Ticket to Curlew By bcoates Jun 1, 1915 Sam & Pa arrive in Curlew, Alberta Period: Jun 1, 1915 to Jun 13, 1916 Ticket to Curlew Jun 2, 1915 Chalkey shows Pa & Sam where their land is Jun 2, 1915 Sam finds a buffalo skull Jun 5, 1915 Pa, Sam, Chalkey & Eli dig a well Jun 7, 1915 Pa plows a fire guard around the house site Jun 8, 1915 Pa, Sam & the Martingales build a house for the Ferrier's Jun 11, 1915 Pa, Sam and the Martingales build a house for the Martingales to live in Jun 15, 1915 Sam finds a buffalo wallow Jul 15, 1915 Pa plows the fields Aug 1, 1915 Mama, Matt & Josie come to Curlew Aug 2, 1915 The Ferrier family builds furniture and sets up the house Aug 7, 1915 The Farrier's take cinnamon buns to meet their new neighbors Aug 18, 1915 Sam & Matt go exploring & get lost Matt & Sam find the grove of trees surrounding a patch of prairie lilies. Aug 25, 1915 Pa buys winter supplies & new horse Prince Sep 4, 1915 Sam, Matt & Josie ride Prince to school for first time Oct 4, 1915 Neighbor boy (who doesn't speak English) tries to visit with Sam Oct 15, 1915 The Martingale's oxen get out of the pasture & disappear Oct 15, 1915 Gregor & Sam meet on the road and go look for the oxen together Oct 26, 1915 Sam shot 2 ducks with Mr. Cobbett's shotgun Oct 26, 1915 Mr. Cobbett & Pa decide to read the newspaper together every Saturday afternoon Nov 15, 1915 Sam reads the story from the newspaper to the Cobbett's and his family Dec 6, 1915 Mr. Holderman from the railway station delivers a pine tree to the school house for a present Dec 6, 1915 The students and Miss Barnett decorate the Christmas tree Dec 10, 1915 Sam reads "The Fir Tree" by Hans Christian Anderson and Josie sang "Sweet and Low" at the Christmas Concert Dec 11, 1915 Pa tells Sam that he is turning Prince, Goldie & Pete loose on the prairie for the winter Dec 12, 1915 Pa & Sam ride out on the prairie to turn the horses loose Dec 13, 1915 Prince came back to the farm so Pa took him back out to the prairie Dec 13, 1915 Matt, Josie & Sam decorate the house for Christmas Dec 17, 1915 Mama decides Sam has pouted long enough and has him make up a plan for planting crops and yields for the next year Dec 20, 1915 Sam went into Curlew with Pa and bought Christmas presents for his family Jan 15, 1916 Sam, Matt, Josie & Mama taught Gregor to speak, read & write some English Feb 1, 1916 A big five day snow storm sets in Feb 3, 1916 Sam helped Pa do chores out in the barn Feb 5, 1916 Mama bakes bread Feb 6, 1916 Sam goes for a run on the prairie and sees the herd of horses. He sees that Prince is the leaders. Mar 20, 1916 Gregor told Sam and his family about his family and where they had come from Apr 23, 1916 Gregor gives Mrs. Ferrier an Easter egg as a thank you present. Apr 24, 1916 Sam notices that the wind smells different and is coming from the south Apr 30, 1916 Pa and Sam go out on the prairie to try and catch their horses. Prince leads the herd away. May 3, 1916 Pa, Sam & Adam Martingale rode out onto the prairie to try and catch the horses again. Prince led the herd away again. May 31, 1916 Pa rides to town to talk to everyone about going out to round up the horses and Mama and the kids wash all the quilts and laundry May 31, 1916 King, Goldie & Pete come home by themselves