| Pioneer Days- 1900's The effects of pioneer times seemed to
exacerbate the need for each family to rely on the interpersonal patterns that had been passed from one generation to the next. The Howard family had the support of their spiritual beliefs to support them during challenging times. When my grandparents immigrated to Canada, they came with six other families that were their friends in Kansas. These families all provided a great deal of support for one another. There was a spirit of cooperation rather than competition amongst every family in that community. The tone of the community was consistent with the tone of the Howard family. The community environment encouraged the Howard family to remain consistent with their multigenerational family traditions and patterns. The uncertainty of life and the daily challenges of pioneering increased the Howard's need for faith and comfort. In the early days of pioneering there were no schools or churches so the Howard's had a set time for daily devotions at home. They also gathered the children from the neighboring farms for a weekly "Sunday School" in their home. The core belief system of the Howard family was based on multigenerational Christian values and provided the early pioneers with emotional, social and spiritual survival strategies. The stress and strain of pioneer life increased the need of the Howard multigenerational patterns to be incorporated into daily practice. Their way of relating to everyone, including their own family members provided a strong foundation for the personal growth of everyone involved with the Howard family. I was so fortunate to have my great grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins as active participants in my early childhood years when I was first learning about the world and the people in it.
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| The Howard Clan webpages submitted by Patrick K. Best The Howard Clan who were some of the original homesteaders of the North Bend District. It is hoped that you and many more people enjoy this history that this clan went through everyday to strive to live and provide a great part in making the history of Saskatchewan come alive. sites.rootsweb.com/~sklloydm/Howard/PioneerDays.html NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material (including notices and submitter information), must obtain the written consent of the contributor: Patrick K. Best or the legal representative of the submitter: Patrick K. Best and contact the listed Lloydminster Gen Web Region Project web master or Saskatchewan Gen Web Webmaster with proof of this consent. We encourage links to Lloydminster Gen Web and Howard Family Tree Web Pages. The Lloydminster Gen Web makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification. You are our [an error occurred while processing this directive] visitor-- thanks for stopping by! |