The Francophone Ranchers of British Columbia’s Interior Plateau The Francophone Ranchers of British Columbia’s Interior Plateau Société historique francophone de Colombie-Britannique
Mootla was the daughter of Koteminak and Cormenaskat of the Dog Creek Band (today, the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation). Mootla and Isidore’s son Édouard became a champion golfer […]
Born in 1843 in Roxton Pond QC, died in 1935 in Agassiz BC. Though illiterate, Joseph was a tailor then a hotelier in Roxton Pond QC. In retirement, […]
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 […]