Old Pictures of Wadena Saskatchewan, the main town where the Jesmer’s hung out.

by Kevin Jesmer on Sunday, February 15th, 2015 | No Comments

Old Pictures of Wadena Saskatchewan, the main town where the Jesmer’s hung out. Though the Jesmer’s were farmers in Saskatchewan, Wadena as a hub where they came to town. The old Wadena Hospital is where many of my ancestors passed away. My grandfather, Harvey Howard Jesmer spent his last days in a small, 2 bedroom house in Wadena with his wife Alice. This is their world. These are some old pics.

Link to Nelson A. and Jenny Jesmer’s page.

Link to page where the old pics came from

Wadena. The community name derives from Ojibway term for “little round hill”http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=21518

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 214th (Saskatchewan) Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Wadena, Saskatchewan, the unit began recruiting in early 1916 in that disctricts of Mackenzie and Humboldt. After sailing to England in April 1917, the battalion was absorbed into the 15th Reserve Battalion on April 29, 1917. The 214th (Saskatchewan) Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. J. H. Hearn.

References

Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.

Retrieved from “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/214th_%28Saskatchewan%29_Battalion%2C_CEF”

Category: Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

Wadena Trivia:

Birdwatchers will enjoy visiting the province’s only wildlife festival, the Shorebirds and Friends Festival, located here in town on the last weekend every May.
Over 1 million birds come to the Quill Lakes annually, the largest salt water lakes in Canada

http://www.wadena.ca/

another view of wadena arial view of wadena arial view of wadena 1911 town fair 1910 wadena bank wadena english church 1930 wadena first street no cars wadena foot race on mainstreet 1911 wadena greek catholic church wadena horse auction 1911 wadena hospital 1953 wadena hospital early pic wadena hotel 1911 model ts wadena hotel 1940s wadena in winter no cars wadena main street 1952 wadena main street horses wadena main street no cars wadena pentacostal church wadena post office wadena public school wadena rail construction 1910 wadena railway station 1912 wadena residential street wadena roman catholic church wadena st johns anglican wadena telephone office