OffTheBeathPath/BIGDoer is Tons of content posted regularly and usually with a history slant

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Tons of content posted regularly and usually with a history slant

We're Off the Beaten Path with Chris & Connie from the site BIGDoer.com. We explore, photograph and babble on about historic sites, abandoned places, vintage machinery and things, cover outdoor activities and generally odd subjects.

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Tim Swaren hat 5 coffees gekauft.

I've done a bit of exploring with you and Connie and I've really enjoyed it. As well, I enjoy sharing information with you and in return I learn a lot about local Alberta history. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your kind donation Tim! Always looks forward to chatting & hanging out when we can.

Rod T hat 3 coffees gekauft.

I enjoyed your post about Farmer Jones Carz. Loved his outrageous advertising ie "Equipped With Fiddle and Furnace" (radio and heater) or "Take it Away Before They Take Me Away"

Thank you! It's those slogans and signs that made the business so memorable.

Larry McCarthy hat 3 coffees gekauft.

Let's talk about Sectionmen and their houses for another minute...

I was working on my family history and found my late Uncle Jack in the 1916 Canada census, on the pages for "Townships 17 and 18, ranges 23, 24 and 25, W. 4. M., including the Village of Vulcan."

There was Uncle Jack (aged 3 at the time), living with his parents and 8 sibilings in (you guessed it) the Vulcan Section House. His father's occupation is listed as Sectionman. His name was Allan Abram Brink, so now we know at least one of them :)

I had no idea what a Section House was, nor what a Section man did until Google led me to your pages, so thanks for that!

Google also found a painting titled " STATION SECTION HOUSE & SHED VULCAN" (see it and more details at https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/STATION-SECTION-HOUSE---SHED-VULCAN/29125A48D11369AC)

Enjoy your coffee, and thanks again!

That's awesome Larry and we love that our post brought us together. Thank you so much for supporting our little group.

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My grandmother on my mom’s side worked in the Holden Hotel around 1910.
My grandfather on my dads side built the Legal Hotel around the same time.
Your posts strike a special cord.
Thanks

Thank you so much and we love what we do!

Parker933@hotmail.com hat 3 coffees gekauft.

Good job (as usual), fun read.

Thank you so much for the support!

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