Folklore Magazine - Winter 2009-10

Poetry:

Our First Soddie by Keith Foster               

Features:

Bart’s Magnificent Gun by William C. N. Caird
The author’s memory of his 10th birthday that included a game of “Cowboys and Indians”, snitched potato champagne and a resulting fear of handguns.
No Rebel He by J. Alvin Speers
The story of trapper Charles Bremner’s persistence saw his 22 heirs receive $3,000 each, 90 years later.
The Spanish Flu by Marjorie Avery
A father made a difference for his family during the Spanish Flu epidemic.

Fun Games for Christmas by Gwen Follick
Three different activities that are tailored to enliven your school or home parties.
Manure Banking by Margaret Lees
A description of how to use horse manure to insulate a house foundation and children’s fun when the manure was frozen.

Making Sleigh Shoes by Ewald Arndt
Eaton’s catalogue provided iron shoes, but it took Wilmar area residents some work to install the shoes on the sleigh’s wooden runners.
Holidaying, 1944 by Victor Carl Friesen
An account of Abram & Anna Friesen’s weeklong holiday in a Model A car in “tourist camps” throughout central Saskatchewan.

Dick the Crow by Garrett Wilson
A rescued orphan crow became another Wilson family pet and an amusing and annoying feature of the town of Limerick.
Christmas Concert by Wilma Hayes and June Johnson
The all-important Christmas concert had to include all school children, whether they had talent for the stage or not.
A Miracle at Indian Head by Kay Parley
An account of Evelyn Dyer’s unfortunate experience with hyperparathyroidism and her remarkable cure.
A Farmwife Redux by Peggy Durant
Ms. Durant’s comments and explanations about Helen Krause’s 1940 farm life diaries.

A Most Important Competition by Lois Borland Lee
Lacking elementary school sports competition, the annual Music Festival for “Special Choruses” was very important to Connaught School in Regina.

 Features:

Ask Folklore
This issue’s question is seeking an answer whether a Saskatchewan version of the Medalta pottery company ever existed.

Depression Ingenuity by Jack Driedger
The relevance of a vertical hay knife and a horizontal hay knife are explained, as well as the necessity of rounding haystacks.
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