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You’re never too young to begin doing chores. This photo from the Kindersley Memories history book shows Pat Van de Velde milking a cow at age months in 1939. Her family lived on the SE 1/4 of 10-28-23. She also learned how to ride a horse before she could walk. PHOTO KINDERSLEY MEMORIES

This photo of a Kindersley Pioneer illustrates what laundry day looked like in the winter of 1912. PHOTO KINDERSLEY MEMORIES

Kindersley’s Motherwell Dam was built in 1912 to provide water and electricity to the town. PHOTO KINDERSLEY MEMORIES

McKenzie School in Kindersley was built in 1911 at a cost of $19,285.10 and opened in 1912. Miss Edith McKenzie was the first principal. Records show a contest was conducted to find a name for the school. The prize money was $3.00. The name McKenzie School was chosen after the popular new principal. This photo was taken in 1927. PHOTO KINDERSLEY MUSEUM

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