Cynthia Jones

Eddie Jones and unknown gentleman show the spoils of the latest hunt. As a supplement to farming income, the Latvians in Lake Isle hunted and trapped in the winter months.

Ruins on the Jones' farm. Lake Isle, Alberta.

Harvest on the Jones' farm.

Jones family portrait, 1940. From left to right: Annie, Great Grandma Jones, Olga Jones with baby Karl. Front: Edward "Eddie" and Edna next to her mother.

Leontyne Jones of Lake Isle, Alberta.

Sign placed on the fence surrounding the driveway of Cynthia Jones' property in Lake Isle, Alberta. 2011.

1928 correspondence addressed to John Jones from the Dominion Lands Administration regarding his request to purchase, in addition to his homestead, one of the islands in Lake Isle, Alberta.

Ruins of a log structure on the Jones homestead. Detail of log corners. Lake Isle, Alberta.

Latvians of Lake Isle. Olga Jones on right with hat.

Grave marker of Latvian immigrant Anna Jones, mother of Lake Isle, Alberta settler John Jones. Magnolia Cemetery, 2011.

Bread-making tools from Latvia. The paddle and the box were used to kneed the rye dough made from a sourdough starter. This box was brought to Canada from Latvia by a Jones woman, likely Olga or Anna.

Death notice of John Jones Jr. of Gainford, Alberta.

Lake Isle Latvian settlers, circa 1920.

Lakeshore Gardens Greenhouse owner and Jones' family homestead resident, Cynthia Jones in her favourite spot on the Jones property. Lake Isle, Alberta, 2011.

Land patent of Latvian John Jones, Alberta settler.

Obituary of Olga Jones, ethnic Latvian and Alberta settler.

Jani at the Jones farm, circa 1955.

Olga Jones' Daugavas Vanagu membership card.

Jones family, Lake Isle, circa 1960.

Jones family enjoying a dip in Lake Isle, circa 1950.

Gravestone of Leontyne Jones of Lake Isle, Alberta. Magnolia Cemetery.

Jones family, Lake Isle, Alberta, circa 1950.

Land document of John Jones Sr. from the Canadian Department of the Interior, 1931.

Lake Isle area Latvian men enjoying music on the Jones' farm.

Edna Jones with child, Lake Isle, Alberta.