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To the citizens of Trail - thank you so very much for your generous and extremely gracious welcome to your wonderful city! Celebrating the Smoke Eaters' contribution to sport and to the fabric of our province, we are very proud to have had an opportunity to display a few of the artifacts and share the stories of Trail's inducted members - the Smoke Eaters', Nancy Greene, Frenchy D'Amour to name just a few. This was the first community that we've come to in BC to display some of our collection from the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Thank you for providing us with a home to celebrate Trail's great accomplishments in sport in BC.| Sue Griffin - CEO BC Sports Hall of Fame | | Monday, July 12th, 2010, 2:55 pm | Vancouver |
Hi ,Ireceived some information from Alan Salisbury who you helped to locate the family of John [ known to us as Jack ] Hand born 1887 and died in 1977. John was my great uncle, I would love to get in touch with any of the family still living in Trail, my email address is andrea.oreilly@btinternet.com I know that uncle Jack had 2 sons Charlie and Jack and I think maybe a daughter. I was told as a youngster that my great uncle Joe also emigrated to Canada he was born in1895.| Andrea OReilly | | Thursday, June 3rd, 2010, 3:41 pm | Crewe Cheshire England |
I plan to visit Trail in July2010 to check on my roots. My father, Rolf Halvor Olsen was born in Trail on 9-4-1911 to Einar Augustinius Olsen and Laura Mathilde Nielsen Olsen. His parents immigrated from Norway with two older sisters, Rae and Borg. Einar worked in the lumber industry and the family moved to Nelson where my father attended high school, I think. The family later moved to San Jose,California. Any memories or contacts that I might follow up on would be greatly appreciated.
**WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTE** Patricia, please get in touch with us at history@trail.ca. I have located a birth announcement from the local paper for your father and would be happy to send it to you.| Patricia M. Culleton | | Sunday, May 23rd, 2010, 11:17 pm | Sacramento, California, USA |
Through the Guestbook, can I express my sincere thanks, for all the help that Sarah has given me, in searching for the HAND relatives, in Trail.
I have passed the information on, to the relatives in Harrop, B.C., your hard work is very much appreciated.
Who knows, it might bring about contacts, from other family members.
If there are any relatives of JOHN HAND who want to get in touch, then please feel free to do so.....my email address is alansal@msn.com
Sarah, thanks again for all your help.
Alan Salisbury| Alan Salisbury | | Wednesday, May 5th, 2010, 3:53 pm | Wrexham, North Wales, U.K. |
Looking for details on a relative who emigrated to Canada in July 1908, but don't have much to work with.
His name was JOHN HAND, born 30 July 1887, in Little Drayton, Shropshire, England.
I know he travelled back to UK in 1952 & 1960.
I have found a reference to a JOHN HAND, who died 26 Sept 1977, in TRAIL, BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Are there any living relatives in Trail, who can say if this JOHN HAND is my relative.
I have already found relations living in OTTAWA, so hoping to get lucky again this time.
Many thanks, Alan Salisbury.
**WEBSITE ADMINISTRATORS NOTE** - Alan, please do get in touch with us. I am sure we will be able to help you with this. Please email us at history@trail.ca.| Alan Salisbury | | Sunday, April 25th, 2010, 4:05 pm | Wrexhan, North Wales, U.K. |
Looking for any 1970 grads who haven\'t heard from the grad committee yet. we are having our 40th reunion in 2010. Please contact myself, June Oatway, Georgette Btradford, John Urquart or Mary Larmour. My email is billor@shaw.ca.| Lornna Barnes | | Wednesday, April 7th, 2010, 1:27 pm | Trail |
Wonderful website...informative, easy to navigate. Hope to visit Trail someday - your corner of the world looks beautiful. Keep up the good work. Go Smokies!| Dean | | Tuesday, October 27th, 2009, 8:23 pm | Atlanta, GA |
This is a great site! A friend sent me a link, and I've been lost in the videos of the rich hockey tradition of Trail. Not sure if I have any family there, but maybe my research will lead me there some day. I'd be proud to have family there!| Sheila | | Thursday, October 22nd, 2009, 3:16 pm | Tallahassee, Florida |
HI PEOPLE WHO LOVE TRAIL! I LIVED IN TRAIL IN THE 70,S AND LOVED IT HAD GOOD FRIENDS,AND LEARNED TO DRIVE THERE,MY BEST FRIEND WAS DAVE LANGEVIN.MY MOTHER AND SISTER LIVE IN NELSON,I USUALLY COME TO TRAIL YEARLY,HAVE MANY FOND MEMORIES! CHEERS!!| LORIN HEROUX | | Sunday, July 26th, 2009, 9:47 am | STJOHNS NEWFOUNDLAND |
I have so enjoyed looking through the photos. Looking at the machine shop where my father worked for 40 yrs and climbed those stairs every day. Trail was a great place to grow up in. Thank you for your website and bringing back so many memories.| Anne Crawford nee Garrison | | Saturday, March 14th, 2009, 6:19 pm | Prince George, B.C. |
The best City History Site on the web; Central School, Trail Junior High, J.L. Crowe, Spaghetti and Chicken at the Kootney Hotel, Romanos' Poolhall, Trail Smoke Eaters.
Thank you Trail Historical Society and the People of Trail for the Memories.| Frank Baker | | Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009, 12:46 pm | North Vancouver B.C. |
I grew up there from 1969-1986 Lived in Rossland,Shaver's Bench Townhouses, Fruitvale, Genelle, East Trail, had great memories from listening to the older ladies up on Nelson Street house #915 was known as Phillips when I grew up there
Robert Thompson(Phillips)| Robert Thompson | | Sunday, February 22nd, 2009, 1:09 am | Port Moody British Columbia |
Hi, sent info to guestbook yesterday but forgot to mention that William Owen Jones was known as BILL JONES (and may have had the knickname "king").
Had also a brother called Richard Barron Jones who died in the airforce over Germany 1945.
glyncadwaladr@btinternet.com
diolch Glyn| Glyn Cadwaladr | | Wednesday, February 18th, 2009, 2:22 pm | Wales |
Hi, great web site. Researching family history, looking for any info/ relatives of -
WILLIAM OWEN JONES born YMIR 1912 and died TRAIL Sept 1973.
Lived at 1390 Pine, Trail in 1945.
Was a Smelterman in 1945, and beleived to have served in Trail fire service approx 1945.
His mother was Martha Brand Jones died March 1974 (aged 93) Ymir/Trail, and father Hugh Jones died 1935 Nelson/Ymir.
Many thanks and Hwyl fawr from Wales| Glyn Cadwaladr | | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009, 11:56 am | Gwynedd, Wales |
Interesting visiting the site and reviewing some of the folks recognized such as Bill Waterson for his involvement in boxing including Trail and Sparwood.| Brian Zelley | | Tuesday, February 17th, 2009, 11:11 am | Victoria |
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