tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post5969346417082421885..comments2024-02-21T14:21:16.497-08:00Comments on Railway & Main: Small-Town Saskatchewan Hotels: Grenfell: Hoax at the Granite HotelJoan Champhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04792654440279971776noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post-32658908927367631982022-09-20T11:34:23.737-07:002022-09-20T11:34:23.737-07:00I believe this is the hotel my grandfather, Bill B...I believe this is the hotel my grandfather, Bill Black, owned in the 50s-60s. I have no living family members with whom to check my memories though. I still have a couple of pieces of the MedAlta pottery from the dining room in the hotel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post-81312229802412526592021-02-23T13:08:41.396-08:002021-02-23T13:08:41.396-08:00Try posting on the Facebook group, Old Saskatchewa...Try posting on the Facebook group, Old Saskatchewan. This group has over 75,000 very responsive members! Joan Champhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792654440279971776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post-16151481553879266322021-02-23T12:49:21.883-08:002021-02-23T12:49:21.883-08:00My grandfather was David Black, my father was his ...My grandfather was David Black, my father was his son David. I am trying to find information about my ancestors as so many of them died before I was born or was old enough to ask questions. <br />Don't really know where to look.Jennifer(Black) Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654343301326700419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post-71547591082305328362019-06-28T06:13:22.637-07:002019-06-28T06:13:22.637-07:00Thank you for commenting. Thank you for commenting. Joan Champhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792654440279971776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post-41271958868732747542019-06-28T01:30:07.123-07:002019-06-28T01:30:07.123-07:00My Great Grandfather was William H Fleming. Intere...My Great Grandfather was William H Fleming. Interesting to find this story. Thank youBrian Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post-85097739864982401512014-07-25T09:21:20.807-07:002014-07-25T09:21:20.807-07:00There was another hotel in Grenfell called the Kin...There was another hotel in Grenfell called the Kings Hotel which burned down in 1927. I don't have the exact date of the fire. It was a 3-storey brick hotel.Joan Champhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792654440279971776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post-21174218079628348532014-07-24T19:24:42.376-07:002014-07-24T19:24:42.376-07:00My grandparents along with my mother and siblings ...My grandparents along with my mother and siblings spent a night in this hotel on August 17, 1927. They were moving from Nebraska to Bruno, SK. Is this the same motel that was there in 1927? Steve GibsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post-6647142393532932472011-05-08T21:23:32.076-07:002011-05-08T21:23:32.076-07:00I found the story in the local history book, Grit ...I found the story in the local history book, Grit and Growth; The Story of Grenfell (1980). The Saskatchewan News Index pointed me to the newspaper stories which gave me more information.Joan Champhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792654440279971776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055652709980263711.post-27803911805422618242011-05-08T18:51:30.680-07:002011-05-08T18:51:30.680-07:00Interesting story. I'm interested in how you ...Interesting story. I'm interested in how you discovered it.<br /><br />RBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com