by Adrien Leduc
• Atlas Lumber Co., owned and operated by the Welch family, was one of the sole sources for lumber, paint, building supplies, etc. in Wainwright prior to World War Two.
• The Fordson Model F tractor (produced by the Ford Motor Company) first rolled off the assembly line in 1916, becoming the first, mass-produced, affordable tractor available to North American farmers.
• Alberta held a general election in July 1921. The newly-formed political wing of the United Farmers' Association (1919) won the election in what was a veritable landslide, winning thirty eight of sixty one seats. John Russell Love, United Farmers' Association candidate for the constituency of Wainwright, defeated Liberal incumbent George Hudson.
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RESOURCES
I would be remiss if I failed to mention the extraordinarily helpful resources that guided me in the writing of this book. I encourage everyone - history buffs, scholars, and family genealogists alike - to explore these links as I am no doubt sure you will find something of great interest. In no particular order, the resources to which Godfrey: Book Two owes its success, are as follows:
(i) Glenbow Museum: Photograph Archives https://www.glenbow.org/collections/search
(ii) Canada Census Returns
https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/census/index-e.html
(iii) Buffalo Trails and Tales. Gilt Edge Ladies Booster Club. 1973.
(iv) Wainwright Retired Teachers' Association
https://www.wainwrightrta.org/
(v) KnowAlberta.ca
https://knowalberta.ca/
(vi) Wainwright Star digital archives (c/o Wainwright Public Library)
https://www.wainwrightlibrary.ab.ca/Newspaper-Archives
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan , Adrien Leduc makes his home in Ottawa with his fiancee and their two crazy cats. He is a graduate of Carleton University (B.A. ’10) and is passionate about Canadian history. An avid reader and writer, Adrien hopes to write and publish many more books in his lifetime.