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Alex and siblings
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The children of Joseph Acheson in Perth, Ontario.  Back: Alexander and Arabella.  Seated: (likley) Weir and Samuel.  Taken in Ontario ca. 1875, before Alexander's wedding.  Scanned from Gert Lawrie family book page 24.
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Acheson family photo
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Alexander Acheson and family taken about 1884.  Back: Alexander (father), Joseph (son), Sarah Braden Miller (wife) with baby Weir on her lap.  Front: Mary Jane "Minnie" (dau.) and Sarah "Sadie" (dau.).  Taken in Winnipeg at portrait studio American Art Gallery.  Original in private collection: J.B.
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Wier and Sandy
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Wier Acheson (left) and brother Alexander "Sandy".  c. 1894, taken at portrait studio in Gretna, Manitoba.  Original in private collection: J.B.
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Funeral card
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"Alexander Acheson; died Oct. 6, 1897, Aged 47 years 11 mon 4 days."
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Funeral portrait
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Alexander Acheson's funeral day.  Surviving family members dressed in mourning.  Manitoba, October 1897.
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School house
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One-room school house in Rosenfeld, Manitoba where Alexander Acheson taught in the 1870's and 1880's.
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Winnipeg - 1887
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Winnipeg Main Street in 1887.
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CPR Manitoba 1881
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First system map of CPR connections into Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Year: 1881.  From "Van Horne's Road" by Omer Lavallée, 1990, page 63.
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Teaching certificate
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Teachers certificate for Alexander Acheson.  A 'Third Class County Certificate' earned from Perth county in Ontario, dated 5 August 1875.  Note the final marks.
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Bible family page on birth
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Page from family bible.  Says Alex Ach. born 2 Nov 1848 at New York; baptized there 14 July 1849.  Obtained from Gert [Webber] Lawrie.  Copy in posession of author.
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Store tokens
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Alexander operated a general store in the village of Rosenfeld, Manitoba.  These are examples of the store currency, made of aluminum, that was accepted for trade in the store.
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