The Christopher Johnston Family 1905-1922
Mrs. Daisy Gooding tells the story of her parents’ immigration, marriage and early family life in Athabasca. Her father, Mr. Christopher Johnston, was originally a lay minister and a trader and later opened a bakery in Athabasca with her mother Christine. Mrs. Gooding tells of her parents’ exper...
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ftathabascaunidc:oai:digicon.athabascau.ca:AthaArch/3343 2024-09-09T19:29:31+00:00 The Christopher Johnston Family 1905-1922 unknown application/pdf http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/3343 en eng Alice B. Donahue Library & Archives 85.69 http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/3343 Subject to The Copyright Act. For more information or requests to use this image, contact atharchives@athabascalibrary.ab.ca Personal History Immigration N. W. M. P. R. C. M. P. Marriage First Nations Trapping Trading Fire Businesses Homesteading Flu Epidemic Ferry Ferrymen Settlers text ftathabascaunidc 2024-07-01T17:50:30Z Mrs. Daisy Gooding tells the story of her parents’ immigration, marriage and early family life in Athabasca. Her father, Mr. Christopher Johnston, was originally a lay minister and a trader and later opened a bakery in Athabasca with her mother Christine. Mrs. Gooding tells of her parents’ experiences: cooking meals for the North West Mountain Police, dealing with the fire and flu epidemics in the early 1900s, and life in general. She talks of her parents personal and business relationships with many homesteaders as well as First Nation citizens. Many anecdotes are shared including the story of Bill Day and his sleigh pulled by moose. Mrs. Gooding’s father became a ferryman and stories of ferrying on the Athabasca River are part of this tribute to her parents. 8 pages Text Athabasca River First Nations Athabasca University Digitization Portal Athabasca River West Mountain ENVELOPE(-128.871,-128.871,65.633,65.633) |
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Mrs. Daisy Gooding tells the story of her parents’ immigration, marriage and early family life in Athabasca. Her father, Mr. Christopher Johnston, was originally a lay minister and a trader and later opened a bakery in Athabasca with her mother Christine. Mrs. Gooding tells of her parents’ experiences: cooking meals for the North West Mountain Police, dealing with the fire and flu epidemics in the early 1900s, and life in general. She talks of her parents personal and business relationships with many homesteaders as well as First Nation citizens. Many anecdotes are shared including the story of Bill Day and his sleigh pulled by moose. Mrs. Gooding’s father became a ferryman and stories of ferrying on the Athabasca River are part of this tribute to her parents. 8 pages |
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