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- ROGERS FAMILYREUNION On the 1st of August, 1992, twenty-three descendants of Thomas WettenhallRogers and Agnes Fotheringham gathered in the Wolseley United Church C.E. Hall to recall their ancestry and share anecdotes. T. W. Rogers was a pioneer south of Wolseley obtaining a homestead in themid 1890's which he named 'Haldon Farms'. He married Agnes Fotheringhamwho lived close by in 1896 and they had four children, Muriel Ennis, Lionel Rogers, Sydney Rogers and Gwendolyn Hie. Many Wolseley and District residents will recall Syd Rogers who ran agarage and service station in Wolseley for several years then farmednorth of Wolseley until he and his wife Myrtle moved to Victoria, BritishColumbia in 1952. Lionel was in partnership with Syd for a short timebefore he and his family moved to Winnipeg. The Family were sorry that Muriel and Gwen had passed away, Muriel inJanuary and Gwen in June of this year. Many amusing stories were recalled by the descendants of these pioneersand old photographs provided great interest. Those attending the reunion were as follows: From Muriel's family: Ethel(Ennis) Morden, Fort Qu' Appelle; Verne and Mabel Ennis of KakabekaFalls, Ontario; Joyce and Gerry Stephenson of Oakville, Ontario. From Lionel's' family: Monica Iliffe, Roger and Lance Holton; Jeff, Judy,Jordon and Janine Holton of Edmonton, Alberta: Lynda Johnston and Juliaof Winnipeg, Manitoba. From Sydney's family: his wife Myrtle Rogers, Grenfell; Cora, Tom andBill Mellor of Wolseley, Saskatchewan; and Cleve Mellor of Regina. From Gwen's family: Bernice Risk of Spruce Grove, Alberta and Elwyn Hieof Winnipeg, Manitoba. Special thanks to the U. N. W. W. ladies who provided a delicious lunchfor the family. On Sunday morning August 2nd, a tour was made of some of the old familyhomes ending with a lunch in Grenfell. This account above is stated in an article clipped from the IndianHead-Wolseley News, Tuesday, August, 11, 1992 on page 15.
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