Share via Share via... Twitter Facebook Pinterest × Table of Contents Shand Location Elevation Train Info School Origin of the Name Post Office History Postmaster Information: Post Masters Genealogy and Bios Coal and Brick Company History Shand Power Plant and Greenhouse History of Shand Shand Shand, Saskatchewan, Canada Unincorporated Village My intention is not to repeat Shand History recorded already, but add to it. Village History Book, author Alice Pawson. (See Link below) Part of My Dad's 1927 Map of this area Location Located at NW Section 4 (and NE Section 3), Township 2, Range 7, W2 Lat 49° 06' 00“ N Long-102° 53' 02” W Elevation Elevation 1850 ft Train Info Located on the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR) Soo Line, between Estevan and Roche Percee School Located in School District # 2927 Origin of the Name It was named after Percy Duff Shand, one time Chief Clerk to the Superintendent at Moose Jaw. He was of Welsh nationality, Pearcey “Percy” Duff Shand b- Mar 25, 1880 in Toronto, York, ON also shown born in Ontario in 1878, as age 28, in 1906 census. 1891 Ontario census living in London City, Ontario, age 11, which makes him born ca 1880. d- October 1961 Buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA Shown as a member of the Free Church He was elected Grand Esquire, in the Dominion Grand Lodge in 1914, a Member of the Moose Jaw Elks Lodge. His Father was James Shand, b- ca 1856 Mother, Isabella Duff, b- ca 1855 2 younger sisters; Beatrice Annabell Shand, b, Jan 20, 1885 in Toronto, York, ON Lillian Elizabeth Sydney Shand, b, Nov 13, 1891, in Toronto, York, ON Post Office History Name of Office: Shand Located at Sec.3, Twp.2, R.7, W2 - 1912-07-01 Federal Electoral District: Assiniboia (Saskatchewan) Office Opened July 1, 1912 Office closed Apr 30, 1945 Postmaster Information: Name of Postmaster Military Status Birth Date Date of Appointment Date of Vacancy Cause of Vacancy Jonas Gustaf (J.G.) Peterson Aug 22, 1869 1912-07-01 1916-03-14 Resignation Arthur George Garrish Boer War bet Jan-Mar 1879 1916-05-18 1916-10-17 Resignation James Lionel Bolocan Sept 18, 1892 1916-11-30 1918-03-25 Resignation John G. Moffatt Oct 2,1918 Dec 5,1918 Death Robert MacDonald 1919-03-21 1919-10-11 Resignation Arthur Cynlais Phillips OAS WWI Aug 12, 1892 1919-12-09 1926-08-02 Resignation Jonas Gustaf Peterson 1926-11-01 1945-03-06 Resignation Post Office Information Disclaimer: This reproduction is NOT represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the National Archives of Canada. The source of this material is the National Archives of Canada Info displayed is not construed to be 100% accurate, Do your own research to verify my additions Post Masters Genealogy and Bios Jonas Gustaf (J.G.) Peterson Jonas Gustav Peterson home at Shand, Made from Bricks from his company. This brick house was still standing July 2000, Built in 1925, across the road from the Shand School Arthur George Garrish b-bet Jan-Mar 1879, King's Norton reg dist, England d- Sept 20, 1963 in Vancouver BC , age 83 Worked in office of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, London, Eng, Immigrated to Canada in spring of 1902. Came to Saskatoon first. member of the Rev. Barr Colonists with his brother Julian. Came to Estevan in 1914 Became Secretary-Treasurer of, Sask. Coal, Brick and Power Co. He also was a chartered accountant, Secretary of RM of Estevan #5 ca 1922, Councillor, served 1 term as Mayor of Estevan, 1924-25. Stock holder and helped operate The Estevan Progress until it was sold. Moved to Vancouver, he owned shares in a shipyard there. Garrish Place in Estevan named after him Arthur married Violet Hilda Lancaster Ross end of June, 1907 in Reg. dist. of Camberwell, London, England. She died July 9, 1976 in Vancouver, age 92 Arthur served in the Army in the South African (2nd Boer) War, discharged in June 1901 James Lionel Bolocan b-Sept 18, 1892 in Ottawa, ON d- May 5, 1978, in Edmonton AB Buried in Edmonton Jewish Cemetery He was a Store Keeper Rumanian Nationality, Religion shown as Jewish June 21, 1907, applied for Homestead Number: 264287, NW Section:20, Township: 22, Range: 13, W2 1906 shown as born in ON, age 16, with sister- Regina Bolocan, age 17, sister- Ethel age 8, and brother Alexander age 12? all born in ON married to Jean Vigdor They a son Hyam Bolocan born Columbus OH, USA, died in Edmonton AB, Mar 10, 2006, father- Hyam Bolocan, born in Romania Mother Etty Bolocan, nee Segell, born in Rumania Father and family living in Lipton SK area in 1906 John Graham Moffatt b- Dec 1, 1860, in ON, Canada d- Dec 5, 1918 at Shand, SK. buried in Souris-Glenwood Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada Managing Director of Sask. Coal, Brick and Power Co. Possibly poisoned wife- Ann Jane (Annie) Moffatt, nee Rainey b- 1866 Quebec d- 1949 daughter of James Rainey and Annie Cochrane son- Walter Rainey Moffatt daughter- Minnie Tossie Irene Moffatt daughter- Annie Isabel Moffatt Arthur Cynlais Phillips b- Aug 12, 1892 Ystradgynlais, (alt- Yatradgynlais), Breconshire, South Wales d- Jan 22, 1967 in Kipling SK Book Keeper and Store Keeper of Sask. Coal, Brick and Power Co. Enlisted in WWI in Winnipeg, MB, Apr 21, 1916, single at that time married to Naomi Morgan (1889-1972) Father- Howel Phillips Coal and Brick Company History The Shand Coal and Brick Company used Lignite Coal in Updraft Kilns, for burning common brick here. Stone Powder House building at Shand Sask. Coal, Brick and Power Co. Saskatchewan Coal, Brick and Power Company aka: Shand Coal and Brick Company -Shand LSD 14, 15, 16 S OF CPR 4-2-7-W2 Opened by Joel Bardsley, (born 1874 in England), in 1908, on the Soo (CPR) Line, Sold ca 1912, to Jonas Gustav Peterson, The founder of the Hamlet of Shand. Deep Seam type Mine. The mine was open until 1938 Mr Peterson owned the Eureka Coal and Brick Company in Estevan prior to this. In 1916 this mine produced 23,755 tons of Lignite coal, 4th highest in the District. This Mine was operating in 1917. Shand Mine- NW Section 3, Tsp 2, Rge 7, W2 July 21, 1911 Jonas Gustaf Peterson and Shand School District no. 2927, bought 160 acres for $50/acre from the CPR, including Coal and Surface rights. One acre in NW corner was reserved for the school, and 6.8 acres reserved for the right of way and station. July 31, 1913 13.37 acres assigned back to CPR Fossilized Leaf Imprint sign at the Shand Greenhouse Shand Power Plant and Greenhouse Shand Power Plant Courtesy Adele Trethart, nee Lischka The information above is an addition to this great record below History of Shand https://cdm22007.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p22007coll8/id/137884/rec/46 compiled by Alice May Pawson, nee Czoba, in 1992 My page is dedicated to her. Alice May Pawson, nee Czoba b- September 14, 1922 in Shand SK d- January 12, 2011, in Estevan SK., age 88 buried in Souris Valley Memorial Gardens, Estevan Husband John (Jack) Mitchell Pawson b- May 8, 1913 d- Mar 24, 1995 married in 1944 He was the son of George Pawson Father- Frank Stanley Czoba b- Oct 5, 1890, in Husiatyn, Poland d- June 23, 1971 Came to Canada in 1913 Mother- Margaret Czoba, nee Ashenhurst b- October 8, 1902 at Whitewater, MB d- Oct 13, 1991 in Estevan SK. the only daughter of William Ashenhurst, and Letitia Ashenhurst, nee Woods. Miner and Bunkhouse Operator at Shand. Margaret Czoba, nee Ashenhurst, had 2 brothers, William James Ashenhurst and Reuben Ashenhurst. Frank and Margaret were married Feb 4, 1921 in United Church Manse, Estevan Sister of Alice, Helen Mariam (Marion?) Czoba, b- July 8, 1926 in Shand d- Jan 2, 2004 Brother of Alice, Kenneth (Ken) Czoba, b- in Shand Alice was a Local School Teacher, and also worked at her Husband's Market Garden. © Last modified: 2021/04/30 17:46by dlgent Log In