The death sentence for Markdale
Like many remote small communities, Markdale was a little town. It had it’s own school. But not its own post[…]
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Ruinous Flood in Fish River, William Balgowan flees for his life
This is about my third great grand father, William James Balgowan who had purchased the property at Dryburgh many years[…]
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