Chapin Family

Notes - This is a history of the Chapin-Anderson family written by Ordie Chapin-Anderson. The Chapin family moved from The USA to a homestead eight miles from Colinton, Alberta in 1910. Frederick Lewis Chapin and Ethel May Chapin arrived with their twin daughters Addie and Ida. Edith, Ethel, John and Ordie were all born at the homestead. Frederick operated a mixed farm with many animals such as chickens, horses, pigs and cows; as well as farming wheat, oats, barley and hay. After a few years, a store was opened by the Chapin family where groceries, tobacco, and candy were sold. The store also housed a post office and creamery. A new store was later opened on another property and the old store was converted into a house. Ordie recalls early memories of attending school, school dances, picking berries and starting up an orchestra. Ordie married Doug Anderson in 1936. Doug became a barber in Athabasca. Much of the Chapin family moved to British Columbia during the late 1930s, and so did Ordie, Doug and family (3 pages)