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Smith, Garth

  • SCAA-MJPL-0021
  • Person
  • [19--]-[196?]

The only information on a Garth Smith in Moose Jaw was listed in Henderson’s Directories from 1965 to 1967. Garth and Edna M. Smith (an Edna M. Smith donated this fonds to the archives) resided at 830 Athabasca St. E. Garth worked as a carpenter’s helper at Moose Jaw Sash and Door, and later was employed by the CPR as a yardman. Edna was a receptionist at the Moose Jaw Union Hospital. After 1967 and until 1978 Edna M. Smith is still listed in Henderson’s Directory, employed as a receptionist at the Union Hospital, but living at 822 Athabasca St. E. No other information is available.

South African War Veterans Association

  • SCAA-MJPL-0022
  • Corporate body
  • 1936-

The South African War Veterans Association was formed in Moose Jaw in 1936. The purpose of this organization was to be associated with the Provincial body of the organization and to provide a means for Veterans of the South African War to stay in touch with one another.
Mr. John Chisholm, K.C. was elected as the first president of the association, Jack Fields as vice president, Major Richard Loney as secretary treasurer and Tom Gibbs and Tony Anderson were elected as members of the executive committee.

Blofield School District No. 1307

  • SCAA-MJPL-0023
  • Corporate body
  • 1912 1959

The Blofield School District was located, in the area south of Buffalo Pound Lake and east of Tuxford. The name was taken from a church parish near Bath, England. The first Board of Trustees consisted of A.R. Ross, R.R. Bruce, Jas. Staples and J.L.O. de la Hey. Approval by the trustees for construction of a school had been given in September 1912. In 1913 the school was built on SW 6-19-25 W2 and opened for classes on January 5, 1914.

The district originally consisted of 9600 assessable acres with 20 families and 11 children. Enrollment usually varied between ten (10) and twenty (20) pupils. Miss Mabel Moss served as the first teacher between January 1914 and June 1916.

In December 1947 the school was destroyed by fire. Classes were held in an empty house until a new school was rebuilt. At a meeting of the trustees on March 18, 1959 they voted to close the school at the end of the term and bus students to Tuxford. The building was moved to the South-West of Moose Jaw and continued to be used as a school.

The trustees continued to meet until 1962, at which time they voted to join a central board at Tuxford.

Buffalo Lake School District No. 119

  • SCAA-MJPL-0024
  • Corporate body
  • 1885-196?

The Buffalo Lake School District No. 119 is located south of Buffalo Pound Lake and east of Tuxford.

Some sources record lessons being taught in an unidentified private home as early as 1885. The first meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at the house of David Taylor on April 4, 1888 with the first trustees being Charles Goss, James Franks and James McCartney.

The first school, known as the Point Elma School during the late 1800's was constructed in 1888 on a road allowance in an unknown location. It was the first school to be built on the plain between Moose Jaw and Buffalo Pound Lake. The building was moved in 1897 to the north-west corner of NW 10-19-26 W2. The name of first teacher is unknown but Roxy Alexander was in charge of the school in 1891-1892.

In 1910, a new school was built on the site and the old building was used as a barn and stable. The new school was moved in 1925 to the north-west corner of NW 11-19-26 W2.
The school was closed in June 1945 due to lack of students but was re-opened in August 1955 and remained in operation until ca. 1964 or 1965.

Moose Jaw Fire Department

  • SCAA-MJPL-0025
  • Corporate body
  • 1883-

The Moose Jaw Fire Brigade was somewhat formed in 1883, but the first Fire Hall was opened in 1888. The purchase of a Chemical fire engine, also made at this time, marked the beginning of the Volunteer Brigade. The first Fire Department came to be as Fire Chief J. McFadden and two paid men were hired in 1906.
Past Fire Chiefs include J. McFadden, C Lawless, G. Baines, R Webb, W. Cook, G. Higson, A. Higson, N. E. Harris, E. R. Besey, Walter Stack, Maurice Lowe, Mike Barton and Barry Dewald.

Ku Klux Klan (Moose Jaw)

  • SCAA-MJPL-0026
  • Corporate body
  • [1920-1929?]

The Ku Klux Klan made inroads within Saskatchewan during the 1920s, The Klan flourished at Moose Jaw in the late 1920s as many joined with the idea of "cleaning up" River Street, known for its immigrant population. However, its existence was short-lived as Klan activities everywhere abated with the growing Depression and other factors.

Boyd, Charles

  • SCAA-MJPL-0027
  • Person
  • 1871-1955

Charles H. Boyd was born in 1871 and lived in Sarnia, Ontario. His wife, Eva Boyd, was born in 1878. Charles Boyd started a company that manufactured a wheat product known as “Boyd’s Buoyant Breakfast” using rolled wheat instead of cracked wheat. They moved to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and had a daughter, Helen.

Charles died in 1955, and Eva died in 1963.

Horn, Mary E.

  • SCAA-MJPL-0028
  • Person
  • [18--]-[19--]

Mary E. Horn (nee Gordon) originally came from Peterborough, Ontario. In 1912 she purchased a plot of land in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, numbered lot 6 block 49. She eventually settled in Regina, Saskatchewan in either 1915 or 1916, and married John Horn in either 1920 or 1921.

Moose Jaw Senior City Baseball League

  • SCAA-MJPL-0029
  • Corporate body
  • [1925-]

The Moose Jaw Senior City Baseball League was comprised of three teams in 1925: the Elks, the St. Joseph’s, and the Moose Jaw Club.

Wild, George

  • SCAA-MJPL-0030
  • Person
  • 1914-2007

George Kitchener Wild was born August 19, 1914 in Middlesbrough, England. He was a WWII war veteran who served with the Duke of Wellington’s Light Infantry in India. He married Margaret Wild and had two children: Joyce and Michael. He died February 7, 2007 in Moose Jaw. George and Margaret are buried at the Rosedale Cemetery in Moose Jaw.

Welcome Wagon Newcomers Alumni Club

  • SCAA-MJPL-0031
  • Corporate body
  • 1977-1996

The Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club was organized on September 1, 1977. Anyone who had been a member of Welcome Wagon Newcomers Club for two years and wanted to continue the socialization was eligible to join. The first executive were Muriel Wood, president; Bernie Krueger, vice-president; Jean Button, secretary; Gerry Bowler, treasurer. The objective of the Club was to promote sociability among members, allowing them to take an active interest in the civic, social and moral welfare of the community. Once a month they organized a bingo and lunch for the residents of Extendicare. Whist and bridge parties were held during the year and proceeds donated to worthy projects in Moose Jaw. In 1984 the “Welcome Wagon” was dropped from the name and the membership was opened to anyone wishing to join. In 1996 discussions were held regarding the Club’s future. There are no minutes of meetings after September 19, 1996.

Kaiser, Jerry

  • SCAA-MJPL-0032
  • Person
  • 1947-

Jerry Kaiser was born in 1947 to parents Erlin Harry and Ardeth Irene Kaiser (neé Tysdal) and grew up in Baildon, Saskatchewan. He attended Baildon Public School, and later Riverview Collegiate in Moose Jaw. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1969 and a Bachelor of Social Work in 1975 from the University of Regina. He worked as director of the Western Development Museum.

Erlin Harry Kaiser was born an only child in Baildon on June 12, 1912 to parents Andrew John Kaiser (1886-1965) and Flossie Lillian Jane Smith (1886-1955). They had children Robert Erlin Kaiser (1940), Maurice Grant Kaiser (1942), and Jerry Baron Kaiser (1947).

Erlin married Ardeth Irene Tysdal. Ardeth’s parents were Oscar C. Tysdal (1891-1949) and Hazel G. Tysdal (1894–1966). Ardeth died of cancer in 1980. Erlin moved to Parksville, British Columbia and married Doreen Iverson (1918-2009) in 1982. Erlin died in 2001. Doreen died of cancer on March 4, 2009.

In 2004, Jerry Kaiser took the City of Moose Jaw to court for the pollution of his family’s land in Baildon.

Orr, Anna Charlotte

  • SCAA-MJPL-0033
  • Person
  • 1887-1910

Anna Charlotte Orr was born on October 21, 1887. She married Albert Norman Collard on August 4, 1909. Albert Norman Collard was born on September 23, 1882.

Anna Charlotte Orr died on May 6, 1910. Albert Norman Collard died on November 24, 1946.

Thatcher, Ross

  • SCAA-MJPL-0034
  • Person
  • 1917-1971

Ross Thatcher was born on May 24, 1917, in Neville, Saskatchewan. During the 1920s, his father, Wilbert Thatcher, founded a hardware store in Moose Jaw. Thatcher helped out in the store while attending school. He graduated from high school at 15 and graduated from Queen’s University, with a Bachelor of Commerce, at 18. He began work at Canadian Packers in Toronto, however, in the late 1930s, his father became ill and Thatcher returned to Moose Jaw to run the family business.

Thatcher was actively involved with politics. In 1942, he was elected to the Moose Jaw City Council, with a specific emphasis on business reform, and in 1945 he was successful in winning the federal riding of Moose Jaw for the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. Although a member of the CCF, his emphasis on business caused friction within the party. Thatcher later ran as an independent and as a liberal. One of his more notable events as a politician was his debate with Tommy Douglas in Mossbank, Saskatchewan. Although the debate was considered a draw, the fact that he kept up with Douglas was considered a victory for the Liberal party. Thatcher died of a heart attack on July 22, 1971 in Regina.

Lett, Beatrice

  • SCAA-MJPL-0035
  • Person
  • 1923-

Beatrice “Bea” Lett was born January 13, 1923 to Truman and Clara Lett. The family moved from a farm near Strongfield, Saskatchewan to Moose Jaw in 1929. She worked as a secretary and a library stenographer at A. E. Peacock Technical School from 1942-1977 and then at the Public School Board Education Centre. Ms. Lett served the Moose Jaw school board for over 44 years. She currently lives in Moose Jaw.

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