How a tenant farmer and his family helped transform a rugged wilderness into a home for several generations and families
It’s amazing where our lives take us, isn’t it? Where did your family originate? How have you chosen the place that you live in today? There’s no doubt that our character and actions will to some degree affect not only ourselves, but our children and undoubtedly those in our community.
He had heard stories of land on the hardwood ridges along the North Shore. This was an appealing opportunity, as land was being purchased for minimal prices. And so, he and his family set their sights on moving North to the rocky mountain range in Prince Township. On Labour Day September 5th, 1921, their son Alex married Mary Anne Odber. After a few years, Alex’s parents passed away leaving the farm and its many responsibilities to himself and his wife Mary. Their cows had been producing milk and they continued dairy farming until 1958. For thirteen years, Alex worked with the Department of Lands and Forests. He was a Councillor from 1927 to 1936 and served as Reeve of Prince Township during the “Dirty Thirties”.
At that time, the owner of the land where the subdivision now sits was August Holmberg. He and his wife Nell had a son named Douglas Holmberg. Upon their passing, the property was left to their son.
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