The Francophone Ranchers of British Columbia’s Interior Plateau The Francophone Ranchers of British Columbia’s Interior Plateau Société historique francophone de Colombie-Britannique
Ernest was the eldest of the children of Joseph and Josephte Arthurine “Athénaïse” née Blain. Some French was spoken in the family, and an elderly Marie Anna was […]
The two-storey ranch house above burned down, so the family had to move into a storage building while a new house was being built. When Joseph retired, he […]
For more information, see “Operation Musk Ox” on Wikipedia
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While the family’s sons worked mostly on the ranch, Teresa sent her daughters to school in New Westminster to ensure their education. When Moses died, Teresa passed the […]
The exploits of the Dambuster Squadron, Percy Pigeon’s flight crew, became the subject of the popular 1955 British film ”The Dam Busters”, and the surviving participants, including Percy, […]
The family patriarch often played on the J.P. acronym of his name and his title (Justice of the Peace).