Elmer & Madge with little "Bobby"

Elmer as a young boy

Dore River Jack's Dog Team

Jack Maclane used to stop in to visit Elmer & Madge when they were a young couple.
Here they pose with his sled & dog team.

the wedding dress

This Eatons letter is obviously a response to a query from Madge Bowes' mother, Eliza (Ocie) Cockrum, in the summer of 1937 before Elmer & Madge's October wedding. The prices for fabric are fascinating. The notes about adding pounds and lining lingerie are priceless!

Note: If you click on the scanned letter pages, they will enlarge. If you hold the cursor over the enlarged page, you should be able to see icons in the top right and bottom left corner. Click on the bottom icon with the arrows and the page should get even bigger -- good for both viewing and printing.





























And here's the real dress, which Ocie Cockrum made herself.
(Sorry about the lack of detail in the scan -- I'll fix it as soon as I can locate an original to copy.)

driving to the homestead

Colleen here: I have resigned from my job at Briercrest and moved to Spiritwood to live at "the 'Vent" with Mom & Dad. Last week I sorted the last drawers in Grandma and Grandpa's now-empty dresser, discovering treasures in the process. There were many pieces of jewelery, including old wedding rings and a bracelet everyone thought had been stolen.

Here is one of my favorite finds (the scanner was too small for the entire plate):

There are 2 plates.
A note found with the plates reads: "1937 plates on truck Elmer and Madge drove from their wedding to their homestead in."

Here's the happy couple at that homestead: