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Ballyhamage One-Room School Mischief

Ballyhamage One-Room School Mischief

by Elaine Thomas | Sep 2, 2022 | Old Times, Rural Life, Saving Stories, Western Canada

Charlie Brunt, who attended Ballyhamage, a one-room school south of Calgary, in the late 1930s and 1940s, didn’t mean to get into mischief. Sometimes, though, he couldn’t resist. That’s what happened the day Charlie, pictured above, observed how much the tail of the...
Ballyhamage One-Room School Memories

Ballyhamage One-Room School Memories

by Elaine Thomas | Aug 19, 2022 | Family, Old Times, Rural Life, Saving Stories, Western Canada

Over a pot of tea many years ago, Mom shared memories of Ballyhamage, the one-room school she attended from 1920 to 1925. The little white frame building had no electricity, indoor plumbing, telephone, water well or running water. Built on top of a ridge of hills with...

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