We did not work today because Cullerne did not get up in time to get the train and we had to stay in Edson all day In the after noon I went to the big Eddie with Bill & Frank, Stormer and Con. got back at 5:30 PM.
Then Cullerne came and told me at 1 oc Pm that we had to go to work the next day.
[The words “next day” appear on the bottom of the next page, February 22]
THUR 20
Donald MacClemson [?] was in town him and I played a little pool all day We left Jenkins at 8 oclock for Otley 31 miles we want to get the before the local went through. I snow nearly all day and we lost a lot of time when we were about 1 1/2 miles from Otley, the local pasted us and then we had to machine the station we for it full out. it was snowing so hard that we had to push the car but we got there in time
This page has the 19th at the top and part of the 20th at the bottom. So, what you’ll read here is just the 19th. I’ll put both pages on the next post and start with what’s at the bottom which is where the 20th starts.
Cullerne and I left for Edmonton to do a little job in town it took us about 1 1/2 and had to stay in town all day till 10 oc PM for a train and we went back to Jenkins
February 17-18, 1913 “Lest We Forget”
[NOTICE: Clem seems to have run the 17th and 18th together here. He crossed out the “8” and overwrote it with a “7”. The story from the previous page seems to continue here, so it seems that was his intent. BUT! Since I’m transcribing, WYSIWYG….In other words, What You See Is What You Get!]
We left Entwistle at 9 oc and got out about 2 miles and it snow so hard that we had to come back and stayed for dinner with Mr Birt after dinner we made an other start for Jenkins. 10 miles got there about 4 oclock
Monday, February 17, 1913 “Lest We Forget”
Monday, February 17, 1913
“Lest We Forget”
Got up at 6:30 and had breakfast weather was fine and mild we started for Entwistle After we had started about an hour it started to snow and we push the car for a mile or two
Arr. at Entwistle at 4:30 20 miles and stayed with Mr Birt
[REMINDER: I try to “transcribe” the diary. That means you’ll see it the exact way Clem wrote it, misspelled words, little to no punctuation, etc. Hope you find it interesting!]
Sunday, February 16, 1913
“Lest We Forget”
We got up at 8 oc and all went to breakfast. I came back to the car Cullerne and Steve went to the office. I had a washing to do it took me till 3 oclock. After that I wrote a leter to mother. I went to bed early because Cullerne and I had to take the train at 1:30 AM for Wadamum we got to Wadamum and had to sleep on the floor of the hotel.
I’ve got 7 or 8 days of the diary scanned and ready to be transcribed and uploaded. But I also want to mention that I’ve been contacted by no less than 3 “new” cousins this week. All on the ROBISON, ROBINSON, ROBERTSON line and all seem to be interested in family research. But I’m so far behind on the work I need to do for the classes I’m teaching and the course I’m taking, I have to reset my list of high pay-off activites with a new list of priorities!
The weekend should be a productive one. We’re forecasted for another big snow storm and I have been banished (by Karen) from snow removal duty, thanks to pulled muscles in my back from the last storm! The doctor has me on some strong pain meds and a muscle relaxant. So as long as I don’t fall asleep, I’ll get a lot of work done.
The diary updates for the end of February, 1913 will be up and I’ll try to let everyone know about the new contacts I’ve been able to make and whatevver else that strikes me as appropriate.
Stay tuned!
Just a couple of days ago, I stumbled across Jeffrey Robison’s very elaborate, well structured and highly researched website at which strangely included many of my direct paternal ancetsors AND a link to my own maternal link to Mayflower passenger, John Howland. Wow! I quickly fired off some grave stone photos and offered to contribute more. At the same time, I asked if there was a direct link between us. If I am related to Jeffrey Robison who put the site together, and if the DNA results of his ancestors are accurate, I’ve found a major crack in the brick wall between myself and my Scotch-Irish ancestor thanks to his work!
I’m more concerned tonight about slogging through an assignment that is due tomorrow and 5 family descendant/ancestor reports that I need to complete for the 5 members of my class in Palmer. But looking at the Y37 report from Jeffrey and my own Y37 report…. this could be interesting!
I’ll certainly be blogging about this toward the end of the week. I want to talk with Jeffrey on the phone rather than e-mailing or texting back and forth. I’ve got too many questions for that strategy!
This is great news!
Transcribing “Lest We Forget” takes on a new meaning! I forgot!! I know it’s the 17th and I’ve already missed the 16th and I’ll probably miss the 18th! But, I’m with my sister in Upstate New York. Her husband is in the hospital and I wanted to spend a few days with her while everything settles down a bit. I’ll be home either Tuesday or Wednesday and will get caught up…promise! I left in a hurry and could only remember to take a change of clothes and my laptop… Clem Dickson’s diary, “Lest We Forget”, is sitting right on my desk waiting for the next entries to be uploaded!
To complicate matters, I have a BU project due on Tuesday the 18th…and no grace period in this course! They have no sense of humor about turning in the work late. On time or not at all… And rightfully so! I’ll get it done one way or the other! Anyone who wants to help me with my “Model Planning, Research and Analysis” for the Drummond Project, feel free to get in touch…SOON!!!
Jordan Spreader, possibly very much like the one used in construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad
Thanks, Greg Lovelace! Greg did the research that I should have done… Namely, he was able to find a Wikipedia article regarding a railroad “spreader” that Clem was talking about in a few of his diary entries. Here’s the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreader_(railroad)
Thanks again Greg!
