Mine homesteaded in Halkirk, Alberta and my Great grandpa was the only one to come back this way. The rest of the line died out eventually.
We all descend from a long, unbroken line of survivors.
What are the odds?
After completing the homestead in Saskatchewan, mine moved to Red Deer, AB about 120 km straight west from Halkirk. They didn’t homestead there, though and only stayed a year or two - long enough for my Grandma to be born in 1906.
Then they went on to Cranbrook, BC before finally landing in Creston, BC, just over the Idaho border where they spent 50 years on their fruit ranch.
Did you know you can order your ancestors original homesteading documents from the Provincial archives? I just got mine a few weeks ago and it is FULL of fascinating information including a handwritten letter from my G-G-Grandfather! Only cost me $12 in fees and costs, too.