Duncan Alexander Mackenzie was born in 1892. His wife, Mary Irene Mackenzie, was born in 1894. They resided in the Stelcam district. Duncan died October 1, 1957 and Mary died August 28, 1980. They are both buried at the Rosedale Cemetery in Moose Jaw.

Joseph Zigman (“Joe”) Skwara, born in Krydor, Saskatchewan, on 6 January 1916; one of nine children born to Frank and Polly Skwara. Stella Florence Millich was born in the Orolow district on 7 August 1919; the youngest of seven children born to Mary and Frank Millich.
Joe and Stella married in 1945, and together they farmed in the Borden area from 1945 to 1983. They had two daughters. Joe and Stella retired to Borden in 1983, where Joe died in 2005. Stella died in 2012.
Their property included NW ¼ -16-41-9 W3rd – the homestead quarter, and the site of the family house and yard; SW ¼ -17-41-9 W3rd – quarter section purchased by Joe Skwara, likely at the same time as the homestead quarter, ca. 1944; and NE ¼ -5-44-8 W3rd – a quarter section located near Krydor, Saskatchewan, adjacent to land where Joe Skwara’s father homesteaded at the turn of the 20th century. Joe Skwara acquired this land from his mother [before 1944] and sold it, around 1960. He was then able to buy SE ¼ -17-41-9 W3rd, adjacent to his other property near Borden.

A family tree included in the fonds relates a portion of the genealogy of Robert Metcalf a Methodist preacher. He had two brothers Thomas and Edward Metcalf. He married Elizabeth Cradock and had ten children.
Thomas Metcalf died in infancy, Mary Metcalf married William Kirby, William Metcalf married a "Miss Thompson," John Metcalf married a "Miss Haskins," Robert Metcalf married a "Miss Faulkner," Elizabeth Metcalf married William Brownbridge, Ann Metcalf married Ephriam Keeler, Martha Metcalf married Richard Stockdale, Anthony Metcalf (1824-1908) married Catherine Haley (1826-1887) and Abraham Metcalf married, but the name of his bride is absent.

The family tree continues by following the line of Anthony and Catherine Metcalf. There are only seven children defined, however the line seems to extend further as over one hundred descendants are stated to exist as of January 1, 1939. These are the defined descendants:

Louisa Metcalf (1849-1934) married William Langford (1852-1935) and had two children, Catherine Ida Langford (1876-1891) and William Herbert Langford (1881-1884).

Elizabeth Metcalf (1852-1896)

Josephine Metcalf (1854-1925) married Leonard Paisley (1846-1920) and had seven children, Laura Mattie Eveline Paisley (1876), Bertha Maud Paisley (1881), Herbert John Leonard Paisley (1883-1936), Edna Catherine Paisley (1886), Harry Paisley (1891), Clifford Thomas Paisley (1893) and Elsie Mildred Paisley (1897).

Martha Metcalf (1857-1921) married Enos McRobert (1855) and had five children, Catherine Hope McRobert (1890-1928),Burton Clair McRobert (1886), Olive Pauline McRobert (1890), Lulu Evelyn McRobert (1893) and Paul Redvers McRobert (1899).

William Robert Metcalf (1860) married Jennie Stewart and had five children, Grace Metcalf (1888), Floyd Metcalf (1889), Edna Metcalf (1893-1927) and twins Laura and Loren Metcalf (1895).

Mary Metcalf (1862) married Frank E. Yahn and had four children, Willard F. Yahn, George M. Yahn, Lois Yahn and Milton M. Yahn.

Homer Anthony Metcalf (1865-1953) married Sarah Ellen Frymire (1863-1937) and they had six children, Harold Haley Metcalf (1890), Donald Leslie Metcalf, Paul Whitaker Metcalf, Ray Clifford Metcalf, Edith Mae Metcalf (Reddin) (1900) and Winfield Homer Metcalf (1903).

Another brother is mentioned, one Samuel Herbert Metcalf and Aggie Annie Metcalf, however they do not appear on the family tree.

This family is cited as partial pioneers of Macrorie Saskatchewan. Homer was also revered as a councilor, School Trustee, President of the Telephone Company, Member of the Board of Trade, Reeve of the municipality, and Church elder. He also was selected to represent the Independent Party at a Provincial Election. Mrs. Metcalf (Sarah) served the community and the Church where she was the President of the Ladies' Aid. Homer served for a time as County Auditor of Roberts County, South Dakota. Defending actions he took in 1904 in reference to the filing of nominations for certain offices to be put forth by the Republican Party of Roberts County, South Dakota.

Winfield Metcalf was the donor of the material and married Ellen Louis Peeters (1903) and they had two children, Harold Homer Metcalf and John Pierre Metcalf.

The McKay family was prominent family in the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan. The extended family were involved in business, education, church and political life.
Annie Maude (“Nan”) McKay was born in 1892 at Fort a la Corne, Northwest Territories, the daughter of a Hudson Bay Company employee, Angus McKay. She completed high school in Prince Albert where she won a scholarship to the University of Saskatchewan. At the U of S McKay took an honours course in English and French, was active in student affairs, serving on the student council and the executives of the YWCA, Penta Kai Deka, and was the staff artist of the Sheaf. McKay was a member of the U of S women’s ice hockey team in 1915 and played hockey on University-affiliated teams until well into the 1920s. In the ’flu epidemic of 1918 she worked as a volunteer nurse (her name is painted on the stairwell in the College Building) and was chosen to unveil the plaque commemorating the undergraduate student who died in the epidemic. When she graduated in 1915 McKay was hired as assistant librarian of the University Library, and would become the first secretary-treasurer of the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association (established in 1917). McKay worked at the Library until her retirement in 1959.
Angus McKay, the son of William and Mary was born at Fort Pelly in December, 1858. Educated at St. John's College, Winnipeg, he joined the Hudson's Bay Company as an apprentice clerk at Fort Carlton in 1877 and remained there until 1882 when he was transferred to Prince Albert. In 1885 he was sent to Fort Pitt to help re-establish it after the post had been plundered during the North West Resistance. Promoted to clerk-in-charge, he operated Fort a la Corne, 1889-1899; Green Lake 1899-1907; Ile-A-La-Crosse 1907-1909 and was transferred to La Ronge in 1909. He was given the title 'Post Manager' in 1913 and finally retired from La Ronge in 1921 after 44 years service. He also served as a Justice of the Peace. He died in 1952.

Joseph Hinde was born in Maryport, Cumberland, England on October 3,1862 to Robert and Ann (Shepherd) Hinde. As a young man, Joseph Hinde was employed as a coal merchant and furniture remover in Bournbrook, Birmingham, England. He was a member of the Fritchley Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Joseph Hinde married Martha "Pattie" S. Wake in Fritchley, Derbyshire, England on April 12, 1889. Martha Wake was born in Cockermouth, Cumberland, England on May 11, 1869 to Henry Thomas and Lydia (Carter) Wake, also members of the Society of Friends.

Between 1890 and 1908, Joseph and Martha Hinde had eight children: Edith Mary, Leonard W., Joseph Edward "Bob", Alfred Carter, Winifred, Henry "Harry" Wake, Elizabeth "Elsie" Linell, and Lydia "Daisie" Margaret.

Joseph Hinde and his family immigrated to Canada between 1911 and April, 1912. They settled in the Halcyonia district near Borden, Saskatchewan. The district already had several Quaker settlers, including Martha Hinde's brother Hugh Wake. Joseph Hinde was granted patent to a homestead at NE36-39-8-W3; his sons Leonard and Joseph Edward were granted patent to NW36-39-8-W3 and N26-39-8-W3, respectively. The family joined the membership of the Halcyonia Meeting of the Society of Friends.

The family later acquired additional land in the area that was more fertile and had a better water source. They named the land Valley Springs Ranch. The ranch expanded to include a livestock business, and was home to several members of the family until the mid-1980s. Martha Hinde died in Borden on August 14, 1953. Joseph Hinde died in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on March 16, 1955.

Edith Mary Hinde was born in Fritchley, Derbyshire, England on January 29, 1890. She and her brother Leonard immigrated to Canada in 1911, a year ahead of the rest of the family. Edith Hinde married Edward Cronyn McCheane in Borden on September 1, 1920. They moved to Saskatoon where Edward operated a commercial art studio and. They had one son, Gordon. Edward McCheane died in Saskatoon on June 12, 1946. After Edward's death, Edith returned to live at Valley Springs Ranch. She died in Borden on October 22, 1961.

Leonard W. Hinde was born in Fritchley, Derbyshire, England on March 21, 1891. He immigrated to Canada in 1911 with his sister Edith, and settled in the Halcyonia district near Borden. Leonard Hinde married Ruth Pearson Rogers in Thistledale, Saskatchewan on June 9, 1925. They moved to Saskatoon, and then to Ontario when Leonard joined the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. After the war, they resided in Norwich, Ontario. Leonard and Ruth Hinde had five children: a boy who died at birth, Allen, Kathleen and Leonard (all who died in a house fire in 1933) and Howard "Roger". Leonard Hinde died in Norwich on December 14, 1970. Ruth Hinde died in Norwich on February 2, 1976.

Joseph Edward "Bob" Hinde was born in Birmingham, England on January 19, 1895. He married Susanna Rempel in Borden, Saskatchewan on January 1, 1934. They helped to operate Valley Springs Ranch and later lived in Borden, and Saskatoon and Victoria, British Columbia. Bob and Susanna Hinde had four children: Mary, Roberta, Barry and David. Bob Hinde died in Victoria on May 28, 1978. Susanna Hinde died in Victoria on February 13, 2004.

Alfred Carter Hinde was born in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England on November 6, 1897. He died in Selly Oak on October 14, 1906.

Winifred Hinde was born in Birmingham, England on December 22, 1899. She married Merlin Chamness near West Branch, Iowa on February 12, 1920. They had five children: Harold, Olive, Martha, Mary and Lawrence. Merlin Chamness died in Phoenix, Arizona on February 22, 1964. Winifred Chamness died in Raymondsville, Texas on March 10, 1965.

Henry "Harry" Wake Hinde was born in Birmingham, England on February 5, 1902. He helped to operate Valley Springs Ranch and managed the local community pasture. Harry Hinde married Mary Needler in Toronto, Ontario on July 3, 1964. Harry Hinde died in Saskatoon on February 21, 1981. Mary Hinde died in Saskatoon in December, 1999.

Elizabeth "Elsie" Linell Hinde was born in Birmingham, England on November 26, 1903. She attended Thistle Dale School. As a young woman, Elsie Hinde travelled to Iowa where she lived with her sister Winifred and family for a year. She later attended nursing school, which included employment as a nursing assistant at the Fort San and Saskatoon sanitaria in the early 1930s. Elsie Hinde returned to the family farm and helped in the operation of Valley Springs Ranch. She married Wesley Reginald Ingram, an employee of the ranch, on August 19, 1951. They raised two foster sons, James Olynik and David Horn, and their son David Wesley Ingram at the ranch. Elsie and Wesley Ingram retired from Valley Springs Ranch and moved to Borden in the 1980s. Elsie Ingram died in Hafford, Saskatchewan on December 8, 1995. Wesley Ingram died in Borden on February 4, 2003.

Lydia "Daisie" Margaret Hinde was born in Birmingham, England on June 13, 1908. In the early 1930s, she attended nursing school with her sister Elsie and was employed as a nursing assistant at the Fort San and Saskatoon sanitaria. Daisie Hinde married Eric Lund in Saskatoon on March 20, 1937. They had one daughter, Carol. Daisie and Eric Lund ranched and later took over operation of the community pasture near Borden from Harry Hinde. They retired from ranching and moved to Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Eric Lund died in Salmon Arm on December 22, 1998. Daisie Lund died in Salmon Arm on October 9, 2000.

Mary Katherine Hinde was born in Borden, Saskatchewan on October 25, 1934 to Joseph Edward "Bob" and Susanna Hinde. She married John "Jack" Mundell Crane in Saskatoon on May 21, 1960. They resided in Victoria, British Columbia where Mary Crane was a homemaker. Mary and Jack Crane had three children: Shauna, Deirdre and John. They divorced in 1993. Currently, Mary Crane continues (2008) to reside in Victoria.

Roberta Edith Hinde was born in Borden, Saskatchewan on December 10, 1935 to Joseph Edward "Bob" and Susanna Hinde. She married David William Revitt in Saskatoon on December 24, 1956. Their post-secondary studies took them to Nova Scotia, Toronto and London, Ontario and Victoria, British Columbia. They have two children: Allegra and Jeffrey. Roberta and David Revitt continue (2008) to reside in Victoria.

Henry Thomas Wake was born in Whittlebury, England on April 29, 1831 to Henry and Ann (Coulson) Wake. He married Lydia Carter in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England on December 28, 1853. Lydia Carter was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Linnell) Carter of Banbury.

Between 1855 and 1969, Henry Thomas and Lydia Wake had eight children: Elizabeth, Henry, Hugh, Ann, Mary, John, William and Martha. The family moved to Scotby, England and later to Cockermouth, Cumberland, England where Henry Thomas Wake was a bookseller. The Wakes belonged to the membership of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Lydia Wake died in Cockermouth in June, 1875.

Henry Thomas Wake's second marriage was to Hannah Sadler. Wake operated the Chestnut Bank Friends' School in Fritchley, Derbyshire, England. He died in Fritchley on January 1, 1914.

Martha "Pattie" S. Wake was born in Cockermouth on May 11, 1869 to Henry Thomas and Lydia Wake. She was educated at a boarding school for a short time following her mother's death in 1875; but returned home to be educated by her father at the Chestnut Bank Friends'School.

Martha Wake married Joseph Hinde in Fritchley on April 12, 1889. Joseph Hinde was born in Maryport, Cumberland, England on October 3, 1862 to Robert and Ann (Shepherd) Hinde. Between 1890 and 1908, Martha and Joseph Hinde had eight children: Edith Mary, Leonard W., Joseph Edward "Bob", Alfred Carter, Winifred, Henry "Harry" Wake, Elizabeth "Elsie" Linell, and Lydia "Daisie" Margaret. The family emigrated to Canada between 1911 and 1912, and settled in the Halcyonia district near Borden, Saskatchewan. They operated a family ranch, Valley Springs Ranch, where Martha resided until her death. She died in Borden on August 14, 1953; Joseph Hinde died in Saskatoon on March 16, 1955.

Hugh Wake was born in Plaistow, Essex, England on May 14, 1858 to Henry Thomas and Lydia Wake. He married Margaret Kelsall in Fritchley on February 9, 1885. Together they had eleven children: Peter, Ann, Joshua Kelsall, Arthur, Lydia, Henry, John, Margaret "Sissie", William "Billy" Oliver, Lavinia, and Philip.

In 1904, Hugh and Joshua Kelsall Wake emigrated to Canada and settled in the Thistledale district near Borden, Saskatchewan. They were granted patent to homesteads at NE2-40-8-W3 and NW2-40-8-W3, respectively. Margaret Wake and the remainder of the surviving children, with the exception of daughter Lydia, came to Canada in 1913 and settled in the area.

Hugh and Margaret Wake resided in the Thistledale district until their deaths. Hugh Wake died in Borden on January 31, 1934; Margaret Wake died in Borden on November 18, 1944.

William Cronyn McCheane was born in Birmingham, England on January 26, 1841. He was a member of the Fritchley Meeting of the Society of Friends (Quakers). William McCheane married Caroline Mettam in Birmingham on April 2, 1869. Caroline Mettam was born in Taddington, Derbyshire, England on September 18, 1841 to James and Mary Mettam. William and Caroline McCheane had six children: Lydia, Catherine (died 1894), Hannah Mary, John, William, and Edward Cronyn.

William McCheane and his son John emigrated to Canada in 1903 and settled in a district near Borden, Saskatchewan. William named the district Halcyonia. He was granted patent to a homestead at NW14-40-8-W3. He returned to England, bringing the rest of the family to Halcyonia in 1904. William McCheane operated the first post office in the district. He established the Halcyonia Meeting of the Society of Friends, and held meetings in his house until a meeting house was built around 1915. William McCheane remained in the Halcyonia district until his death in Borden on December 6, 1923.

Edward Cronyn McCheane was born in England on January 16, 1883 to William Cronyn and Caroline (Mettam) McCheane. He was accepted as a member of the Fritchley Meeting of the Society of Friends in 1883. He emigrated to Canada with his family and settled in the Halcyonia district near Borden. Edward McCheane married Edith Mary Hinde in Borden on September 1, 1920. Edward and Edith McCheane resided in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where Edward ran a commercial art studio. They had one son, Gordon Edward. Edward McCheane died in Saskatoon on June 12, 1946. Edith McCheane returned to her family's ranch where she lived until her death in Borden on October 22, 1961.

Bill and Dee Dee McCreary began a research project on Emmet Heiter and his service with the Moose Jaw Fire Department as well as his service in the 46th Battalion in the First World War.

Walter Allan Wilson (1910-1989) and his brother Anthony (Tony) Wilson (1915-2001) were born and raised near Bengough, Saskatchewan. Tony was a graduate in Pharmacy (1943) from the University of Saskatchewan, and Walter was accomplished in numerous trades.