The Grayson Chronicles: Part II
Photo (Web) Downtown overlooking Marina. My Uncle Frank and Auntie Louise Yochim along with their seven children operated this Marina for over 30 years. On Uncle Frank retiring from the business, my cousin Lorin, the second youngest son, took over the business for several years. My Grandpa and Nana, spent many summers with their children lazing around this Marian. Cold Lake, of course, was my Grandpa’s hometown about which he has written many stories in the Family 1940-1965 series. (Grayson)
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Photo (2012): Grayson gazes out over the North Thompson River and the
mountains beyond: “Grandpa, we need to go see what’s beyond those mountains.”
(Cover Photo Arrangement by Alysha McNeill)
Link to KDP Book (make sure you order on the January 4, 2025 edition)
Dear Reader,
The following chronicles were written during the magical summer of 2012 when five-year old Grayson Edward Walker, along with his Grandpa, Harold David McNeill, his brother, Jay Wesley McNeill and a close family friend, Bjorn Oscar Simonsen (Uncle Bjorn) completed an exploratory expedition through British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. While the trip through British Columbia was relatively peaceful, once they hit the Alberta border, they entered a new and perilous world. After visiting family and friends across the Province they hit out for Saskatchewan to visit the places where Grandpa was born and where Uncle Bjorn and his family first landed when they emmigrated to Canada from Norway in the early 1950s. In this Province they would again be faced with many hurdles as they visited the many farms and historic sites that were part of the family history.
The 200 page book is filled with dozes of full colour photographs of family, friends, events and special places in the lives of the intrepid explorers. Dozens of Chapters are written from the perspective of Grayson.
Cheers,
Harold, Grayson, Jay, and Bjorn
Contact Harold at: lowerislandsoccer@shaw.ca
Pictures of Cold Lake Air Base: LINK HERE
Pictures of Air Base of Cold Lake History Museum : LINK HERE
Stories of Grandpa’s years as a Crash Rescue Firefighter: LINK HERE.
Story of the Big Kinosoo (Chapter 1): LINK HERE
Story of History of Cold Lake (Chapter 2) LINK HERE
Photo Below (from Web) Global Hawk of type used by German Air Force
Photo: Mockup of CF-18 Fighter Jet at CFB Cold Lake
Link here to photo’s of Frog Lake adventure: LINK HERE
September 19, 2012. The following information was plucked from a Genealogy site:
Also note by Phylis Wicker.Glicker
Hazel Martineau [Wheeler] daughter of Adrien Louis Napoleon Martineau b. Oct. 18, 1875 St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada and Margaret Delaney b. Nov. 30, 1885 Frog Lake, Alberta, Canada. Adrien is the son of Hermin Martineau b. Brittany France mar. (1) Annie Macbeth (2) Angeline LaBelle. Hermin Martineau is the son of Ovit Martineau b. Brittany, France.
I have just begun researching the Delaneys and Martineau”s so I don’t have much. But I would love to hear from you and share what I have. I was married once to Frank Martineau, grandson of Adrien Louis Napoleon Martineau and would love to learn about Margaret Delaney’s family for me and my childrens sake.
Email: pwicker@telus.net
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Hi Frank,
Cannot see that we have any friends in common on linked in. Hard to tell these days what is spam and what is sincere. If you pick this up send me something on Linkedin. Cheers, Harold