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 At the very bottom  added king of the road song enjoy was given a private tour In the 18century train.  Permission  was given bye owner a orginal 1800 train car. Asked buy owner not to give the location out. It was a privilege taken back in time threw history. This is sentiment 1909 even though it  was completed  in 1800 loading up and unloading from a train of black people coloured deemed unsuitable to the climate when the black familes either arrived separately or alll together depending how they hid they first arrived to canada they had every right to believe in there field dreams land the beauty the abundance of our land the opportunities it took some acceptance for awhile in Canada. In the early 20th century the black pioneers familes settled in Amber Valley but it was still hard for Them it as it was isolated community. While exploring this old train  it definitely piqued my eye so much intact  the wood  barely looking like 1800 train stop writing somewhat faded but still can s

AB ST Anthony 's church catholicParish – ,municipality of Meanook. 40 km. from Athabasca ton from Colinton. First Divine Liturgy was celebrated in 1932 in the house of Mykhaylo Nimko by Fr. Theodor Dobko, OSBM. The church (34’ x 15’) was built in 1945 on the 2 acre parcel donated by Anton Nalesnyk in 1933. Founders of the parish were: Mykhaylo Nimko, Omelian Mykhayliuk, Anton Nalysnyk, Dmytro Pidhirnyi, Oleksa Podyo, Franko Adamkevych, Hryhoriy Beresten, Mykola Voznyi, Petro Khomiy, Mykhaylo Adamkevych, Ivan Adamkevych, Vasyl Nalysnyk. Later joined the parish the following families: Andriy Ivanykha, Dmytro Yavnyi, Volodymyr Yavnyi and Mykola Gidora. The church construction was done by: Oleksa Podyo, Hryhoriy Beresten and Mykhaylo Adamkevych and the final price was $2,000.00. The following Basilian Fathers were visiting the community: Fr. Theodozy Dobko, Fr. Methodius Hannas, Fr. Juvenalis Slota, Fr. Gregory Chmilar, Fr. Ireneus Procenty. Later the Eparchial clergy looked a

Old school.  AMITY 1900'S  Old Alberta  Amity school 1908 1951- 1958 One room school since 1942 the school The education started 1901 and 1922 as the school's started growing . School Started its attendance . 1905 is when the province of Alberta was foundedfriendship especially : friendly relations between nations an era of international amity. Amity School house- AB. It was built in 1910. It used for grain bin but you can still see the old chimney and classroom if you look inside the windows as well u can see the grain being stored . The school was founded in 1908 when school started. Some started school in there homes before the school was built                        Storing old grain  in school

 Established 1914 - 18th century Ukrainian greek catholic seviat church St.George Preceding   distinct its legends the one that lingers around the Derwent district concerns an old Metis whose name was Monkman. Stated to the story, in the days of the Rebellion in 1885,Monkman, under given name was the private secretary of the fabulous character the way to the destination the Metis in Western Canada, Louis Riel. Riel was tried and hanged, his followers headed for the bush country. Monkman's the quality characterisitc a recognizable diversity settled around the Deadman Lakes where he guided this colony until he passed  away in 1912. This first pioneer's there often to colonize  inhabitanted.Derwent district was called Pigues. In 1928 the Canadian Pacific Railway  established the railway was named after Derwent Derbyshire,  England  put its branch line through and a town site an in the sense space accumulated the ground to be constructed on the railway very near the place wh