Excerpts from a Forester's Autograph Book
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This autograph book was kept by my father, Steve Pike of
Traytown, B.B. during his years in Scotland in the Unit
and later on after marrying my mother Mary (Maimie) Banford Beaton
McQuaid. She was raised in "Bridge Cottage", a little house
in Aultgowrie, across the road from the Fairburn camp, which
is how they met. My older brother Dave, younger sisters Shirley and
Tamar also grew up in this little house. There are entries by a
few of my father's fellow workers in the NOFU, as well as
some by my mother before they married, and also some by my
sisters later on. There are also numerous unsigned entries. My brother
and I, although older, must not have been quite as literate at
the time.... There are 68 pages in the book containing entries.
Bridge Cottage / 1962
Fairburn Camp was located just to the left
of the road. The reforested hills can be
seen in the background
Each link contains two autograph book pages:
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