family
17 of 63 		Dickson Store
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