.....read a history of Leoville...."After the dust"
....read about the Chalifour family of Leoville in French
The two story part of this building in Leoville was called the `Traveller`s Hotel in the 1940`s. |
This was Paul Poilievre garage and gas station in the 1940's with the old Post Office across the street. |
This building in Leoville housed the post office in the 1940`s. |
Taken near Leoville. |
``First trip to Leoville in 1938. Lionel was the baby. Notice the beautiful antique bed. It wasn`t antique then just old.`` wrote mom. (Dauvin Archive) |
On the way to Leoville in 1938. Dauvin Archive Dad is standing while mom is holding Lionel in the wagon. |
Dad and the children on the farm in Leoville around 1944. Three more children would be born there. Dauvin Archive |
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Mom and six of her nine children in Leoville around 1944. |
"Old hay mower or "moulin a faucher". We used to have one exactly the same on the farm in Leoville." wrote Robert. Taken at the North Battleford Museum Aug. 1998. |
Old combine taken north east of Saskatoon Aug. 1998 |
"An old water pump used for shallow wells only. In Peterson we used one just like this one." wrote Robert.taken at the North Battleford Museum Aug. 1998. |
Binders at work on the Lockwood Farm, north of Dauphin, Manitoba by Topley in 1906 |
Men at work in the fields possibly 1930`s or 1940`s. Dad and his four horses worked with these crews who went from farm to farm. This Dauvin family photo is similar to the 'Collections Canada' photo above. Dauvin Archive |