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In THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS: ADVENTURES OF MY CHILDHOOD, Bessie Vroom vividly recounts growing up on her family's ranch in southwest Alberta. With the towering Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, her stories are full of the hardships and fun of ranch life in the 1920s and 1930s. Illustrated with 8 maps and over 110 photos.

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In THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS: ADVENTURES OF MY CHILDHOOD, Bessie Vroom vividly recounts growing up on her family's ranch in southwest Alberta. With the towering Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, her stories are full of the hardships and fun of ranch life in the 1920s and 1930s. Illustrated with 8 maps and over 110 photos.
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Bessie Vroom Ellis attended one-room country schools for her elementary grades, riding on horseback and making a round trip of nearly nine miles each day. She graduated from Pincher Creek High School and attended Calgary Normal School, graduating with a Wartime Emergency Teaching Certificate. While teaching at Waterton Park School, she met and married a local resident and raised a family there. Known then as Bessie Annand, the author wrote feature articles and the column Wonderful Waterton for The Lethbridge Herald; she also sent news items and articles to other newspapers and to radio and television stations. The author returned to her teaching career in 1964, updating her qualifications through night extension classes, Summer School and day classes. She was awarded a Bachelor of Education degree by the University of Lethbridge and a Master of Education degree by the University of Alberta. The author moved to Regina in 1975, teaching there until she retired. Waterton Park, author was active in the Girl Guide movement and in the Anglican Church. Regina, she was active in politics and in various organizations. In 1992, Ms. Ellis was awarded the Commemorative Medal for the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, 1867-1992.