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Pioneer Days
7. Meet the Pioneers
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serv.focus(); } //--> </script> </head> <body leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"> <div id="stChild"> <div class="sc" id="sc1"> <h4 class="float-left">1</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Carman Alder<br />1899<br /> <br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#2" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=112478','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=355,height=257')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/AECI/0001/image/storycard/AECI0001003f.jpg" ></span></a> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc2"> <h4 class="float-right">2</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> Carman Alder was born in 1899, the son of William and Belle Alder.He attended Mylor school. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc3"> <h4 class="float-left">3</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Thomas Argue<br />1889<br /> <br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#4" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=112479','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=355,height=300')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/AECI/0001/image/storycard/AECI00010040.jpg" ></span></a> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc4"> <h4 class="float-right">4</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> Thomas Argue arrived in the area in the spring of 1889 with his brother Nick. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc5"> <h4 class="float-left">5</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> George and Mary Jane Armstrong<br />1901<br /> <br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#6" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=112480','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=355,height=321')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/AECI/0001/image/storycard/AECI00010041.jpg" ></span></a> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc6"> <h4 class="float-right">6</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> George and Mary Jane Armstrong came to Cartwright from Clairville, Ontario, in 1901 with their family. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc7"> <h4 class="float-left">7</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Alfred Askew<br />1900<br /> <br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#8" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=112481','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=355,height=345')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/AECI/0001/image/storycard/AECI00010042.jpg" ></span></a> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc8"> <h4 class="float-right">8</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> Alfred Askew moved to Cartwright and built the Askew Block and lived in the rooms upstairs with his family. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc9"> <h4 class="float-left">9</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Robert Askew<br />1900<br /> <br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#10" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=112482','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=355,height=291')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/AECI/0001/image/storycard/AECI00010043.jpg" ></span></a> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc10"> <h4 class="float-right">10</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> Robert Askew was born in England. He arrive with his parents to the Chesterville district about 1900. </span> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc11"> <h4 class="float-left">11</h4> <span class="cmStoryLine"> Mr. and Mrs. John Askew<br />1899<br /> <br /> </span> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> </span> <br /> <br /> <a href="#12" onClick="window.open('pm_v2.php?id=display_original&lg=English&fl=0&rd=112483','CM', 'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=355,height=412')"><span class="topNavWhite"><img src="CommunityMemories2/AECI/0001/image/storycard/AECI00010044.jpg" ></span></a> </div> <div class="sc" id="sc12"> <h4 class="float-right">12</h4> <span class="cmStoryLineText"> In the fall of 1899, Mr. and Mrs. John Askew came to visit Mr. Wallace and made a deal with him to purchase the Wallace House. 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