Rosebud Alberta then and now
The then and now photos used in this post date from 1982 and 2015 and show the small community of Rosebud Alberta. The location in both is a hill overlooking the village, which affords us a good view of pretty much the entire place. In spite of the thirty plus year that have passed, not a great deal has changed overall, save of course for the prairie skyscrapers seen in the background, the grain elevators. There used to be many and now there is one…
This post has moved and is now here: Rosebud Alberta Then & Now.
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In 1971 the Severn School [now the Rosebud Community (Memorial) Hall] closed and many of buildings that housed teachers and merchants went vacant shortly thereafter. The farming community was still vibrant but hamlet lots were being sold for $10 each. It was almost two years later (Easter 1973) when a young people’s group came out from Calgary for a weekend retreat in the old Mercantile building. Then a new chapter started for the hamlet.
If not for that happening, I suspect the outcome would have been dire for the town. What a blessing it happened. I see your with the local museum…thinking out loud…we should come visit your town and do an article on it.
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