Browsing all posts in February, 2010.
Golden Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Beeskau on their 50th Anniversary in the 1920′s. They farmed in Oldenburg, later years in River Hills area.
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Tommilas in Manitoba
Eric Tommila was born in Viborg, Finland in 1864, coming to Montreal, Canada in 1894. Finland was very crowded with not nearly as many opportunities as Canada. He arrived in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1897, and moved on to Brandon in 1898. Helena Sakuri was born in Helsinki, Finland in 1875 and immigrated to Canada by [...]
Rudolf & Lena Tittlemier, Beginnings and Ending
After the wedding, Rudolf and Lena lived with her parents in the winter and they moved to Sanford the next spring, where they both worked for a farmer. Next year (1917), they went to Scepter, Saskatchewan, where they also worked for a farmer. In 1918, they went to Leader, Sask., and lived in town, with [...]
The hockey player from Winnipeg, Manitoba
Maxwell Labovitch is a professional ice hockey player coming from the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was born on January 18, 1924. Max had played hockey for almost a decade but he missed out two seasons because he has to serve the military from 1942-1945.
These are the teams he played for:
New Haven Eagles (Right Wing) [...]
When the Two Families Moved in to Canada
Meanwhile, Rudolf’s father in 1911, had bought a homestead in the Seven Sisters area. The area was known as “the homestead”, located on the edge of Whiteshell Park. In 1912, enough money was earned to bring mother and the rest of the family to Canada. The farm was much too far from town and school [...]
Have you been to Churchill?
Vintage Manitoba Photo showing yet another view of Victoria Beach East Shore Lake Winnipeg, Province of Manitoba Canada.
This Photo was apparently taken in the year 1930, at the location where Einfeld Bakery was built and has been operated until now by its original family. Victoria Beach is located on the [...]
Tittlemier’s Journey to Winnipeg
Rudolf was born in White Russia in 1890. The homeland was plagued with much unrest and threat of war; so, in 1910 Rudolf and his father Henry Tittlemier decided to emigrate. Men were being drafted into the army, and trained for war, so it was time to leave. Leaving Russia and crossing into Austria was [...]
River Hills' Industry
This scene was taken in the year 1939 where workers cut lumbers in bush behind River Hills.
Childhood of the Steiner Brothers, Henry and Paul
In Whitemouth, Paul and Henry remember that the hotel was there, built by a man named Lorne, the post office was in the section house, and that Mrs. Monilaws was the post mistress. Mr. John Monilaws was the CPR section foreman. The store was situated where the firehall now is, owned by William Wilson. ln [...]
The Steiner Family in Canada
John and Rosina Steiner came to Canada from Hungary in 1893. John was born on June 2, 1862, and Rosina was born October 28, 1868. They lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba for three years, and John went west with the CPR building tracks through the mountains. He went as far as field, dynamiting rock and building [...]
