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Eddie Jedeon Shank by Isreal C. Shank
No full textNotes - Mr. Isreal Shank writes a highly detailed history of his father starting from the likely origin of his family name (Shank was the Canadian government’s version of a German origin name from the French speaking Alsace-Lorraine region) to his father’s settlement in Athabasca in 1906 where he worked, married, retired and passed away at the age of eighty-three. Mr. Eddie Shank was a farmer who won awards for agriculture locally, as well as from the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto and Chicago. Mr. Eddie was involved in local politics and was a great organizer during election times (7 pages
Eddie and Rosana Shank
No full textPhotograph - A portrait of E.J. Shank and R. Shank (nee Goulet), Athabasca, Albert
Eddie and Isreal Shank
No full textPhotograph - A portrait of Eddie J. Shank and his son Isreal C. Shank, a Constable with the RCMP, Melville, Saskatchewa
Mary and Isreal Shank
No full textPhotograph - Mary and Isreal Shank with friends in Ganges, British Columbia. Left to right, Mary Shank, Mrs. Gillman, Mrs. Pat and I.C. Shan
Dolor (Larry) and Eddie Shank
No full textPhotograph - A portrait of Dolor (Larry) Shank and his father E.J. Shank, Athabasca, Albert
Clarence Shank
No full textPhotograph - A portrait of Clarence Shank, an Air Force officer, in his uniform, Athabasca, Albert
Rose Shank
No full textPhotograph - A portrait of Rose Shank (nee Benzhuise) in her nurse's uniform. Athabasca, Albert
Lidia Shank
No full textPhotograph - Portrait of Lidia Shank, a member of the Canadian Women's Army Corps, in uniform. Athabasca, Albert
George Shank (Born 1854)
No full textLetter - Mr. Isreal Shank talks of his grandfather, George Shank, in this letter. He tells stories that he heard as a boy about his grandfather's life from his birth in Quebec, his life in Minnesota, and his eventual settlement in Athabasca and Brooks. Mr. George had a homestead in Athabasca. He also worked in freighting as a tracker. Many details of early freighting and homesteading life are given in this letter (3 pages
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