This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Eight Decades of Russell Area Happenings and Changes
A retrospective from Seeburn district farming to town life highlights eighty years of activity. Farmers formed a threshing outfit with a 25 horsepower engine and up to date thresher, oats markets opened by Arthur Bryant, and local wildlife limits. Russell school opened with new teachers. Sixty to eighty years ago, estate purchases near Russell, church cornerstone rites, and school tenders are noted. By 1926 the Russell baseball team earned honors. horticultural society hosted its first exhibition with many winners. In 1931 Bijou cinema shows 100 percent talkies and Nellie Anderson is district nurse. By 1941 Royal Bank manager E E Thompson reassigned. Dr. W Sharman opens in Angusville as municipal doctors are hired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aus
Seeburn
Arthur Bryant
Russell
J. G. Swindell
E.leifer
D. McIntyre
R. Glasman
J. Dunn
RF. Smith
J. Doughty
G. Man
W. W. W. Wilson
Russell Horticultural Society
R. H. Pritchard
C. Tennant
J. T. Shipp
N.bryant
Landon
J. W. Thompson
J. S. Warrington
A. M. Pratt
J. S. Bond
J. W. Bell
E. E. Thompson
the Royal Bank
D. R. McDougald
Weyburn
Sask
McDougald
Silver Creek
Rossburn
W. Sharman
Toronto
Angusville