Gwen Hall and Jason **** hauling water to cauldron. It was much handier to heat large amounts of water outside. They heated any water that was needed this way

The Hall's built a new porch to replace the tiny cold one and they also replaced the kitchen floor

In April the large snowbanks melted and overnight it flooded. Betty Kowal and her brother Bob riding in the boat and dodging the trees

Hall's horses that they used to round up the cattle. Buck could jump all the logs and trees out in the bush quarter

Moving the Ellscott elevator to Boyle with 2 caterpillars and wheeled skids

Ernie built a large tractor shed for the John Deere tractor. Hall's yard is full of flowers and trees that they planted

Ernie Hall took out a lot of bush on their three quarters and made a dugout

Ernie and Gwen Hall loved the quad. It was so much stronger for carrying calves on

Gordon Walker farm. Walker's farm some years ago

John Kowal made these 400 bundles by hand and stooked them so they would dry. In the fall he put them in the barn loft for feed. To his surprise, when he wanted to use the feed the oat grain was gone as the mice ate it all. Only the straw remained

Hall's painted house and their very small cold porch. Gwen Hall washed clothes outside where her heated water was. They hauled water from the creek and in the winter melted snow

Gordon on the tractor beside the old chicken house.In photo:Clara Jonson, Grandma Clintberg, Nannie Walker. Front of Grandma-Maryanne Walker, Halvar Jonson, Gordon Walker on tractor

Hall's bought their first Massey Ferguson tractor and cultivator at Walter Mikulan's auction sale. They went to many auction sales for all of their needed machinery

Grade 5 class in Ellscott School with old fashion desks. Students: (left hand row front to back): Lorraine Hupka, Louise Wall, David Kowal, Martha Adcock (right hand row front to back) Lorraine Parson, David Zallas, Linda Raaflaub, and James Engman

In the fall John Kowal would cut logs into blocks with his saw that was run by an engine. These blocks were for the wood heater in the shacks

Gordon Walker talks about his life, family, and farming

John Rosich loading grain with an auger mounted engine

Gordon Walker's mother and father when they were in Edmonton. His father was five years old when he first came in Edmonton.In photo:Stanley & Nannie Walker

Mary Rosich is on the tractor, George Rosich is on the binder, Joe Rosich and Matt Zivic are stoking

This is the staff of Ellscott school in its last year. From left to right, Ms. Alice Fodchuk, Mrs. Violet Kowalchuk, Mr. Gene Kowalchuk with his daughter Marjorie Kowalchuk

Front Row – Mat Zivic, George Radmanovich, Stella Radmanovich, Mike Krajacic, Mary Krajacic, Mary Rosich, Pete Zelkovich, Joe Rosich, Thresa Rosich, Father Kavacic, Father Danjanov, K. Rosich, Mary Rosich, and Anna Rosich (three girls in front).…

John Kowal bought this second-hand truck for $850 in Edmonton in 1962. Today (2008) it is still running as a hunting truck for Fred Lachance

Joe Rosich bringing in a small amount of straw. The straw is put in the house under the table for two days.

This was a pure angus prize bull

The Hall's raised chickens for eggs to sell for years. Then they raised Buff Orpingtons and finally Bantums crossed with Broilers. They loved to hunt grasshoppers in the garden and yard

The bus drivers for Ellscott School were Harry Keep and Alex Hamata. They are standing with the principal Mr. Gene Kowalchuk

The rock garden was started in 1994 with big rock from the fields. In 1996 the rock garden already had lots of flowers. Gardens, trees, and raspberries were planted along the driveway. Ernie Hall built a large machine shed, garage, summer house and…

Cliff Goodwin is 12 years old in this picture and in the back row, third from the left. The families in this picture are Richter, Drisner, Wedge, Johnson, Sampert, Krause, Urban, Herling, Seifridt, Sury, Reimer and Hermann

Walker's wedding photo. In photo: Halvar Jonson, George Edwards, Gordon Walker, Maryann Walker (Keith), Judy Edwards (Ryan), Maryanne Walker (Homenuik) Gordon's wife is Maryanne, his sister is Maryanne

Mike Krajacic with son George Krajacic and Joe Rosich with daughter

Ernie Hall and Jason **** picking rocks. Once the Hall's started working their land they found out that it was covered with rocks

Joe Rosich on a 55 MH tractor using a Case 133 baler

This is a loose hay loader which drops the hay on the back of a hayrack. It was bought new by a previous owner in about 1930. Gordon Walker renewed and modified some parts of it and he and his wife used it. Gordon put the hay rack together to put it…

This is Gordon Walker's wife and their dog "Rubber bags" or "Rex" with their second tractor. Gordon and his wife were using tractor to pull a four and a half foot mower to mow some very heavy grass. The mower stopped and…

This is the winner of the July 1st picnic nice legs contest

Small three room house – plaster inside with shingles for siding. House was on SE9-64-20-W-4

This is Norma Goodwin's first day of school (Grade 1). She is standing with her older sister Judy Goodwin (thirteen years old) and younger brother Edward Goodwin (five years old). They are standing in front of a 1946 Chev which Clifford Goodwin…

Ernie Hall with two tractors running the auger and oat mill

Walker's farm

Gordon Walker's grandparents Passenger Ticket/Reciept paper from Cunard Steamship Co., Ltd. when they came to Canada in 1911