Edgeley Saskatchewan History

  In loving memory of Mae Wesley Born May 8, 1935 Passed Away August 16, 2023 Service of Remembrance Regina Funeral Home and Cemetery 4001 East Victoria Avenue, Regina, Sasklatchewan Monday August 21, 20234 at 2:  p.m. CLICK HERE   to see the Obituary, and the Eulogy by Brenda MacPherson.

CUMMINS MAP CO., WINNIPEG circa 1920 Map No. 110. Showing land ownership To see the high resolution of this map  CLICK HERE  Once the map shows you can zoom in to more detail Includes areas around Edgeley, , Muscow, Fort Qu'Appelle, Lebret, The Fishing Lakes, Indian Reserves, Lipton, and Patrick Land owners listed to date.  If you can identify more land owners, or errors,  send the information to Tom Rogers, rogerstomrose@gmail.com Tp 19 R 15 W 2: Jas Rogers,  NE SE 28, NW 27;  NE 20, NW NE 21. B.G Rogers, NW SW 34. NW NE SE 32 W. L. Rogers, NW SW SE 33.  J.P. Rogers, NE 33, Tp20 R15 W2: W.L. Rogers, NW SW 4,  J.P Rogers, NE SE 4 J Rogers, SW SE 9  

 Edgeley Estate by R. Sykes. November, 1883 [including the arrival of the first agricultural steam engine in Canada] CLICK HERE  to read the 14 page document

  INTERVIEW WITH BOB DAVIES, FORMERLY FROM THE EDGELEY AREA, 29 pages Bob Davies, May 12, 2023  at the home of Jim and Judy Rogers in Regina, Saskatchewan INTERVIEW WITH BOB DAVIES. By Tom Rogers. December 13, 2022, at the home of Jim and Judy Rogers in Regina, Saskatchewan, with Tom Rogers and Jim Rogers. Bob was born in Ryerson, Saskatchewan, November 30, 1930. He tells about growing up in the Edgeley area, his marriage to June Silzer of Avonhurst, their career in the Canadian air force, retirement in Edmonton, and moving back to Edgeley to care the parents of both he and his wife and their farms. Then they moved to a condo in Fort Qu’Appelle, and now at age 93 he lives in Regina. CLICK HERE  to read Bob's interview of 29 pages

2023-20-20 Edgeley Townsite Plan 1912.  Tom Rogers received from Jim Rogers.  He did not know where it came from, possibly from Ray Rogers. TRANSCRIBED TEXT FROM THE PHOTO: [[The number 1818 written in each corner of the sheet] [writing] Edgeley 1912 EDGELEY Townsite on The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Being a subdivision of Part of N.E. 1/4 Sec. 27. Tp.19. Rge 15 W2 Mer. PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Scale 1": 200  [1 inch = 200 feet] May 1st    2   [May 1st, 1912] [signature unclear] [West border]  W. by NE 1/4 Sec 27 [North Border] N. ny NE 1/4 Sec 27 [East Border] Assumed North   # by NE 1/4 Sec 27 Gov't Road Allowance [South Border] Melville Regina Branch GTPRy 27  S by NE 1/4 Sec 27 NOTE AREA 26-23 ACRES AREA BE REGISTERED OUTLINED IN RED BLOCK 6 RESERVED FOR School Site According to Sec 7 of the Regulations of the Dept. of Public Works. 1, Edgar C. Brown of the City of Regina in the Province of Saskatchewan do solemnly declare that this plan accurately shews the manner in wh

  REAL GEOGRAPHY BOOK II by J. Fairgrieve, M.A. and Ernest Young B.Sc., FIRST EDITION, 1939. George Philip & Son, Limited, London To see Chapter IV "The Wheat Farmer", pages 30-38, about on the Rogers farm at Edgeley in 1939 edition, and a Leader Post article about the work.    CLICK HERE   REAL GEOGRAPHY BOOK II by J. Fairgrieve, M.A. and Ernest Young B.Sc.,  SEVENTH EDITION, 1959. George Philip & Son, Limited, London, E.C.4. Philip, Son & Nephew, Ltd.,, Liverpool, 1 To see Chapter IV "The Wheat Farmer", about the Rogers farm at Edgeley in 1959 edition and correspond between Blanche Rogers and the publisher  CLICK HERE

  Photos of the lives of Charles and Marie (D'Amours) Morin, their children, and some descendants.  Additional information, where available, can be seen by double clicking on an image and using the "i" option at the top right of the page. To see the 37 pages album  CLICK HERE

  Of Years Gone By: Edgeley District 1898, by T.H. Bray, 35 pages  CLICK HERE to see photos of the entire document. Transcribed text is available by double clicking on an image and using the "i" option at the top right of the page. CLICK HERE  to see transcribed text of the entire document in a Word Document. The following articles are included:  --- Glancing Back, by T.H. Bray --- Starr's Point S.D. #357. --- Fairview United Church by Lois Bell. --- My 72 Years in Saskatchewan, by H.A Fessant. --- Signs of Progress. --- The Prairie School, by Doreen Mireau. --- 1971 SNHS Summer Meet at Indian Head, by Rose McLaughlin and Mary Skinner. --- Edgeley School District No. 39 1886-1967 --- The Centennial , McLean, Saskatchewan by T.H. Bray --- T.H. Bray is Serving his 39th Year as Pool Secretary --- Milk Producers ---  Qu'Appelle CCF Pioneers Honored ---  The Qu'Appelle Progress 1952, Starr's Point Talks to Vibank ---  Letters to the Editor. The Qu'Appelle Pro

Wedding home and marriage of  James Rogers and Catherine Mattick 1906 Edgeley, Saskatchewan  "Rogers and others"  photo album, 57 pages, created by Blanche (Morin-D'Amours) Rogers around 1950, from an older album created by Catherine (Kit) Rogers.  The album was repaired and updated in 1990s by Blanche and friends Robert and Norma Ferguson   CLICK HERE  to see the album.   

Blanche Rogers on her 90th birthday CLICK HERE  to read the book CLICK HERE  to see a 5 page introduction to the book

Edgeley Stone School, built 1900-1919 Ridgeway Stone School 1900-1964 Two stone schools were built along what is now highway 364 early in the history of the area around Edgeley, Saskatchewan.  They were followed by a school in Vernon and two wooden versions of Edgeley school which were in the hamlet of Edgeley. CLICK HERE  to see albums with pictures and records of  Edgeley and Ridgeway stone schools.  Additional records will be added as information is obtained. When viewing the albums click on any picture to see full screen.  Usually there is more information about the picture.  On a desktop computer this information can be seen clicking the information icon at the top right of the scree.  The icon is the letter "i" in a circle.

Doris Bowman was a teacher at the Edgeley School, District 39 Saskatchewan, from 1934-35 to 1937-38, and from 1953-54 to 1966-67. Memories by Doris J. Bowman, 13 pages, written in 1983.  CLICK HERE  to read the document which has been scanned to text and posted by Tom Rogers, Saskatoon, November 30, 2022. CLICK HERE  to see scans of the document pages and other information. posted by Tom Rogers, Saskatoon, November 30, 2022.