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is preserving Small Town Saskatchewan for all in the world to see, And also preserving my family history for generations after me. the Hyde farm home was home for my Grandmother, Mae Gesell (nee Wendel)
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He was born about 1856 in England. (1901 Census says 1885) He settled on the land to become Hyde Assiniboia. (later Saskatchewan) This was located in the Qu'Appelle valley between Melville and Grenfell. He built his farm buildings one half mile west from the main road. At the main road he built a small village. It included a store1, and a hotel on one side of the road. On the other he built a blacksmith shop, a court house, and a large corral to round up his horses in. He also had a Livery barn, and horses for hire, for fox hunters from Grenfell and area. He installed a water wheel, used to do the churning. Mr Hyde had his own Carpenter, Mr Williams, which he brought out from England to construct his dream. Farther down the road, under the large trees, he built an Anglican Church. The Church was later sold and moved to the Weldon District. Inside was a little organ made by the Uxbridge Piano Company of Ontario, a special order by My Hyde. (the Trinity Lutheran Church In Grenfell, Sask, has an organ made by this company, possibly the organ from the Hyde then Weldon church?) Down by the river a boat house was built, and a bathing house. He operated the Hyde Post Office in his store. His dream was to build an artistic English estate where he could entertain his old country friends, who were established in the Grenfell District. His dream didn't last too long, since all of his money was coming from his wealthy family in England. When they heard of the way he was squandering his money, they refused to send him anymore. He was forced to sell his belongings. Norman McLeod bought the farm and some of the buildings. This farm was operated by Mr. Norman McLeod until 1927, and then was taken over by Jim McLeod. Later on this farm gained importance as a pump and water supply for the railroad, and in 1910 a dam was built on the Qu"Appelle river for this purpose. A nine foot deep pipeline was built to Neudorf. From the Qu'Appelle river to the top of the hill it was dug by hand. In the 50's when the CPR didn't need the water for their steam trains, the town of Neudorf bought the pipeline and dug wells at the top of the valley where spring water was located, and then pumped the water, to Neudorf. Stage to Grenfell at the time was $1.25 single one way, and $2.00 round trip The Boat and Bath house were bought by Mr Strikland. The Ice house by Mr McLeod. The Log Court House was sold to Mr Niebergall. Mr McLeod bought the store, which became his house. Donald McKaig bought the hotel, and moved it to his farm, and it still stands close to the highway. Mr Hyde moved to Grenfell, after selling all his assets, and managed the Kings Hotel there. He had 2 daughters, named Bogie and Pussy per one book. I found the entries below from the Sask Vital Stats web page. The real names were different than these nicknames it seems.
Madleine Hyde birth Mar 20, 1893 was registered as
#2952 in Saskatchewan Cyril Hyde was born Aug 10, 1894, registered #3169 in
Saskatchewan. Catherine Guelph Hyde was born April 7, 1897,
registered #3879 in Saskatchewan Beryl Josephine Hyde was born Oct 13, 1900, reg# 877 in
Saskatchewan We now know from these registered birth entries Mr Hyde's wife's name
Now there is a Paddington Hotel in Hyde Park in London My Grandmother Mae Wendel worked for Mr and Mrs Hyde, before she was married, on their farm 1/2 mile from Hyde Hamlet. Being of German descent, she ended up speaking with an English accent, and was made fun of by her siblings when she returned to Neudorf. The Hyde's were so taken by her, they wanted to adopt her, but her father, Ludwig, said No. JACOB (JAKE) RUDOLF FREDERICK WENDEL
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