Oct 29, 2023 | Historical Christmas Stories, History
December 29th, 1965 Well we are getting pretty far down on the shank of another year. The older you get, the faster they fly. We are spending the Christmas Holiday at Tuchodi. What a place to relax, get some rest and get a little writing done. No telephone, no T.V....
Oct 29, 2023 | Historical Christmas Stories, History
Read original on Calverley.ca Transcript from a taped interview The Christmas and New Year seasons are upon us once more. It seems to me that they must have changed the schedule and are holding the celebrations at least every six months! Or could it just be that as we...
Oct 29, 2023 | Historical Christmas Stories, History
Audio here at Calverley.ca The story I would like to tell happened long ago, when I was one of the Smathers kids living at Baytree in the East Pouce Coupe district. The heroes of my story were Jim and Sid Robertson. Now, first to get the theme of the story. Try to...
Dec 14, 2022 | Historical Christmas Stories, History
Written by Lloyd Bryra in his book Cowboys, Moose Hunts, Blizzards, and Such: A Northern Canadian Cowboy Christmas and the school Christmas concert were always the highlights at that time of year. Preparations at school started in early December with plays,...
Dec 9, 2022 | Historical Christmas Stories, History
I was the second baby born in the old Pouce Coupe Hospital. That was on December 22nd, 1921. My parents, Joe and Jennie Goodvin, named me Frances Mary. We left for the trapline cabin just west of Mile 101 on the now Alaska Highway in 1924. In those days, most...
Nov 13, 2022 | Historical Christmas Stories, History
The Junior Chamber of Commerce in Dawson Creek started in 1946. Their first big project was the Mile Zero Post. In 1947 this organization put up a decorated Christmas tree at the Mile Zero Post location. The tradition was carried on, sometimes by other organizations...
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