Lashburn Centennial Museum
96 Main Street P.O. Box 275 S0M 1H0 Lashburn, SK, Canada

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Forest and Wes Beaton’s parents were Hector and Jeanette Beaton. Their siblings are Ethel, Donald, and Doris. Forest married Jean Sanderson. Forest and Jean’s children are Beverley (Shapansky)Barry, Carol (Martin), Brian (married Deb Hickman), Dianne (Davidson)and Rob (Glenda).

After Bob LaForce retired from the forces in 1970, the family moved to an acreage (Stamm) just west of Lashburn. Bob purchased the Insurance Agency from Wilford in 1978 and renamed it LaForce Agencies Ltd. after his retirement, this became Beaton Agencies. Bob married Joyce Imhoff from St. Walburg in 1958. Their family consists of Sharon, Louise, Laurie, Brian, and Loraine. Brian is retired from the RCMP after almost 34 years of service.

Lorne, better known as Mac, Fleming lived in Lashburn area with his parents, 4 brothers and 3 sisters. While the rest moved on after completing school, Mac and his brother, Sandy, lived their lives out here. You might remember Mac at the curling rink or the bowling alley. He never married, but he always made the children in town feel special.

Lashburn Centennial Museum donated their Member Rewards to the Lashburn Senior Citizens’ Club Inc. Thank you Synergy Credit Union.

The Huard family consisted of Joe and Madge and their six children: Bernice ( married Harold Coolidge), Ruby (married Gerald Coolidge), Hazel (married Albert Erickson), Cecil (married May Simon), Clifford, and Wilford (married Loretta Lever).

In September (2019) we had the honour of visiting the field hospital in Belgium where Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields.

Colin Venables donated his Member Rewards to the museum. Thank you Colin and Synergy Credit Union.

The Museum thanks Kathy Berg for donating her Member Rewards. Thank you Synergy Credit Union!

Thank you, Dave Berg for donating your Member Rewards with Lashburn Centennial Museum. Thank you Synergy Credit Union

Jack Hurlburt’s parents were George, who came to Lashburn to be the clerk at Snyder & Armstrong Store, and Flossie (Birdsell), who was the Matron at Lashburn Cottage Hospital. Jack had 2 sisters, Ruth (Les English) and Marguerite (Richard Wickstrand), and brothers, Gordon and Frank. Jack married Isabelle Black and had 4 children: twin boys Lee and Leslie and 2 girls, Sandra (Seaver Stubbington) and Gloria (John Phipps).

Ronald Lypkie was married to Margaret Hodgson . Their children are Glen, Douglas and Brenda (married to Mike Simmons).

Allan Nelligan was the son of Jim and Annie (Donavon) and brother to Gerald, Sheila, Bernice (married to Bert Thompson), Pat (married to Wally Polinsky) , Edna, and Theresa (married to Howard Coolidge). Allan’s dad served in France in World War I.

Thank you to Beaton Agencies for your generous donation!

Thanks for the guesses. Carole Proctor answered correctly. It is a hat stretcher.

Name That Object! Does it spark a memory or a story? Share your answer and/ or story in the comments.

Who’s Who in the Veterans’ Gallery Spr. Bert Wescott - Father of Lorna Chappell, Father-in-law to Winston Chappell, grandfather to Tiffany Frank

Thanks for the guesses! Jason Whiting guessed correctly that it was for testing eyes.

Wilber Smith served in England in World War II. He made this picture frame from a piece of drain board out of a house bombed in the Blitz. In the picture are Grannie Hall (Alice Hall), Auntie Ada and Wilber.