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- In 1908 Andrew Oyen walked from Spokane, Washington to the Oyen district where he took up a homestead.
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Aug 21, 2021 · As it turned out, he would live until the age of 106 when he passed away at the Calgary Bow View Nursing Home on Jan. 8, 1968 in Calgary. He had come to the Oyen district in 1909 and lived there for nearly 60 years until he moved to Calgary in the last year of his life. When the Spanish Flu hit the area in 1918, Oyen would be hit especially hard.
Sep 29, 2023 · This week, no. 41 of #52weeksofdesign, we celebrate the work of architect Andrew Oyen, of the hallowed firm Ferguson & Shamamian One of my father’s favorite firms with whom to collaborate, and...
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In 1908 Andrew Oyen walked from Spokane, Washington to the Oyen district where he took up a homestead. He couldn’t spend the winter there as he had only a tent for shelter, so he worked his way west and found employment.
May 26, 2024 · Through email and Facebook, Shirley and a cousin in Norway discovered Andrew Oyen was Gustav's cousin. In June, Shirley will travel to Norway to visit family from both sides of her grandparents. During the visit, her cousin will take her to Andrew Oyen’s birthplace.
The land was advertised as the “Last Best West,” and homesteaders steadily began to arrive, accelerating with the addition of the railway line through Bishopburg. Andrew Oyen, a Norwegian homesteader, walked the 930 km from Spokane, Washington to what would become Oyen, Alberta.
Oyen, a charming town in east-central Alberta was originally known as Bishopburg. The town underwent a name change in 1912 to honor Andrew Oyen, an intrepid pioneer who sold his homestead for the townsite. In the early 20th century, the region around what is now Oyen lay barren.
