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History: O’-da-wa-ta-be Umbah (Christmas)

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Canadian Cattlemen Staff

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History: Mrs. Joseph Hogge

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Canadian Cattlemen Staff

History, Our History

History: Rancher-Writer of the Cariboo

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Canadian Cattlemen Staff

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  History: James C. Alcock of Okotoks, Alberta

  James C. Alcock of Okotoks, Alberta By Dallas Banister Wright ‘In 1953 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Alcock of Okotoks,…

  October 29, 2020

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  History: The Pleasant Speaking People

  The Pleasant Speaking People By Philip H. Godsell, F.R.G.S. ‘Of all the aboriginal tribes of our Canadian Northwest perhaps none…

  October 8, 2020

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  History: Cosley, Trapper and the Guide Extraordinary: Part 2

  Cosley, Trapper and the Guide Extraordinary: Part 2 By Julia Nelson, Mountain View, Alberta 'Joe must have been unusually impressed…

  August 20, 2020

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  History: Hidden With the Wagon Trail

  Hidden With the Wagon Trail By Irene E. McCaugherty, Lethbridge, Alta. ‘Maybe I shouldn’t write about the pioneers who have…

  June 18, 2020

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  History: Lord Lovat Judges Shorthorns at Calgary

  Lord Lovat Judges Shorthorns at Calgary ‘Scotland’s Lord Lovat, British war hero, Chief of Clan Fraser and Banffshire cattle breeder,…

  May 21, 2020

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  History: Many are the hearts

  Many are the hearts By Lyn Harrington The man with the most proposals this Leap Year is a bachelor rancher…

  April 30, 2020

History, Our History

History: Dwarfism Is a Breeder’s Problem

Reprinted from the February 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff 6 days ago

Dwarfism Is a Breeder’s Problem By Grant MacEwan ‘Dwarf calves are creating headaches for cattle breeders and the criticism has been advanced that not enough is being done to rid the breeds of this menace. Unfortunately, there is tendency on the part of some breeders to say as little as possible about dwarfs and do […] Read more

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History: With the Junior Cattlemen

Reprinted from the January 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 7, 2021

With the Junior Cattlemen By Grant MacEwan ‘Question for today: Who was Robert Bakewell? If the question was about Thomas A. Edison, every young person would have the answer, “one of the world’s foremost inventors, the inventor of the phonograph”. If it were about George Stephenson, the equally ready answer would be, “an English engineer […] Read more

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History: Historical Tales

Reprinted from the February 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 31, 2020

Historical Tales By Senator F. W. Gershaw ‘The Longhorns – According to the records of Lee Brown, the Spaniards brought cattle to Mexico first when they were making a mad search for gold in that newly discovered country. The first bunch consisted of 6 sharp-horned heifers and one young bull. They landed in 1521 and […] Read more

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History: Memories One Hundred Years Old

Reprinted from the January 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 24, 2020

Memories One Hundred Years Old By Anne L Gaetz She was very, very old, this woman of whom I write, for she had seen 101 winters come and go. Her eyes were dim from looking down the years; but her mind was a rich storehouse of memories — memories of unusual experiences that were known […] Read more

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History: Early Days in Southern Alberta – Pt. 2

Reprinted from the February 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 17, 2020

Early Days in Southern Alberta By Dallas Banister Wright ‘Nearly every young man at some time finds familiar surroundings dull and sets out in the world to make his fortune. I was no exception. At eighteen, the prairies grew too small for me so I decided to go gold hunting on the Columbia River in […] Read more

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History: Early Days in Southern Alberta

Reprinted from the January 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 10, 2020

Early Days in Southern Alberta By Dallas Banister Wright ‘I was eleven years old when I sailed for the North West Territories with my father, A. E. Banister, and my three older brothers, leaving mother and eight younger children in Bridport, England, to await instructions to join us when we had found a home for […] Read more

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History: O’-da-wa-ta-be Umbah (Christmas)

Reprinted from the January 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 3, 2020

O’-da-wa-ta-be Umbah (Christmas) By John Laurie ‘I left the train at Nordegg. In fact, I practically fell off and, with my blankets, skidded down the icy grade into the arms of my friends. Shouts of “Oh-ha-zthee-skan” came from a dozen throats as the boys took my blankets, my pack sack, and crowded around to shake […] Read more

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History: Mrs. Joseph Hogge

Reprinted from the December 1952 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 26, 2020

Mrs. Joseph Hogge By Dallas Banister Wright Mrs. Catherine Matilda (“Cassie”) Hogge of Okotoks, Alberta, who knew this province seventy years ago, recently took me back with her to those early days when as a little girl, she travelled with her parents, the late Maurice and Agnes Stewart, from Clarenceville, Quebec, to the Western Prairies. […] Read more

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History: Rancher-Writer of the Cariboo

Reprinted from the December 1952 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 12, 2020

Rancher-Writer of the Cariboo By Lyn Harrington ‘Richmond P. Hobson, Jr., author of GRASS BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS, says, “Roads keep gumming me up.” Soon as he finds a spot far from town somebody builds a road, and there’s his isolation gone. That actual truth is that Rich Hobson would beat out a trail no matter […] Read more

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History: Embargo ended

Reprinted from the January 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 5, 2020

On Saturday, November 29, 1952 Washington announced that barring further outbreaks of Foot and Mouth disease in Canada the U.S. sanitary embargo would be removed on March 1, 1953. Subsequently Ottawa announced that the system of import permits covering livestock and meats would be withdrawn on the same date. As a matter of record, the […] Read more

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