tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post8152902051184343292..comments2024-02-28T06:45:05.691-08:00Comments on West of the 5th : Tail Creek: The 8 Year TownJennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-12508818263522700312022-07-27T11:39:30.852-07:002022-07-27T11:39:30.852-07:00Placing the dead in trees was an indigenous custom...Placing the dead in trees was an indigenous custom, but those who were Christian were.buried, with the burial presided over by a Christian priest. There were many missions throughout the prairies, Canada and the US, including on the reservations. There are also baptisms, marriages and burials recorded for non-Christian indigenous people, and they are marked as such in the church records. Their cemeteries were often located in places where deceased indigenous people were placed in the trees, because those are sacred places. Valla Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435149242972369602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-65360214612236521702022-07-27T11:27:08.487-07:002022-07-27T11:27:08.487-07:00Re the statement "didn't believe in buryi...Re the statement "didn't believe in burying their dead".... that is absolutely false. The Métis were devout Roman Catholics and Anglicans, with a few Methodists, and blended their Christian faith with indigenous customs, but not when it came to burials. In fact, Métis census, baptismal, marriage and burial records are extremely well-documented, much more so than any settlers' records. The scrip records, homestead records, land and tax records, even probate files are also easily located in major archives, both north and south of the border. Historical accounts and biographies and genealogies are many, both in Canada and the U.S. All due to researchers who continue to uncover and publish this history, and to the Métis themselves, who treasured their families, their communities, their language(s), and their way of life, and still continue to do so. Their faith was and still is a blend of Christian and indigenous, and they believe in burying their dead. The thousands of extant church records prove it.Valla Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435149242972369602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-84070054754371135662021-02-21T09:32:23.150-08:002021-02-21T09:32:23.150-08:00They would be my 2x Great Grandparents. Their son ...They would be my 2x Great Grandparents. Their son Walter was my great grandfather. SLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812938053319901931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-41653867578461019232019-04-15T15:04:00.768-07:002019-04-15T15:04:00.768-07:00This cemetary was at one point a massive graveyard...This cemetary was at one point a massive graveyard covered with little wooden roofs as the metis didn't believe in burying their dead. I'm 70 now but as a youth these little structures and graves hanging in trees were everywhere. Unfortunately this land was farmed and cattle roamed throughout it smashing and destroying the graves. My grandfather Andrew Stevenson Brodie had a Blacksmith Shop in Content until the town fell apart when the railroad bypassed it he then moved to a homestead south west about 4 miles on the far side of the Red Deer river. The land behind the graveyard all of the way to the edge of the hill was graveyard when I was a kid. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11467286633520294174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-17369702692934379742018-04-16T14:21:04.183-07:002018-04-16T14:21:04.183-07:00Hi Sarah, are Joseph & Angelique your Grand pa...Hi Sarah, are Joseph & Angelique your Grand parents or your Great Grand Parents? Their son Archie was my Grandfather. Which of their children is your connection? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-13836522295420703592018-04-16T13:11:18.870-07:002018-04-16T13:11:18.870-07:00no way!! Joseph and Angelique Butlin are my grand...no way!! Joseph and Angelique Butlin are my grandparents too! Sarah Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-19715715965969668702018-01-10T13:15:35.967-08:002018-01-10T13:15:35.967-08:00Thank you for posting things like this.😊Thank you for posting things like this.😊Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767454742678842038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-88278149944933855822018-01-10T12:31:25.859-08:002018-01-10T12:31:25.859-08:00Only a couple of the graves are legible, the other...Only a couple of the graves are legible, the others are mostly crosses. It looks like there is a Mr & Mrs Louis Roselle there according to billiongraves.com Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-136277608981572112018-01-09T09:30:18.391-08:002018-01-09T09:30:18.391-08:00Mrs. L Roselle was my Great Great Grandmother who’...Mrs. L Roselle was my Great Great Grandmother who’s name was Angelique Roselle who’s daughter also Named Angelique married 1 of those 4 NWMP Joseph Butlin. She is not buried there as they moved to Calgary to start up Fort Calgary. I believe she was buried in Morningside. Not sure about her parents tho as they may be buried there? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767454742678842038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-71009884937543593572018-01-09T09:16:40.953-08:002018-01-09T09:16:40.953-08:00Thank you so much!Thank you so much!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767454742678842038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-66436256909099233392018-01-09T08:35:54.144-08:002018-01-09T08:35:54.144-08:00Hi Raelene, it is south of Hwy 11 (after the turn ...Hi Raelene, it is south of Hwy 11 (after the turn for Highway 21). There will be a sign that says Tail Creek Road (RR 222). It's not too far down RR222. you'll see the arch and entrance to the cemetery on the east side of the road. GPS 52.296186,-113.05289 if that helps. Hope you find it, and very neat that you have a connection to this place. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-53054548354426982782018-01-09T06:46:25.669-08:002018-01-09T06:46:25.669-08:00Hi Jenn, I would love to know the exact location o...Hi Jenn, I would love to know the exact location of this cemetary as the Roselle’s are my direct decendents and I would love to be able to visit this location. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01767454742678842038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-26433368661275897222017-03-23T09:01:50.143-07:002017-03-23T09:01:50.143-07:00Thanks for visiting my blog and Instagram. I love ...Thanks for visiting my blog and Instagram. I love being able to learn more about a spot I've found and then share it.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-84849817145253809272017-03-23T09:00:30.485-07:002017-03-23T09:00:30.485-07:00Thanks BW! I find it all fascinating!!Thanks BW! I find it all fascinating!!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-43787011117569617582017-03-23T08:59:31.993-07:002017-03-23T08:59:31.993-07:00Hi Vicki! Cool to see an ancestral name..and you ...Hi Vicki! Cool to see an ancestral name..and you never know! Could be a relation somewhere down the line!Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021355195598601028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-7082920974116445442017-03-23T07:06:51.414-07:002017-03-23T07:06:51.414-07:00Hi Jenn,
I have come over from Instagram . Love re...Hi Jenn,<br />I have come over from Instagram . Love reading the story about this little spot. whiteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697916724755191082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-61729823641940088252017-03-23T04:56:44.218-07:002017-03-23T04:56:44.218-07:00Quite the post and a very interesting find. Impres...Quite the post and a very interesting find. Impressive. BWBandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435259893321037788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7312830679861476862.post-33643251348182634482017-03-22T22:51:18.854-07:002017-03-22T22:51:18.854-07:00What an interesting history. I did a double-take ...What an interesting history. I did a double-take at finding one of my ancestral surnames on the plaque. My mother was a Paul - her ancestry in the US going back to their arrival from Scotland in 1615. Some of the Paul's were in Canada for a time, but it would be difficult to tell if this one was one of ours. Still, it is comforting that those buried there will not be forgotten.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.com