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Pollock's Store, after it had been moved from Brainard when the railway went through Lymburn. The Lymburn Store, operated by George and son Ray, closed in 1951. Pollock's house is to the right.

Back Row: Max Henning, Sid Smith. Roy Borstad, Stan Griffiths. Middle Row: George Gitzel, Alfred Van Schaick, Roger Biron, Helmut Mach, Bill Leslie, Herb Gitzel, Peter Eager. Front Row: Buck Kerik, Guy Ireland, Fred Dobbyn, Roy Peterson, Bob Littleton, Gene Forest, Billy Woods.

Chatham School, 1942, celebrates the end of school with a picnic. Back row includes Kay Beattie, Edna Lawrence, Ida Wold, Mary Wold, Olaf Wold, ? Frank Braybrook, Danny Somerville, Eva Braybrook, ? Beattie, Mrs. Austen Amenson, Jack Beattie, Mrs. Cliff Lawrence, Einar Wold, Mrs. Einar Wold, Mrs. George Vekved, Mrs. Jim Somerville, Mrs. Andy Foster, Mrs. Ed Gummer. Middle row: Clarise Wold, June Vekved, Esther Wold, Jim Lawrence, Eldon Wold, Gordon Wold, Gerald Gummer. Those seadted: Yvonne Lawrence, Lorna Wold, Rosemary Somerville, Loreen Wold, Dica Beattie, Fern Lawrence, Bill Lawrence, Elizabeth Forseth, Ivan Vekved, Bernice Lawrence, Mrs. Jack Beattie, Mrs. Frank Newman, Vivian Beattie, Joyce Amenson, Irma Wold, Marion Wold, Obert Wold, Ron Vekved.

Chatham School students, June 23, 1942, standing outside in front of the windows of the school. Back row: Danny Somerville, Esther Wold, Bernice Lawrence, Frank Braybrooks, Clarise Wold, Fern Lawrence, Elizabeth Forseth. Second row: Gerald Gummer, Jim Lawrence, Yvonne Lawrence, Loreen Wold, Ivan Vekved, Disa Beattie, Rosemary Somerville, June Vekved, Lorna Wold. Front row: Gordon Wold Bill Lawrence Irma Wold, Joyce Amundson.

Odin School District 4318 was formed in 1928 and a school was built in 1931. This is a copy of a photograph from a Christmas card showing Odin School students in 1935. Students identified on the photograph are Alf Sandboe, Marlin Sandboe, Johanna Hornland, Elmer Bue, Martin Hornland, Clarence Christensen, George Slette, and Henry Matthies. Original belongs to Sylvia (Horneland) Hommy and was collected for the County Schools project by Jeanne Smith.

Sargent Thomas Burrows (M25812) joined the army on Sept. 9, 1939 in Edmonton. He served in the Royal canadian Army Medical Corps - 4th Casualty Clearing Station. He went overseas Jan 25, 1940 and was overseas for a year. He was then sent home for medical reasons. He was diagnosed with lip cancer and treated in England and returned to Edmonton Feb 26, 1941. After returning to Edmonton, Tom worked as a caterer at the Sargent's Mess at the Prince of Wales armouries. Then he was stationed in Suffield, AB, at the Experimental Station for 4.5 years. He was discharged in Calgary, Oct 1, 1945.

Rio Grande School was opened in 1918. This photograph shows the school children at an unspecified date. They are, back row l-r: Eileen O'Connell, Mavis O'Connell, Hazel O'Connell, Ida Liberty, Ida Brown, Francis Morrison. Middle Row: Joe O'Connell, Hazel Brown, Norma Wenzel, Tim O'Connell. Front Row: Hugh Watt, Mary Beadle. Photograph from Hazel (Wenzel) O'Connell who then gave it to Jeanne Smith.

David Sneddon Burrows (Lance Corporal) M104378 was 18 years old when he joined up with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Grande Prairie Oct 14, 1942. He went to Edmonton for basic training at the Prince of Wales Armouries. He left Edmonton Dec 29, 1942, for Chilliwack, BC, for advanced training until Sept 1943. Then he went to Hamilton, ON to the Canadian Army Training Center for 3 months, back to Chilliwack for 2 months, then to Truro NS for three months. Then he was off to England and was involved in the invasion of Normandy, Juno Beach. He went into Caen, later up into France and Holland. Eventually he was back in England and then home in 1945.

M55649 Cpl. James Pollock, age 41, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, joined up in Calgary, July 24, 1940 and served in Canada until May 21, 1947. In Dec 1940 he was transferred to Victoria and worked as an ambulance driver with R.C.A. Medical Corps. Then he was transferred to the R.C.E. stationed in Victoria. He was discharged in 1947 and drove fire truck out of Work Point Barracks.

After 1950, County students who wanted to attend high school in Grande Prairie could stay at Wapiti Dorm. Here are some graduating students in 1953, in front of the Wapiti Dorm. Photograph from Ellen (Camplair) Hatton and given to Jeanne Smith.