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A History in Photos 33 (FGK 190)

The Ramsay family!!

Margaret Jean Copithorne. 5 weeks old, 1940. I think it’s Grandma holding her.
Look at this cute kid. Too bad she was forced to wear the curtains as clothes. Perhaps it’s where my love of The Sound of Music began!!!
Me and my first horse
My first ride. Mom, Dad, and Grandpa in the back
Margie Copithorne
Me out playing in the snow – life before wifi
Me (or maybe Gill) enjoying some forced family fun time with Dad
Margie and her dog Sandy – cocker spaniel.
Gillian – not sure who she is with.
Gillian on Peanuts. The other rider looks like me – and is using and English Saddle – but I don’t recognize the horse. Is it Walleye? Why would I be riding him? Mystery….
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A History in Photos 30 (FGK 187)

The next couple of days are Uncle Marshall and his family. I’ve kept out all the horrible school photos of all of us (Ramsays, Burgers, and Copithornes), but I’ve got them and am willing to sell them as blackmail for the right sum.

The boss of the foreman Marshall is 2 months old here, the sun is in his eyes so he can’t parade his big grin.
Marshall
Emmer Jones, Bob Richmond, Marshall Copithorne. This looks to me like it was taken at the family reunion in the 80s down by the creek at Kumlin’s.
Marshall
Not sure why this one is in this spot – but here it is.
Jennifer and Buster (one of the best good boys ever)
Cherie and Grandpa (1968)
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A History in Photos 29 (FGK 186)

Today we’ve got our neighbours down the hill (and extended family members – they’re John Copithorne and we are Richard), and our neighbours further west in Morley.

Winnie Copithorne now Kumlin
Lorraine Kumlin 1949
Winnie, Alvin, Len, and Lorraine Kumlin (apparently there is more than one cloning factory here – Percy/Marshall/Ryan – but also Alvin/Matt)
Morley
At Morley
Morley
This is at the Morley Stampede. 1939 Chev car. No idea who is on or in the car. If you zoom into the girl inside the car it looks kind of like some 1980s horror movie face. Must have just been the moment haha. Whomever is sitting on the car has some pretty impressive curls!
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A History in Photos 28 (FGK 185)

More photos of Jean Mackenzie-Grieve (Jean Russell) and her family. Enjoy!!

This isn’t very good of Tracy. It was taken down at Didsbury at Christmas time.
Tracy 6 months
Tracy and Rusty – 7 months. I will send along some new snaps soon.
Jean Russell
Jean Mackenzie Grieves and Edna Copithorne
Jean Mackenzie Grieves
Jean – Abraham Lake August / 92. West of Nordegg.
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A History in Photos 27 (FGK 184)

The next two days include photos of Grandma’s best friend Jean Russell (or Jean Mackenzie-Grieve).

Mr John Russell. Jean Mackenzie Grieve’s Dad
Georgie, Tracy, Mitzi. Summer 1947
Tracy 3 years (McKenzie Grieve)
Tracy 1 year old take a few days before his birthday
Georgie and Tracy winter 1951
Georgie and Tracy Winter 1951
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A History in Photos 24 (FGK 181)

August 1978. Percy Copithorne in front of the log barn he built when a young man.
Percy and Edna Copithorne and Roy Wills (I zoomed on on the woman and I don’t think she’s grandma. I wonder if she’s Jean – her face shape is the same?)
A hunting party at theRobertsons with Percy Copithorne. Clarence Copithorne on extreme right.
Percy Copithorne on a big rock in California. 1940. Grandma spoke of a trip they took to California in 1940 before mom was born – this must have been it. I love this photo – one time when I was fairly young (under 10) my parents drove us out to Long Beach on Vancouver Island for the day. I also ran out to a big rock to look at the ocean – only suddenly the tide came in and I was stranded out in the middle of the ocean. I was probably on the equivalent of the farther away rocks. Poor dad was trying to stay calm to coach me as to when it was safe to run back but I could tell he was terrified. I made it back safely and was never taken there again haha. Now I can blame genetics.
Sheila and Percy Copithorne
Percy Copithorne on right with fish he caught
Frank Copithorne, Louis Copithorne, Percy Copithorne, Bill Copithorne. Holding the big fish Percy caught. Now, I remember Grandpa (Percy) being very tall. So the fact that he’s kinda short or average in this photo tells me the other men are REALLY tall. I had no idea Uncle Louis was so tall, although I only have very vague (but awesome) memories of him. Uncle Bill sure looks like Phil don’t you think?
Percy Copithorne in centre of boat fishing
Percy and Edna with the salmon caught near Victoria.
We all know this photo from the Hall – it’s hanging on the stage. Percy on violin, Marjorie on the piano and I can’t remember who the other two are, but I know I’ve had it labeled somewhere else.
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A History in Photos 23 (FGK 180)

The next couple of days are of Grandpa (Percy Copithorne). I have such great memories of Grandpa, the fact that I was only 7 when he died and I have so many (relatively speaking) memories of going on adventures with him tells me that he must have spent a lot of time with us.

I’m assuming this was when Grandma and Grandpa went to Africa
Margie Ramsay, Percy Copithorne, Maria Nicoll (I see the painting we discussed a few days ago in the background. I wonder if there are two copies or if that one somehow migrated back here? Uncle Ted mentioned it was a Roland Gissing and I remember mom saying that as well. It shows up one more time in today’s photos too)
Aileen, Sheila, Margie, and Margaret on Percy 1949
Percy Copithorne signing a guest book for a 21st birthday party at Clarence Copithorne’s
Percy Copithorne 1920. Hunting trip
Marshall Copithorne, Richard Copithorne, Frank Copithorne, Percy Copithorne, Louis Copithorne, Don McKinnon, Harry Nicoll. (Fishing party)
Margie, Edna, Percy. I’m guessing the baby is Dixie? (And the painting one more time – it seems as though it migrated around a lot. It’s in a different spot here.)
Left to Right: Bill Piper, Kenneth Ebenezer (?) Percy Copithorne, Marshall Copithorne, at breakfast April 1964. Somehow when Grandma said she’d disliked the small window on the south end of the kitchen I had thought they’d replaced it with the stained glass right away – but here it is with the old regular window in 1964. What an improvement the stained glass window makes to this room!! That bone painting above the door was done by Grandma and hung there until my sister inherited it and now it hangs in her house.

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A History in Photos 22 (FGK 179)

Remember when Grandma was the Heritage Belle? She was so excited about that day. She was 81 in that photo – always classy.

Left Mrs Tower (?) Right Edna Copithorne on the Big Hill Lodge Float in the 1991 Cochrane Parade
1991 An Griffin on the Big Hill Lodge Float in Cochrane Labour Day parade. Ann is wearing a hat.
1991 Float Annie Rabie (?)
Big Hill Lodge Float in Labour Day parade 1991
Edna Copithorne. Cochrane’s Heritage Queen 1989
Margi, Marshall, Sheila and Percy and Edna at 40th wedding anniversary held at the Calgary Inn
40th wedding anniversary
25th wedding anniversary at the Hall
25th wedding anniversary at the Hall
Marshall, Sheila, Edna, Percy 25th wedding anniversary at the Hall
Edna Copithorne dining at Ed and Gloria Lacusta’s
Edna Copithorne and Helen Lacusta chatting
Don Robertson (father of Irene Copithorne), Edna Copithorne, not sure who the girl is.
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