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Arthur Alexander Dennys was born in India in 1894. He immigrated to Canada from England in 1912, travelling across the Atlantic in the wake of the Titanic. After arriving in Salmon Arm he went into partnership with Bryan Heaney, purchasing farmland from F.A. McLeod.

Dennys wrote diaries of his life as a farmer. He married Joyce Mary Wright of Canoe in 1914 and the couple had two sons, Ronald and Kenneth.

In 1926 Dennys gave up farming and moved his family to Vernon, BC. There he assisted Dr. E.R. Buckell, at the Dominion Department of Agriculture, doing experiments and studying fruit insects until his unexpected death September 9, 1942. Dennys’ death was thought to be complicated by arsenic poisoning attributed to exposure to arsenic during experiments at work.

Joyce Mary Dennys passed away January 8, 1995 at the age of 97. She was a long time member of All Saints Anglican Church and the North Okanagan Naturalist Club. Joyce trained as a school teacher and taught for several years. In Vernon she was employed as an accountant with William Arnott Jewellers.

Arthur Alexander Dennys was born in India in 1894. He immigrated to Canada from England in 1912, travelling across the Atlantic in the wake of the Titanic. After arriving in Salmon Arm he went into partnership with Bryan Heaney, purchasing farmland from F.A. McLeod.

Dennys wrote diaries of his life as a farmer. He married Joyce Mary Wright of Canoe in 1914 and the couple had two sons, Ronald and Kenneth.

In 1926 Dennys gave up farming and moved his family to Vernon, BC. There he assisted Dr. E.R. Buckell, at the Dominion Department of Agriculture, doing experiments and studying fruit insects until his unexpected death September 9, 1942. Dennys’ death was thought to be complicated by arsenic poisoning attributed to exposure to arsenic during experiments at work.

Joyce Mary Dennys passed away January 8, 1995 at the age of 97. She was a long time member of All Saints Anglican Church and the North Okanagan Naturalist Club. Joyce trained as a school teacher and taught for several years. In Vernon she was employed as an accountant with William Arnott Jewellers.

Captain Roderick Belli-Bivar, M.B.E. (1890-1939) was a professional soldier and saw service in the Indian Army. In 1912, his grandfather sent him to British Columbia to purchase land. The first acreage he purchased was in "Little England" near where South Canoe is today.

Roderick met his wife, Ethel Stirling, at a ball in Salmon Arm. However, at the outset of WW I, he enlisted and returned to England. Ethel joined him in England in 1915 and they were married there.

The couple returned to Canada in 1919 and in 1920 purchased 40 acres of land from Captain Leonard, complete with a frame house, on Rotton Row. Two children were born to the couple - Valerie Patricia Elvira (b. 1924, m. 1945 to Lloyd Galbraith), and Roderic (note spelling) Gordon (b. 1920). The family relocated to Riverside, California for two years in 1931 and 1934 while Captain Belli-Bivar convalesced and the children continued their education by correspondence. The family returned to Salmon Arm and in 1935 they built a larger home on their orchard property.

Captain Belli-Bivar was much involved in fruit growing and marketing, was a Fruit Inspector and a member of the BC Tree Fruits Limited. He was also prominent in the tennis and badminton sports. Ethel (1892-1987) was a successful fruit farmer, a "lady" prospector and very active in the Salmon Arm community organizations.

Bernard Cuthbert Bordessa was born in Cheshire, England in 1887. He trained as a civil Engineer and immigrated to Canada, working on the engineering crew of the Great Trunk Railway in 1913. Early photographs reflect his time on the crew near Hazelton, BC.

In 1915 Bordessa signed up for duty at Vernon, BC and served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. When he returned to Canada, he purchased land in Canoe, BC through the Soldier Settlement Board. The acreage was purchased from Will Kirk in 1921 and Bordessa appears as a fruit farmer from 1921 to 1924, and 1934-1936. He planted apple trees and put an addition on the original house.

From 1921 to 1937 Bordessa also served as a civil engineer in several locations in BC until he was permanently employed by Western Air Command and the B.C.E. (now known as BC Hydro).

In 1927 Bordessa married Edith Dorothy Denison [1893-1981], and the couple had two children, Bobby and Eileen. Bobby was born in 1930, missing a thymus gland and never grew properly. He was hospitalized in New Westminster at the age of five at a childrens hospital and lived until the age of 11. Unfortunately, BC Archives and Records Service has no death record for Bobby (or Robert) Bordessa. Some time prior to 1939 the Bordessa family sold their property and moved away to Vancouver.

Eileen was born in 1931 and speaks frankly about her brother's death. It was a painful event for her parents. She was never allowed to refer to him or ask questions about him for many years. At the age of nineteen she moved to Toronto to continue violin studies at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. She currently resides in Ontario.

The farm was eventually sold to the Abernathy family, who in turn sold the property to the Ackerman family. The house sits on property developed into a private golf course (Shuswap Golf Club, formerly Shannons) on Highway 1, east of Salmon Arm.

Max Preston Branchflower (1893-1969) was born in Chilliwack, B.C. and moved to Silver Creek, near Salmon Arm, in 1907. Branchflower farmed at Silver Creek and has a road named for him there. His mother, Mary Eliza Branchflower (1869-1961) (nee Mathewson) was born in Barrie, Ontario. As a widow, Mrs. Branchflower moved to Silver Creek and resided with her son until her death.

According to local sources, Max Branchflower never married. His interests included dancing, farming, and automobiles.

Ed Peterson and his brother Ivor immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1908, changing their surname from Persson to Peterson. Their search for work led them and friends Eric Wessman (previously Anderson) and Anton Swanburg, to the Shuswap area in 1911 where they cleared land and cut firewood. Ed Peterson had been a river driver back in Sweden, but he adapted well to the frontier life in his new home.

Eric Wessman's sister Vilhemina, 22 at the time, joined them in 1912 as their cook. More than her cooking seems to have impressed Ed, as they were married on July 4, 1914 at the Presbyterian Manse in Revelstoke. Ed and Mina raised eight children, Hubert, Elmer, Hjalmar, Floyd, Margaret, Violet, Alf, and Ingrid. The family was close, forming a business, then several businesses, some of which continue in an altered form to this day.

At one time or another, the Petersons built roads, snow-plowed, excavated foundations, built dams and water lines, logged, did custom orchard-work, were John Deere dealers, mechanics, and fruit growers. All the Peterson children followed their parents example and worked very hard. Not only active in business, the Petersons also played major roles in community organizations, including the Okanagan Historical Society, the Salmon Arm Museum and Heritage Association, the Salmar Community Association, Mainline Co-operative, the Orchard Museum in Kelowna, the Shuswap Naturalists, the Salmon Arm Farmers' Exchange, Technocracy, the Joint Water Board, the Photography Club, Old Time Dance Club, and various BC Tree Fruit organizations.

Felix Herve Noel was the seventh (7th) child of twelve (12) born to Albert and Regina Noel on March 6, 1916 in a farmhouse at Beauvallon, Alberta. When Felix was approximately seven (7) years of age, the Noel family moved to St. Paul, Alberta.

Kathleen (Kay) Viola Bryce was the third (3rd) and last child born to Elizabeth Jane and William Charles Bryce on August 15, 1919 in a farmhouse at Davisburg, Alberta.

In 1939, Kathleen married Felix Noel at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Midnapore, Alberta. Felix was French Canadian and Catholic, while Kathleen was Protestant. Although Kathleen’s parents and maternal grandmother were at first opposed to the marriage, they reconciled and her parents hosted a reception following the wedding ceremony. The couple made their first home on the Bryce family farm. Louis Charles Albert Noel, their first child, was born in September, 1940.

Felix signed up for active duty with the Canadian Arm Forces (Calgary Tank Regiment) on March 6, 1941. He trained in Barrie, Ontario as a radio operator and went overseas in approximately May, 1941.

On August 19, 1942 Felix crossed the English Channel at Dieppe, France as a radio operator on Churchill Tank #6, “Bert.” Felix was among the captured and taken prisoner there by the German forces. He was held as Prisoner of War in Germany until WWII ended in June 1945.

While Felix was away, Kay and Louis continued to live with her parents and elder sister, Estella Elizabeth Bryce, on the Davisburg farm. Kathleen helped with the farm work and packed parachutes for the DeWinton Elementary Training Flying School No. 31 - the British Commonwealth Royal Air Force also located in the rural Davisburg, Alberta area, just over 2 miles north of the farm.

The couple had six children, three boys: Louis, Maurice, and Ron, and three girls: Darline, Lydia and Vivianne. After the War II, they farmed at Davisburg, northeast of Okotoks, Alberta. On July 1, 1964 the family relocated to the Salmon Arm area after purchasing the Silver Creek Store (with fuel pumps) from Mr. Frank and Mrs. Elsie Pow.

In November 1964 a fire started in the area under the living quarters of the store and caused severe smoke damage. The family moved to a rental property four miles north of the store. Felix constructed a large frame building just north of the store to house the contents of the store during repairs. When the store was repaired and reopened, the large frame building was later turned into a garage and shop and Felix hired Ed Wilby to do mechanical work. The garage and fuel pumps were operated in conjunction with the Silver Creek Store.

Felix and Kathleen Noel sold the Silver Creek store business in 1968, and leased the fuel pumps to the new owners, the Wilsons from England. Felix became a licensed realtor selling real estate in Salmon Arm in the 1970s. He was active in many realty organizations and local community affairs. He spent more than five years on the Board of the Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union including two terms as President. Felix was the first elected Chairman of the Columbia Regional District and served in that capacity for three years as well as serving on the executive of the Royal Canadian Legion. Felix held a continuous membership in the Legion from 1949 until his death in 2002.

Arthur Adair Brooke (1874-1959) was born in Rome, Italy. He was raised and educated in both Switzerland and England. At 16 years of age, he moved to Canada and took up residence in Carmen, Manitoba, where he began to farm in 1894. He later moved to Didsbury, Alberta, where he homesteaded.

Mr. A.A. Brooke moved to Salmon Arm in 1907 and acquired property in the Salmon River Valley region. He farmed this area until his retirement in 1944.

An active member of the community, Mr. Brooke lead the development of the Salmon Arm Creamery and he was president of the Dairymen's Co-operative Organization for 12 years. Arthur Brooke served as a member of the municipal council when the Ward System was still in effect. As well, he had a healthy involvement in church matters and was a member of the Baptist congregation.

Mr. Brooke had a strong interest in cows; in particular, in Holstein cattle. He was a long-standing member of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada. Mr. Brooke was also an accomplished artist; his work in water colours depicting farm and homesteading scenes became well known across Eastern Canada and United States.

Mr. Brooke was married to Annie Florence Brooke (Ruth). Together, they had three sons: Harold Arthur, Ralph Edward, and Ernest Cuthbert, and one daughter: Ruth Adair. At the time of his death, he was survived by all of his children, 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren, five brothers: Charles, Hugh, Stephen, Robin, and Percy, and one sister.

John (Jack) Allan Wilson (1906 – 1983) was born in Virden, Manitoba. He moved to Salmon Arm in 1912, with his parents George and Alice Wilson, becoming one of the area’s pioneer residents. Wilson was educated in Salmon Arm and attended school in South Canoe.

On October 06, 1939, John married Tappen resident Marguerite (Peggy) Annala (1913-2002). Together, they had two children: John Allan and Robert George.

Wilson first worked as a banker, but then became a teacher and taught school in Kelowna, Princeton, and Salmon Arm from 1940-1958. Wilson also taught elementary school in the Salmon Arm area, including the schools Lee Creek, Tappen Valley, and Carlin.

As an active community member, Wilson enjoyed a variety of activities including photography and also sat on the board for the Salmon Arm Museum. He was a history buff and chronicled the history of the area in unpublished works. Wilson was an amateur archaeologist, collector and rockhound and had a keen interest in First Nations cultures. He was also involved in running the Adams River Sockeye Run programme, worked for the Co-op movement and was a former director of the Credit Union.

Robert Turner was born in Poyntzpass, Armagh, Ireland in 1868, immigrating to Canada in 1888. He apprenticed as a blacksmith in Ontario. Turner later took on work with the C.P.R. as a second cook in the dining car. He came to Salmon Arm and bought 70 acres from Alex Paul just east of present day 8th Ave. NE. By 1906 he had a thriving orchard, growing Red Astrachans, Duchess Kings, Golden Russets, Northern Spy, Peewaukee and Seek-No-Further apples. Robert Turner named his operation “Coraghwood Orchard.” He originated and propagated the Turner Red Delicious Apple, identified to have come from nursery stock brought from Vernon’s Coldstream Ranch.

Robert married Maude Louise in 1907, youngest daughter of Alexander and Agnes McGuire. Maude arrived with her family in 1890. The Turners had four children: Edward Charles, Marjorie Eglah (later Brooks), Ronald Hudson, and Alexander Robert (Sandy).

Robert Turner died the year of the Big Freeze (1949/1950) which eliminated most of Salmon Arm’s orchards. Luckily, he never knew of the devastation.

Dr. Dundas Herald, son of Rev. James Herald, was born at Dundas, Ontario in 1870 and was awarded his medical degree at Queen’s University in 1891. Dundas and his brother Wilson registered with the BC College of Physicians within the year. Both brothers practiced in Vancouver before Wilson moved to Ashcroft, BC and Dundas moved to Quesnelle Forks in the Cariboo. After 1901 the brothers established a cattle ranch at Medicine Hat, Alberta.

In 1905 Dundas married Edith Phyllis Grant and their children Jessie Edith (1905 ) and James Barclay [Buster] (1907) were born in Medicine Hat. A third child, Arthur Dundas, was born in Salmon Arm in 1909.

Edith Phyllis Grant was born October 18, 1875 to Joseph and Anne Grant (nee Schroder) at Corona, Ontario. Her family moved to Walsh, Alberta in 1900 to ranch.

In 1906 the Heralds purchased “Bonny Bray” a 160-acre farm and home from John Reinecker near Sunnybrae and moved to the Shuswap. Dundas Herald never practiced medicine in the Shuswap.

The Heralds lived in isolation. Children Buster, Arthur, and Jessie were educated by their father at home and without the guidance of a school curriculum.

The family raised Jersey cows and took their milk across the lake every two or three days. They also made butter for sale – 70 to 80 pounds a week. Power for churning the cream into butter was provided by a water wheel. The Herald family picked and shipped cherries and raspberries for a few years, but gave that up and concentrated their efforts growing hay.

Dundas Herald died in 1951 and was survived by his wife and children. Their Sunnybrae property was sold to the provincial government and became a park in 1975.

Elizabeth Reid Miller [1887-1970] was born at Lanark County, Ontario and came to the Mt. Ida District of Salmon Arm with her parents in 1905. She married John Jackson in 1915 at her parent’s home. Rev. Reid, the Presbyterian minister, officiated. The couple operated a mixed farm in the Mt. Ida District. They had two children: Robert Douglas (Bob) born in 1918 and Marion born in 1924.

John Jackson [1877-1968] was the eldest son of Robert Jackson and Christina Paton and was born at Kippen Station, Sterlingshire, Scotland. John learned to farm by working with his father and grandfather, George Paton. He gained an appreciation of good draft horses, particularly Clydesdales. He taught himself to play the accordion and violin.

John emigrated to Canada in 1910 at the age of 33. He found work and lodged at Duncan Cameron’s farm. In 1911 John purchased a 40-acre parcel of land located in the Mt. Ida District calling it Cumberauld.

Robert Jennings Carlin was born in Kandiyohi, Minnesota, October 1896. James A. Carlin, Robert's father, moved the family, including infant Mildred to Kault in 1898. Three girls and a boy were born afterwards, Evelyn, Kathleen, Howard and Doreen.

James Carlin was mill superintendent at Tappen, working for the Columbia River Lumber Co. The company was owned by his brother Michael and business partner Fred Jones. James purchased Joe Genelle's home, former owner of the mill, for his family.

James Carlin purchased land in Grindrod and logged the property. The land was cleared of timber and sold prior to WW I to the North Coast Land Company of Vancouver for $50/acre for 1300 acres. The company paid a $10,000 down payment.

The land developers eventually got into financial difficulties and the Grindrod property returned to James Carlin through court action.

Robert worked for his father as an adolescent, haying the property in Grindrod. He went to Minnesota during the war. He found employment with the Great Northern Railway through relatives. He worked in Calgary for two years for Maclin Motors. He relocated to Powell River for eleven years. Robert returned to Tappen when his father became ill. He farmed the Tappen property from 1943 to 1964. He moved to Salmon Arm in 1967.

Two lifelong residents of Salmon Arm: Henry Ivens (Buzz) Harper and his wife, Reba Mayne (nee Honey) Harper, played a paramount role in the local community.

Reba Mayne Honey was born on November 16th, 1913 in Salmon Arm to parents William John Honey and Agnes Lucy Bond. Furthermore, Henry Harper was born to parents Julia Edith Mary Ivens and Henry Arthur Harper on November 11th, 1909 in Salmon Arm. The parents of Henry Harper were first generation immigrants who were originally from England. Reba Honey’s parents and grandparents were born in Ontario. Her paternal great-grandparents immigrated from Cornwall and her maternal grandparents came from Scotland (Bonds and Baynes).

In his youth, Henry Harper, worked at various sawmills as sawyer, scaler and millwright including the Exchange Mill and Charlie Nakamura’s Mill as well as having his own mill on Mt Ida with his brothers-in-law, Max and Jack Honey. In 1953 he embarked on an economic enterprise for he started his own General Construction Company with another brother-in-law, Arthur (Rocky) Birkelund. Known as Harper & Birkelund, they built many commercial and residential buildings. Following Rocky’s departure, the business became known as Harper Construction. Throughout his lifetime, he was known for his industrious character and deep fondness of nature. Possessing a keen intellect, he studied mathematics and Western Canadian history in his spare time and followed the paths of the explorers and Hudson Bay trails as well as studying the C.P.R. history in BC. Meanwhile, Reba Harper in her younger years, had an incredible aptitude and intelligence for academics, and consequently furthered her studies as she trained as a teacher at the Victoria Normal School. Hereinafter she taught at Gleneden and Notch Hill Schools. Her father as Secretary Treasurer of the School Board for many years felt her to be better suited to teaching than to her dream of nursing.

Both Reba Mayne Harper and Henry Ivens Harper were positioned with fortune to see the critical junctures of the last century. For instance, during the societal, economic, and global quandaries that were brought by the catastrophes of WWI, Reba Harper, alongside her family, spent three years in Saskatchewan during the war. A rare occurrence of when she was not in Salmon Arm.

On May 8th, 1936 Henry Ivens Harper and Reba Mayne Honey were married.
After their marriage Reba became a full-time wife mother to daughter Linda and son John, bookkeeper, newspaper editor, crossword puzzle expert, and a hockey enthusiast.

Reba Mayne Harper died at the age of one hundred and four on January 14th, 2018. Her family described her as the “quiet lynchpin”. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry Harper, who passed away on New Year’s Eve of 1995.

David Franklin (Frank) Marshall was born April 16, 1900 in Listowel, Ontario. While working as a reporter for the New Westminster Columbian he met Laura Bell Burroughs. The couple married June 14, 1928 and had one child, Denis Paul Marshall in 1933.

Laura was born in Kent County, Ontario February 27, 1899. Her family moved to Chaplin, Saskatchewan, where her father was a general merchant. The family’s next move was to New Westminster in 1921.

The Marshalls made their home at the coast for 16 years. Frank Marshall concluded his 23-year career as a reporter in 1944, purchased the Salmon Arm Observer, and settled into Shuswap life.

It did not take Frank Marshall long to become immersed in his new role. In 1946 Frank was the Charter President of the local Rotary Club, he joined the board of the BC Division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association, and successfully ran for alderman - a position he held from 1947 to 1953.

In 1946 Frank was also elected to the Board of the Salmon Arm Community Co-operative Association (later named the Salmar Community Association). The Association’s goal was to buy the Rex Theatre and raise money for a living memorial to those who did not return from the recent World War. The group later built a new community theatre, paid off that debt, and, with proceeds from ticket sales, raised funds for the Salmon Arm Memorial Arena. The community asset was completed in 1958.

Frank Marshall was busy on several fronts. He built a new building for the Observer in 1947 and had a new home constructed on Harris Street in 1948 just a few blocks from the downtown core and Observer building.

When Frank died in 1964 after a lengthy illness, Laura Marshall continued in the family business. Their son, Denis Marshall, took over the position of Publisher. The two capably published the weekly paper until 1976 when it was sold to Lynne and Ian Wickett.

Laura retired to Victoria and died in 1988.

David Franklin (Frank) Marshall was born April 16, 1900 in Listowel, Ontario. While working as a reporter for the New Westminster Columbian he met Laura Bell Burroughs. The couple married June 14, 1928 and had one child, Denis Paul Marshall in 1933.

Laura was born in Kent County, Ontario February 27, 1899. Her family moved to Chaplin, Saskatchewan, where her father was a general merchant. The family’s next move was to New Westminster in 1921.

The Marshalls made their home at the coast for 16 years. Frank Marshall concluded his 23-year career as a reporter in 1944, purchased the Salmon Arm Observer, and settled into Shuswap life.

It did not take Frank Marshall long to become immersed in his new role. In 1946 Frank was the Charter President of the local Rotary Club, he joined the board of the BC Division of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers’ Association, and successfully ran for alderman - a position he held from 1947 to 1953.

In 1946 Frank was also elected to the Board of the Salmon Arm Community Co-operative Association (later named the Salmar Community Association). The Association’s goal was to buy the Rex Theatre and raise money for a living memorial to those who did not return from the recent World War. The group later built a new community theatre, paid off that debt, and, with proceeds from ticket sales, raised funds for the Salmon Arm Memorial Arena. The community asset was completed in 1958.

Frank Marshall was busy on several fronts. He built a new building for the Observer in 1947 and had a new home constructed on Harris Street in 1948 just a few blocks from the downtown core and Observer building.

When Frank died in 1964 after a lengthy illness, Laura Marshall continued in the family business. Their son, Denis Marshall, took over the position of Publisher. The two capably published the weekly paper until 1976 when it was sold to Lynne and Ian Wickett.

Laura retired to Victoria and died in 1988.

Herbert Cyril Ford was born at Derbyshire, England, April 15, 1901. He married Ivy Colton in England February 17, 1925. They emigrated to Tappen in June of 1929 and made their home there. He had a one-man sawmill at the homestead. At the age of forty, Herb served overseas with the Canadian Forestry Corps and was always active in the Canadian Legion, and the Legion of Frontiersmen. In 1962, he was appointed Coroner for the area. Herb died at Salmon Arm March 12, 1985.

Ivy Ford was born in Danesmoor, Derbyshire, England, September 11, 1904. She emigrated to Canada with her husband in 1929 and settled in the Tappen area where her parents, George and Annie Colton were living. They had emigrated to Canada in April, 1928, first settling in Armstrong but moved to the Tappen area in January,1929. Ivy's two brothers, Cyril Colton and Eric Colton also emigrated to Canada. Ivy died in Salmon Arm December 8, 1990.

Even as a young girl in England, Ivy was very interested in music. She played piano for many concerts and dances, and even had her own dance orchestra from 1942 to 1962.

Ivy Ford was a member of the Women's Institute for 60 years and served as a director of the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada attending international conferences in Norway, Germany, Kenya and the U.S.A.

Ivy and Herbert Ford had two children, a daughter Ivy (Smidt) and a son Cyril.

Both Ivy and Herb Ford were very community minded, involved in various organizations, and were active in politics.

Guy Graham was born February 10th, 1917 in Lynemouth, Northumberland, England. His schooling included a degree in History and Economics from Durham University where he was a member of the Officer Training Corps. He graduated in 1939, was immediately commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Lincolnshire Regiment, and soon found himself with thousands of others on the beaches of Dunkirk. He was seriously wounded, sent to a field hospital which was, in turn, shelled. He survived but was taken prisoner and spent five years in a prisoner of war camp.

To keep himself from going “camp crazy”, Guy applied for permission to take a correspondence course from Durham University. Permission was granted and he received twenty books. All examinations had first to go to Berlin where they were censored and then forwarded to England for marking. He was the first prisoner of war to get a degree - his bachelor degree in civil law.

Guy was liberated in 1945, demobilized in 1946 and immediately began teaching. In 1950 he emigrated to Canada and took his teaching certificate at UBC where he met Ethel Singleton, also an education student and they were married July 15, 1952 in Third Ave. United Church, Saskatoon.

Ethel Irene Singleton was born 20 Feb, 1925 in Radisson Saskatchewan, not far from Saskatoon. Her parents were John Milton Singleton and Edna Pearl DeWolfe. She attended elementary, secondary and normal school in Saskatoon. She taught elementary school in rural Saskatchewan for one year and then in the summer months for three years to earn money for her three years of university to earn a B.HSc. Ethel lived at home during these University of Saskatoon days. She then went to UBC for a B.Ed. Degree where she met and married Guy Graham.

The couple had three children - Lesley, Aidan and Davis. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July, 2002.

Ethel and Guy settled in Salmon Arm in 1954 where Guy was a much-respected teacher and principal until 1977. Ethel taught Hone Economics at J.L. Jackson School for four years and at Shuswap Junior secondary School for eight years from 1972 to 1980.

The Grahams were both very active in the United Church. Guy served as treasurer, board and choir member. He was a charter member of Rotary and he organized blood donor clinics in Salmon Arm. For several years in the 1970's, Guy wrote a weekly column on parenting and education (see ephemera) and was active in the Okanagan Valley Teachers= Association. For several years, Ethel worked in the community teaching the preparation of nutritious and economical meals.

Guy died 13 January, 2003 at the age of 85 having suffered the tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease for several years.

Guy Graham was born February 10th, 1917 in Lynemouth, Northumberland, England. His schooling included a degree in History and Economics from Durham University where he was a member of the Officer Training Corps. He graduated in 1939, was immediately commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Lincolnshire Regiment, and soon found himself with thousands of others on the beaches of Dunkirk. He was seriously wounded, sent to a field hospital which was in turn shelled. He survived but was taken prisoner and spent five years in a prisoner of war camp.

To keep himself from going “camp crazy”, Guy applied for permission to take a correspondence course from Durham University. Permission was granted and he received twenty books. All examinations had first to go to Berlin where they were censored and then forwarded to England for marking. He was the first prisoner of war to get a degree - his bachelor degree in civil law.

Guy was liberated in 1945, demobilized in 1946 and immediately began teaching. In 1950 he emigrated to Canada and took his teaching certificate at UBC where he met Ethel Singleton, also an education student and they were married July 15, 1952 in Third Ave. United Church, Saskatoon.

Ethel Irene Singleton was born 20 Feb, 1925 in Radisson Saskatchewan, not far from Saskatoon. Her parents were John Milton Singleton and Edna Pearl DeWolfe. She attended elementary, secondary and normal school in Saskatoon. She taught elementary school in rural Saskatchewan for one year and then in the summer months for three years to earn money for her three years of university to earn a B.HSc. Ethel lived at home during these University of Saskatoon days. She then went to UBC for a B.Ed. Degree where she met and married Guy Graham.

The couple had three children - Lesley, Aidan and Davis. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July, 2002.

Ethel and Guy settled in Salmon Arm in 1954 where Guy was a much-respected teacher and principal until 1977. Ethel taught Home Economics at J.L. Jackson School for four years and at Shuswap Junior secondary School for eight years from 1972 to 1980.

The Grahams were both very active in the United Church. Guy served as treasurer, board and choir member. He was a charter member of Rotary and he organized blood donor clinics in Salmon Arm. For several years in the 1970s, Guy wrote a weekly column on parenting and education (see ephemera) and was active in the Okanagan Valley Teachers Association. For several years, Ethel worked in the community teaching the preparation of nutritious and economical meals.

Guy died 13 January, 2003 at the age of 85 having suffered the tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease for several years. Ethel died in 2017.

The Haney family settled in Salmon Arm around 1903. Robert James and Margaret purchased eighty acres of land and raised cattle and grew wheat, apples, and pears. They had two children, Marjorie and Robert Verron (Vern).

R.J. Haney considered himself a gentleman farmer. He was a lender of money, providing financing to community members who were turned down by the local branch of the Bank of Hamilton.

Mr. and Mrs. Haney separated in 1917. The property was divided and Mrs. Haney relocated to the coast. The house remained in the family until Marjorie's death in 1984. Forty acres of the original farm and the house were given to the District of Salmon Arm. The property was to be developed as a park under the management of the Salmon Arm Museum. The other forty acres went to the SPCA.

The Kew family are long-time residents of Salmon Arm, homesteading the original acreage. The first European baby was reportedly born in the Kew homestead. That log structure has been relocated to R.J. Haney Heritage Village.

Jared (Jay) William Kew was born in Brantford, Ontario, on October 6, 1887. He moved to Salmon Arm in the early 1900s. He was well known and respected for his musical ability. He also sang in the United Church Choir.

Myrtle Pearl Kew (maiden name unknown) was born near Armstrong, BC, on June 8, 1892. She moved to the Salmon Arm area in 1911. Mrs. Kew married Jay on October 29, 1913. The couple had no children.

Arthur Leger (1882-1975) was born in Sackville, New Brunswick. He served in WWI in England, France, Belgium and Germany. He married Gertrude Weston in England in 1917. The couple homesteaded in the Shuswap in 1919, farming in Glen Eden.

Gertrude Feodora Weston (1888-1981) was born in England. She trained as a nurse at St. Thomas Hospital, London and worked at the Stepney Hospital in the East End of London. She immigrated to Salmon Arm in 1919 and was well known for her nursing services.

Albert Herbert F. Martin was b.14 Dec. 1878 in Brock Twsp., Ontario. He was a schoolteacher for twenty years, having graduated from the Saskatchewan Normal School. Eighteen of those teaching years were spent working in Salmon Arm area. His teaching career was interrupted when he enlisted in the Forestry Draft, C.E.F. in 1916. After serving overseas, he taught school at South Canoe School until he retired from teaching in 1928. Records suggest that he continued to work at other things. Albert Martin died in 1946 of Addison’s Disease.

After his first wife, Lydia, died (1921) following a lengthy illness, he married Amelia Sparkes, who was born 19 Dec. 1882, in London England. Amelia was very active in the community and served on the School Board for fifteen years. Amelia died in 1962. She was survived by three stepsons, Percy, Don, and Russell.

Victor Nancollas (1906-1993) emigrated from England to Salmon Arm, BC, in 1928, obtained employment at S.A.F.E., was Scout Master in the early 1930s, an elected alderman from 1945 to 1950, 1953 to 1955, and mayor of Salmon Arm from 1956 to 1970. He was also active in service organizations such as the Kinsmen's Club.

Victor Nancollas married Jennie Miller in 1934.

Jennie (1910-1996) was active in community life. She was the co-founder of the Sketch Club and founder of the still active Pottery Club. Jennie was also very active in the United Church Women's organizations and in the Women's Institute.

The Norris family lived in Canoe, near Salmon Arm. Clara Maud Bayliff had family in Australia who corresponded with her before and after her marriage to Eric Norris. Little else is known about the family. Maud Bayliff Norris had a brother, John George Bayliff of Australia who died in 1918. George corresponded with his sister from 1911 until his death.