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Street photography!! I think they used to take photos on Stephen Avenue? I know I’ve been told all about it but now it’s kind of foggy. Anyway – here’s grandma all dolled up.

Lydia – a girl who worked for me. And Edna Copithorne

I know it looks like my sister went time travelling again – but this is mom. Margie Copithorne just before polio struck 1951

Edna Copithorne. Gosh she was stylish!!!

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Sam Copithorne’s Family. Left to Right: Beatrice (Blach) Sam’s wife, Irene Robinson (Sam’s oldest daughter) Louis Copithorne, Bill Copithorne, Dorthy Young (Sam’s youngest daughter), Sam Copithorne (1904).

Let’s Rodeo

Sophia (Richard’s wife – my great grandmother) in front of the old house.

Slim (aka Ken Knoughtson? Aka the RCMP stock detective)

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These are photos from when Dustin Hoffman filmed Little Big Man at the Ranch (1970)

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This photo is not labeled, but when I look at it I see my sister having somehow time travelled back to the 1940s and found a dress up costume. So I wonder if it was mom in a Halloween costume?

Miriam and Dan Donnelly home. Taken from across the road last January when they had the “big snow” the olympics are in the background.

Miss Norris (Buckler) School teacher 1940s. Jumping Pound School

9 months

Summer 1948

Ellen Buckler (maybe this is the school teacher?)

Kathleen and Grannie June 8th 1954

Mary Jane!!! Gosh she was such a great part of my childhood. With her dog Hazel.

Mary Jane’s dog Hazel.

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There’s something about old photos. Even so many of these ones where i don’t know the people in them. I wonder about their lives, what did they do? Were they happy? As my cousin Jen pointed out these photos really make me aware of my own mortality. Some day I too could be an unknown face in a pile of old photos. It sounds depressing, but I think it’s kind of cool – we all share connections in ways we can’t quite comprehend.

John and Eunice Catterall Blake 3.5 years and Bruce 2.5 years. 1965

Part of the Mormon Temple at Cardston

Left to Right: Larry age 3, a playmate, Ricky age 5. The Syme(?) Cowboys. Jim and Marg Symes – Circle S Ranch 1954

Watermelons at Constance’s (?)

Bush Sprayer

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<I can’t make out her name> working girl from Paradise Hill Sask. Married Bob Dolan

Peg in action. She kept this up for over a week

From Shirley and Hazel

Rusty 4 months (again think this is Jean Mackenzie Grieves’ baby)

Jim Copithorne. 1945

1945 King Island

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Sylvan Lake Summer 1947

This is ab (?) taken last summer 1942

Georgie 1947 (I’m thinking this is Jean Mackenzie-Grieves son)

Vernon

Vernon and Myself. Taken at my home last year. Vernon is out of the army now since last June. We are living on our farm at ??. Mildred who worked for me when Margi was a baby.

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We’ve got some random photos the next few days- a few of them I have no idea who the people are. So if you recognize anyone let me know!!

Margaret Symes (Rolland). Jim Symes. Circle S Ranch Chilicolten BC

Kathleen Norah Age 1 year. Taken June 8th 1954

Tom and Jerry (hahahah) Barron. Shell Oil Superintendent @ Jumping Pound Gas Plant. April 1965

Don’t know who they are- but don’t you wonder what happened for her to give him the side eye like that?

Christian Lathion Villa Ida 1961 ? And Elyse

Chris Lathion 1961 Switzerland and Alyse

Taken in Olds the day after we were married. Hazel Stringer, Mr Bjork, Mildred Stringer Bjork

I flatly refused to have mine taken in a bathing suit. These are all taken just in front of Chippy’s Camp.

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As you can tell from my face I was super happy to share my grandpa with my new little sister. Me, Gillian, and Grandpa (Percy)

I’m so glad someone took a photo of this – this was my “best day ever”. The day I won dressage, individual, and team first place at the D Rally at Buckley’s. Back when Pony Club was an extreme sport.

Gillian and me with Grandma on the shore by Sidney. Grandma was such a great sport and used to walk logs with us for hours.

Our house near Sidney

One of my happy places. Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island.

The Sunken Garden

Sunken Garden – imagine it being so empty! We are wearing the same clothes as the photo that was used for the Copithorne History book, and that photo was taken in these gardens – must be the same day.

The Japanese Gardens.

This is in the Italian Garden, or as my kids call it “the place where we get ice cream at the end”

More of the gardens

The Cedarwood Hotel in Sidney. We still stay there. Mom in the front, Gillian making faces, me and Grandma further back.

Mom and Grandpa in Florida

Mom and Grandpa in Florida

Margie and John on their wedding day.

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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….