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ents to live with them. Ruth taught
for several years in Stettler. Her
first classroom was in the old Pentecostal
Church across the street
from the school and later in the
basement of the junior high and
high schools. Her last year was in
the brand new elementary school.
She retired from teaching just three
years before they brought in the
pension for teachers. From 1954 to
1982 she spent her time on the farm
being a helpmate to Cecil as they
had mink, laying hens and a large
herd of Guernsey milkcows. She
was very active in the community
and the Erskine United Church
where she taught Sunday School
for many years. She also led the
Erskine 1st Girl Guide Troop with
her assistant Shirley Feist. As a
member of the United Church Wom-
: en, she was- one of the ladies who
helped start the " Erskine Chicken
Supper". After the laying season,
the ladies would come out to the
farm and prepare the birds for their
final date with the supper table.
They would be stored in the big
walk- in freezer until fall when all the
ladies would stuff and roast them
for the feast. Ruth headed the committee
for many years and saw
many changes to both the hail and
the supper, in the beginning they
had to haul all the water they used
for coffee and for cleaning. Later,
paper plates helped, and so, too,
did the new kitchen. She was in her
70s when she left this job in the
capable hands of Louise. Armstrong.
When the farm was rented
out they purchased a holiday trailer
and spent many happy times travelling
extensively in Canada and
the US, Sintering at Quartzsite, AZ.
In July 1982, she moved to an
apartment in Stettler, remaining a
vital and stalwart member of her
family. It was at this time that she
decided to do a Green family tree
and spent many rewarding hours
conversing with the different
branches of the family to keep
things current. She retired to Heart
Haven Lodge in September of 1988
where she remained active and al-wavs
" the teacher" until her pass-
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | WI Book of Memory - Stettler Constituency |
| Subject | Biographies; memories; Stettler |
| Description | WI Book of Memory - Stettler Constituency |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811106 |
| Date | unknown |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 58 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | ents to live with them. Ruth taught for several years in Stettler. Her first classroom was in the old Pentecostal Church across the street from the school and later in the basement of the junior high and high schools. Her last year was in the brand new elementary school. She retired from teaching just three years before they brought in the pension for teachers. From 1954 to 1982 she spent her time on the farm being a helpmate to Cecil as they had mink, laying hens and a large herd of Guernsey milkcows. She was very active in the community and the Erskine United Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. She also led the Erskine 1st Girl Guide Troop with her assistant Shirley Feist. As a member of the United Church Wom- : en, she was- one of the ladies who helped start the " Erskine Chicken Supper". After the laying season, the ladies would come out to the farm and prepare the birds for their final date with the supper table. They would be stored in the big walk- in freezer until fall when all the ladies would stuff and roast them for the feast. Ruth headed the committee for many years and saw many changes to both the hail and the supper, in the beginning they had to haul all the water they used for coffee and for cleaning. Later, paper plates helped, and so, too, did the new kitchen. She was in her 70s when she left this job in the capable hands of Louise. Armstrong. When the farm was rented out they purchased a holiday trailer and spent many happy times travelling extensively in Canada and the US, Sintering at Quartzsite, AZ. In July 1982, she moved to an apartment in Stettler, remaining a vital and stalwart member of her family. It was at this time that she decided to do a Green family tree and spent many rewarding hours conversing with the different branches of the family to keep things current. She retired to Heart Haven Lodge in September of 1988 where she remained active and al-wavs " the teacher" until her pass- |
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