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Communion
20 Jul 2025

Communion

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 13

A Saskatchewan town, with a Fransaskois accent.

Click on the Bishop’s Palace for details…..

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Church, Catholic, Protestant, French, Saskatchewan, CFRG, Gravelbourg, Bishop's Palace, English, Culture, Cathedral, Larry Bekker
Raised on Robbery
1 Apr 2025

Raised on Robbery

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 2

This cabinet may or may not have held the key used by a prostitute in a Joni Mitchell song.

Click on the Empire Hotel lobby cabinet for details…

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Saskatchewan, Regina, Empire Hotel, South Railway Street, Albert Street, Joni Mitchell, Raised on Robbery
Welcome to Arcola!
3 Mar 2025

Welcome to Arcola!

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Tales From Dead Teds | 6

You can almost hear the sound of the children’s boots on the heavy plank sidewalk.

Click on either Arcola resident for details…

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Buchanan, Arcola, Saskatchewan, School
Predominance
10 Sep 2023

Predominance

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 2

This is how Arcola Mississippi stacks up against my hometown in Saskatchewan.

Click on the Plantation address sign to enter…

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Arcola, Saskatchewan, Mississippi
In a Town this Size
18 Jan 2022

In a Town this Size

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, An Altered Reality - Life in a Pandemic, 1000 Little Soaps - Adjustment and Aftermath | 0

In a town this size,
there’s no place to hide.
Everywhere you go,
you meet someone you know.
– John Prine – In a Town this Size

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Arcola, Saskatchewan, Logbook, slush fund

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