Alberta Prairies: Edward & Hannah Bouchard Homestead

[jeff of pa]

Edward and Hannah Bouchard travelled from Minnesota to Alberta in 1910 seeking adventure and prosperity. They built a barn and chicken coop and struggled on the bald prairies. The Bouchard's never had children of their own.Hannah's sister, Mrs. Lund, her husband and 5 children, moved into the small house with them. Prairie life was too difficult for the Lund's and they returned to Minnesota after four long years of struggle.The house became a community hub in the summer for their popular 'ice cream parties'. The large trees on their property provided shade for party goers. They've since toppled to the ground by the the relentless prairie winds.Hannah never had good health. She masked her pain and suffering with cheerfulness. She passed away at age 61. Ed passed away 18 years later at age 80



Time Codes:
00:00 - Intro Drone Footage
00:35 - Walking to the Bouchard Homestead
01:13 - Ed & Hannah Bouchard (Old Photograph)
01:46 - RMS Cedric (Old Photograph)
02:05 - Collapsed Barn Dron Footage
02:26 - Entering the Old Homestead
03:43 - Ed's Leather Work Belt
04:03 - Clare Bros & Company Cast Iron Stove
05:42 - Back Room #1
06:04 - Old Newspaper
07:02 - Back Room #2
07:24 - Old Wallpaper
08:28 - What is this? Leave a Comment if you know
10:19 - Back Room #3 or Kitchen
12:03 - Climbing the Unstable Stairwell
12:46 - Upstairs Bedroom #1
12:54 - Lunch Pail?
13:13 - Child's Leather Shoe
13:21 - Upstairs Bedroom #2
13:55 - Hole in the Roof Outside View
14:10 - Descending the Unstable Stairwell
14:55 - Under the Stairs Storage Room
15:06 - Concrete Filled In Well?
15-21 - Photo by Robert Scott
15:31 - Nearby CPR Train Crossing
15:49 - Birdseye Drone Footage of Homestead
15-58 - Gravesite of the Bouchard's
16:36 - Outro Drone Footage

 

[jeff of pa]

Edmonton Journal​

Thu, Mar 21, 1935 ·Page 1

 

[jeff of pa]

Try a Death Sentence

 

[jeff of pa]

if it's him & Not a son,​

Looks like he Fell for a Hooker​

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The Edmonton Alberta Bulletin​

Fri, Mar 29, 1935 ·Page 11

 

[jeff of pa]

Last Hit on Name.
Looks like he got over the Hooker
traded her in on a Bottle

 

[metalman2024]

Edmonton Journal​

Thu, Mar 21, 1935 ·Page 1View attachment 2212715

God bless those children and the young woman who saved the guy. Good they saved him because the reason he was trying to do himself over wasn't even remotely worth it imo. Thank God also for an age where God was taken seriously and even mentioned in a newspaper.