From Alice Waters Cairns to her cousin, May Waters (February 21, 1908)
Poplar Grove, Saskatchewan Feb. 21st, 1908 Dear Cousin May, I am so glad you enjoyed my last letter, now I'll try another. How delightful it would be if you could…
From Susanna Bates Dickey to her son John Bates Dickey (March 26, 1908)
[No envelope. Joyce and Muriel were children of John Bates Dickey’s brother George. Thom was another brother.] Musquodoboit March 26th 1908 Dear John I am going to try and write…
From Christopher Cairns to his brother John Andrew Cairns (May 17, 1908)
[Envelope addressed: Revd. John A. Cairns, Poplar Grove, Sask. N. W. T. Postmarked: Freetown, P.E.I. My 20 08. Seven cent King Edward VII stamp. Probably a registered letter, registration stamp…
From Alice Waters Cairns to her cousin May Waters (May 21, 1908)
Poplar Grove, Saskatchewan May 21st, 1908 Dear Cousin May, Your welcome letter was received some time ago, but there is so much to write about that I never feel like…
From Susanna Bates Dickey to her son John Bates Dickey (June 4, 1908)
[No envelope. Laura was the wife of John Bates Dickey’s brother George. Millie was John Bates Dickey’s younger sister. She went to Saskatchewan, where she married William Wickham, the brother…
From Susanna Bates Dickey to her son John Bates Dickey (July 14, 1908)
[No envelope. Muriel was Susanna Bates Dickey’s granddaughter. Laura (Muriel’s mother) was a daughter-in-law, married to George Dickey. Millie and Agnes were daughters. Dave Archibald was a son-in-law, married to…
From Janet Cairns Dickey to her fiance John Bates Dickey (July 31, 1908)
[Envelope addressed: John Bates Dickey, Postmaster, Poplar Grove, Sask. Postmark WPG, remainder illegible. Receiving postmark Wapella Sask Jul 31, 08. Two cent stamp. Janet Cairns and her mother appear to…
From Susanna Bates Dickey to her son John Bates Dickey (August 6, 1908)
[No envelope. George was a son of Susanna Bates Dickey. Aubry was Aubrey Archibald, a grandson of Susanna Bates Dickey. Will Guild was a son-in-law, married to Ida Jane Dickey.…
From Susanna Bates Dickey to her son John Bates Dickey (September 30, 1908)
[No envelope. Children of Susanna Bates Dickey mentioned in the letter: Nettie Dickey, Agnes and Bedford McKeen, Lizzie and Walter Clarkson, Thom Dickey, Morris and Marian Dickey, Millie (and William)…
From Angus McDonald to his friends John Andrew Cairns and Alice Waters Cairns (October 8, 1908)
[Envelope addressed: Rev. J. A. Cairns, Poplar Grove, Sask. Two cent stamp with dates 1808 and 1908, Centenaire de Quebec, pictures of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Postmarked: James…
From Robert Cairns to his brother John Andrew Cairns (December 21, 1908)
[Envelope addressed: Revd John A. Cairns Poplar Grove Sask. Postmarked: Lamerton Alta. De 21 08. Two one-cent King Edward VII stamps. Receiving postmark: Wapella Sask. De 24 08.] [New Year's…