Author: BUTTERWICK, ALYCE [EDITOR-IN-CHIEF]; FOREMOST HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Title: Shortgrass Country - a History of Foremost and Nemiskam [Alberta Local History]
Description: Foremost, Alberta: Foremost Historical Society, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919212662. Presents the local history of Foremost and Nemiskam, Alberta, located southwest of Medicine Hat, a mile north of the U.S. border. "Dedicated to the pioneers of the area who in response to their environment carved out their destiny and passed on to us a distinctive heritage. Their spirit of adventure, their courage, endurance and ingenuity and their willingness to experiment and accept new ideas laid the foundations for the legacy which is ours today." - page iv. viii, 689 pages. Index of family histories. Generously illustrated with black and white reproductions of archival photos. Colour-photo endpapers. Three-panel fold-out map at back entitled Cummins Rural Directory Map 1922 "shows the settlement of the area in 1922, the earliest year for which there is a complete record. Many of the original homesteaders are indicated on the land on which they filed". Over two-hundred and fifty pages of family histories plus fifty pages of pioneer anecdotes. Bit of writing atop title page is covered with a blank white label, otherwise clean and unmarked with light wear. Binding tight. A quality copy of this informative local history and invaluable genealogical reference. Strathern 2907, Krotki (2nd Edn) 370, FGN534. ; 8vo. Very Good .

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