From “James Jackson”, as told by daughter Ethel FavelThe Jackson homestead was registered on March 19, 1909, No.155109. SW1/4 of 32-39-23 West of the 4th about three miles west of Alix. “The first winter we came to Canada, we lived in a tent. It seems impossible, considering that the weather is ▸
At one time, Alix had three railways. Its first one was the C.P.R. line from Lacombe to Coronation; its second was the Grand Trunk Pacific branch line from Tofield to Calgary. The C.N.R. eventually took over the G.T.P. and the Canadian Northern.At the Alix Wagon Wheel Museum, visitors can learn ▸
From “Some Memories of My Years in Alix, and Its People” by Alice WhitfieldArt Foster was the engineer in charge of the boiler room and machinery. Bert Smith also worked there…. Around 1932 Poultry and eggs were added to the business, and in the fall turkeys were loaded onto the ▸
Our mission is to research, collect, preserve, interpret and display those objects which represent the history and culture of Alix and district from the time of its founding and onward. ▸