Folklore Magazine - Winter 2006

Poetry:

Prairie Ghost
All Creatures Great and Small
The Takeover

Features:

The Woodpile
A crew of several men and specific equipment was required to cut a year’s supply of wood.

The Prairie, the Sky, My Sister and Me
Quiet walks to the town milkman were an opportunity to dream for the future.

The Skull
A successful assignment for a geology course used a ‘bison’ skull as its starting point and humorous conclusion.

Griffin School in Retrospect
This is the early history of the Roxboro hamlet and the various detailed descriptions of the local school and community of Griffin.

Let’s Have a Party
Six different party games, some for Christmas and some for any party.

A Home Christmas
Memories of Christmas Eve and Christmas day in the Freisen family homes.

Is There a Santa Claus?
A chance meeting of an elderly neighbour on Christmas Day impressed the author’s young daughter.

Old Fire Halls
The author’s childhood visit to Regina’s Firehall No. 1 and the last firehall in Regina to use horses.

I Remember Mary Ellen
The author’s recollections of the controversial Mary Ellen Burgess, a prominent figure in Saskatchewan’s drama community.

When Japan Bombed Saskatchewan
Ralph Melle’s true account of seeing a Japanese balloon bomb land near Minton.

Homemade Bread
The techniques involved in making bread and the changes seen by different generations of the same family.

The Stocking Mender
A silk hosiery specialist, the Stocking Mender’s art at the R. H. Williams department store in Regina.

Making Do and Making Over
The necessity of creating new children’s clothes from worn adult clothing and the clothing history home made quilts contained.

Columns:

Looking Back
The author’s memories of churning butter and a clever grocer in Hague.

Working
Harold Foster trained as a teacher, but with jobs hard to find, he worked for the Saskatoon Hotel Company.

Depression Ingenuity
John Elias helped his blacksmith father make a clock from ‘scratch’ then later made a more sophisticated version himself with out plans or sketches.

Book Review:

Carl A. Krause reviews What Lies Behind the Picture