Mr. Lawrence Watmough provided us with a huge binder full of stories, documents and photographs.  Our new scanner got a workout!  We’ve only published ‘Painting Pandemonium” so far but watch for more to come. When he and his wife Kala visited our class they brought a… CAR!  Yup, that’s right a 1929 Dodge Brothers’ four door sedan!  It was super cool to say the least.  No seatbelts, airbags or even heat. 

Mr. Watmough also brought a strange looking leather helmet. We finally figured out, with a few hints, that it was a helmet for a coal mine pit pony.  We are very curious to learn more about mining in Coalhurst and will visit the Galt Museum on April 30th and then the Bellevue Mine on June 5th.  Meanwhile, we are busy researching both the history of mining in Coalhurst and of course the mine disaster that changed the town forever.