27

Neoma Hooks
circa 1911
Keystone, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Breton Museum

28

With so many children in the area, school was very important to the settlers but so was working on the homestead. The school term often went from early spring through to fall. This was done to accommodate working on the farms and because often the winter months were too cold for students to attend.

29

School Attendance Record
circa:1940's
Breton, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Breton Museum

30

While many settlers were successful in performing the necessary requirements to obtain title to their land, some gave up in despair and moved on.

31

Certificate of Land Title
circa 1920 -1930
Keystone, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Breton Museum

32

Cliff, Eugene, Elmer and Marvin Alexander came to Keystone with the King family in 1911. Marvin returned to the United States shortly after his arrival, but the other men filed on homesteads in the area. They and others are listed in Tax Assessment Roles for the years 1917 and 1918

33

Olga Ellis and Nellie Thomas( nee King)
circa 1930's
Breton, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Breton Museum
Lloyd Ellis

34

In the late 1920's the Hooks family built an 8-room house overlooking the ravine. The house stood as a landmark until October 1974 when it was destroyed by a fire.

35

Samuel Hooks House
circa 1920 - 1930
Breton, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Breton Museum

36

In the 1930s the depression crept its way into the well established town of Breton, but many continued to farm in the summer and work at lumber mills during the winter months.

37

Breton Main Street - Copenhagen Cafe on the left -1940's
circa 1940's
Breton, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Breton Museum

38

With the out break of World War II many of Breton's sons went to war.

39

Funnell Mother's Club
circa 1945
Breton, Alberta, Canada

Credits:
Breton Museum
Daphne Oulton

40

Mark, the eighth child of Sam and Neoma Hooks, spent 4 years in the Canadian army.