Bits and Pieces . . .
When photographer Frank Swannell arrived in Rose Lake on the evening of April 30, 1914, the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway grade was in flood condition due to the Bulkley River. The train he was on was derailed twice.
In January of 1914, A.D. McAllister opened the first post office in Rose Lake. It later closed in September of that same year.
Rose Lake Residents in 1945
NOTE: These names were collected from various sources. The list should in no way be considered complete and accurate.
Bidwell Mrs. E - Postmistress
Clegg James - Retired
Cramner Arthur - Farmer
Cramner Charles - Farmer
Fulton James - Farmer
Mann Frank - Section Foreman C N R
Miller Gustave - Farmer
Mould Ernest - Section Man C N R
Mould John - Farmer
Mould Robert - Farmer
O'Donnell W - Farmer
Payne Ernest - Farmer
Ross Jean -
Rowland Edward - Active Service
Sturgeon Dave - Farmer
Sturgeon Nevelen - Farmer
