History: James C. Alcock of Okotoks, Alberta

Reprinted from the January 1953 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff

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Published: October 29, 2020
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A group of jolly cowboys in the early 1900’s at the Spencer Ranch in Southern Alberta.

A group of jolly cowboys in the early 1900’s at the Spencer Ranch in Southern Alberta. Photo: Submitted

James C. Alcock of Okotoks, Alberta
By Dallas Banister Wright

‘In 1953 Mr. and Mrs. James C. Alcock of Okotoks, Alberta, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They are a grand pioneer couple that yes have not aged, with a keen sense of humour and outstanding personalities that must have carried them over many hardships in their early days in Southern Alberta, which they still recall with nostalgia.’

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‘Our History’ is curated by former Canadian Cattlemen editor, Gren Winslow.

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