Seeding had been delayed at the Fred Oxenbury farm in May of 1948, because of a death in the family. The neighbours brought their machinery and seeded 6 quarter sections. The women arranged the cooking bee as seen here. Left to right: Mrs. Winters Freda McInnes, Ruby Buckle, Myrtle Russell, Edna Smith, Josephine Lang, Fred Oxenbury, Kay McInnes, Bob Winters, Willa Buckle. Front row: Doug McInnes, Donna Reed, Marlene McInnis and Bonny Buckle. Doug and Marlene were Bill and Kay's children, and Donna their niece. Bonny was Willa and Dan Buckle's daughter. In 2001, Norman Roebuck, local historian described the farm as follows: "Once a large and prosperous farm, 9 miles south of Yorkton, the Oxenbury Farm had a two-storey house, large horse barn, two water well windmills, many granaries, livestock sheds and corrals. Since about the 1980s, there is no visible sign that this farmstead ever existed."
Collection of Ed and Joyce Smith
We are always seeking photos and documents of Yorkton and area history.
Contact Terri Lefebvre Prince,
Heritage Researcher,
City of Yorkton, Box 400
37 Third Avenue North
Yorkton, Sask. S3N 2W3
306-786-1722
[email protected]
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