Passmore Home Movies | Smith AB History

Charlie Passmore Home Movies

Charlie Passmore was a long-time resident of Smith, Alberta employed with the railway. There are twelve reels of home movies that have been loaded to the Sheila's Shenanigans YouTube channel for everyone to enjoy - and perhaps see a loved one, get an eye on life in the 50s and 60s or see a little known bit a hitory.

This is a work in progress so I thank you for your patience as we upload and document the information in the films. If you have information to add, please email melandsheila@gmail.com referenceing the Reelnumber and time you are referencing.

A special thanks to Pyramid Mechanical Ltd in Slave Lake, Dave & Susan Auch, Calvin & Christine Alexander and Maxine Laughy for sponsoring me to bring the actual reels home to Smith.

Part 1 Label on Reel 1 Reads:
Banff
Ellen
Wahlstrom
Wedding
[Wells / Hells]
Farm

Part 2

No Label on Reel

Part 3

Label on Reel 3 Reads:
Around Smith
Rest of Trip
1950 or 1956

Part 4

Label on Reel 4 Reads:

Going to Grand Coulee Dam

Soap Lake

John at Lillies Place

Henry Bodie

Leo LaBranche's place at Ocean City

Leonard & wife

Freddie's place

Bremerton

Frankie's place at Castle Rock

Art's home - Longview

Alice & Sonny

Pauline's Home

Don & Sally

John's Church

Lunch on the way to Seaside

Leaving for home

Multnomah Falls [Oregon]

At Ellen's

At Kenny's

Czar Lake

Walter & Marie

At home tilling (Smith, Alberta)

Belles Place at Athabasca

Four Generations

Nettie's Place.

Mike Nickipilo Store (Smith, Alberta)

Margaret & Thelma at house

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Part 5

Label on Reel 5 is difficult. I think is says:
Trip 1957 [??]
From Smith [possibly Yellowstone and more that is illegible at the moment.

Part 6

Continue at Arts
Ocean Cty
[?] Indoor at Lily's
[Unsure]
O'Neil & Hugo

Part 7 - Charlie Passmore Home Movies

Label on Reel 7 Reads:
Smith, New Car

Part 8 - Reel 8 Charlie Passmore Movies

Below is a draft of a combination of times and information on the label. It will be updated as information becomes available.

00:00 Stag Party & Wedding (Lloyd & Arlene LaFrance)
--:-- John [Learning] - Prince George
--:-- Wahlstrom & Place [(Salmon Arm)]
--:-- Kelowna B. Vancouver, Stanley Park
--:-- Stanley Park & Around Park
--:-- Stanley Park & Bridge that collapsed [possbily in 1958]
--:-- On Boat leaving van, Mother Gracie [and Berice with Jim & ?]
--:-- Leaving Nanaimo

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Part 9 - No Label

Part 10

Below is a draft of a combination of times and information on the label. It will be updated as information becomes available.

--:-- Entwistle

--:-- Ella's

--:-- C. WahlstromHome

--:-- Strandberg

--:-- Berlins

--:-- East Pine Hill & Bridge

--:-- Sunset Valley

--:-- Snow Caps

--:-- Prince George

--:-- Quesnel

--:-- Cotton Wood House

--:-- 1864 Barkerville

--:-- Elsie at Barkerville

--:-- Prince George

--:-- New Bridge over the Nechaco River - Hospital - Prince George City Hall & Fire Hall

--:-- Colleseium - Summit Lodge & Lake

--:-- Antypovich's

Part 11

Below is a draft of a combination of times and information on the label. It will be updated as information becomes available.

00:00 Antypovich's Place

04:47 P.G. & E. at Kenney Siding and RR at halfway station on Hart Highway

06:17 McLeod Bridge & River at Whitecourt (not sure which bridge, may be at 7:38)

08:26 Overpass going to Stoney Plain on Hwy 16

08:50 Belle's House

09:44 Edmonton Zoo

21:04 At Ellen's Place

22:59 Gwynne Hill (not sure when Leduc begins)

24:09 Leduc

24:32 [?] Aircraft Limited, possibly Leduc

24:45 Edmonton

26:57 [Kenney] and Family (possibly last scene)

27:35 Farming in field, likely their farm near Smith

28:56 Inside house with unknown people

Part 12

I will be adding start times of different portions of the reel. This is my draft combined with what is on the label.

00:00 Barbara Schmode, Reception

03:55 At Strandbergs Xmas 1959

--:-- Belle & Kenny & Halls

--:-- Strandberg, Alice & Jim Graham, party at house.

09:28 Diesels (includes inside of train engine, NAR 302 305)

11:24 Stephonia's birthday party. Hugo's.

15:12 Leo & Anne at Easter 1960.

16:47 Athabasca River by Smith. Ice chunks on shore. They appear to be on the south side with a view of the Smith bridge. Buildings visible on north shore at end of clip.

18:04 Becky & Myself at Easter 1960.

18:54 Leo - Leona - Rose - George & Belle 1960.

22:46 Last steam engine on work train - Smith to Hondo & unloading drag line. At 25:22 Shows Steam engine 72 which, according to my contact at #AlbertaRailwayMuseum was later scrapped at Stelco. It had a 2-8-0 Consolidation wheel arrangement.

#NAR72 #NAR302 #NAR305

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Charlie Passmore Home Movies

Part 1

Label on Reel 1 Reads: Banff Ellen Wahlstrom Wedding [Wells / Hells] Farm

Part 2

No Label on Reel

Part 3

Label on Reel 3 Reads: Around Smith Rest of Trip 1950 or 1956

Part 4

Part 5

Label on Reel 5 is difficult. I think is says: Trip 1957 [??] From Smith [possibly Yellowstone and more that is illegible at the moment.

Part 6

Continue at Arts Ocean Cty [?] Indoor at Lily's [Unsure] O'Neil & Hugo

Part 7 - Charlie Passmore Home Movies

Label on Reel 7 Reads: Smith, New Car

Part 8 - Reel 8 Charlie Passmore Movies

Below is a draft of a combination of times and information on the label. It will be updated as information becomes available.

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Part 9 - No Label

Part 10

Below is a draft of a combination of times and information on the label. It will be updated as information becomes available.

​

--:-- Entwistle

--:-- Ella's

--:-- C. WahlstromHome

--:-- Strandberg

--:-- Berlins

--:-- East Pine Hill & Bridge

--:-- Sunset Valley

--:-- Snow Caps

--:-- Prince George

--:-- Quesnel

--:-- Cotton Wood House

--:-- 1864 Barkerville

--:-- Elsie at Barkerville

--:-- Prince George

--:-- New Bridge over the Nechaco River - Hospital - Prince George City Hall & Fire Hall

--:-- Colleseium - Summit Lodge & Lake

--:-- Antypovich's

Part 11

Below is a draft of a combination of times and information on the label. It will be updated as information becomes available.

00:00 Antypovich's Place

04:47 P.G. & E. at Kenney Siding and RR at halfway station on Hart Highway

06:17 McLeod Bridge & River at Whitecourt (not sure which bridge, may be at 7:38)

08:26 Overpass going to Stoney Plain on Hwy 16

08:50 Belle's House

09:44 Edmonton Zoo

21:04 At Ellen's Place

22:59 Gwynne Hill (not sure when Leduc begins)

24:09 Leduc

24:32 [?] Aircraft Limited, possibly Leduc

24:45 ​Edmonton

26:57 [Kenney] and Family (possibly last scene)

27:35 Farming in field, likely their farm near Smith

28:56 Inside house with unknown people

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Part 12

I will be adding start times of different portions of the reel. This is my draft combined with what is on the label.

​

00:00 Barbara Schmode, Reception

03:55 At Strandbergs Xmas 1959

--:-- Belle & Kenny & Halls

--:-- Strandberg, Alice & Jim Graham, party at house.

09:28 Diesels (includes inside of train engine, NAR 302 305)

11:24 Stephonia's birthday party. Hugo's.

15:12 Leo & Anne at Easter 1960.

16:47 Athabasca River by Smith. Ice chunks on shore. They appear to be on the south side with a view of the Smith bridge. Buildings visible on north shore at end of clip.

18:04 Becky & Myself at Easter 1960.

18:54 Leo - Leona - Rose - George & Belle 1960.

22:46 Last steam engine on work train - Smith to Hondo & unloading drag line. At 25:22 Shows Steam engine 72 which, according to my contact at #AlbertaRailwayMuseum was later scrapped at Stelco. It had a 2-8-0 Consolidation wheel arrangement. ​

​

#NAR72 #NAR302 #NAR305

Label on Reel 1 Reads:
Banff
Ellen
Wahlstrom
Wedding
[Wells / Hells]
Farm

Label on Reel 3 Reads:
Around Smith
Rest of Trip
1950 or 1956

Label on Reel 5 is difficult. I think is says:
Trip 1957 [??]
From Smith [possibly Yellowstone and more that is illegible at the moment.

Continue at Arts
Ocean Cty
[?] Indoor at Lily's
[Unsure]
O'Neil & Hugo

Label on Reel 7 Reads:
Smith, New Car

24:45 Edmonton

22:46 Last steam engine on work train - Smith to Hondo & unloading drag line. At 25:22 Shows Steam engine 72 which, according to my contact at #AlbertaRailwayMuseum was later scrapped at Stelco. It had a 2-8-0 Consolidation wheel arrangement.