Subj : Western Canadian Notables
To   : All
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Wed Nov 05 2025 08:38:26

This weeks focus is on notables from Western Canada.  Per wikitree.com, I am:

22 degrees from Joni Mitchell
21 degrees from Randolph Bachman
20 degrees from Kate Carmack
19 degrees from John Diefenbaker
14 degrees from Pierre Falcon
24 degrees from Violet Henry
17 degrees from Harry Jerome
17 degrees from Margaret Laurence
21 degrees from Arthur Linkletter
22 degrees from Leslie Nielsen
20 degrees from Bob Nolan
16 degrees from Poundmaker Plains Cree

More about them:

Joni (Anderson) Mitchell, Alberta, renowned folk musician.

Randolph Bachman, Manitoba, co-founder of the rock bands The Guess Who and 
Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

Kate Carmack, Northwestern Territory, Tagish First Nation woman credited with the co-
discovery of gold in the Klondike region.

John George Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan, lawyer and Progressive Conservative Party 
politician, who became the 13th Prime Minister of Canada.

Pierre Falcon, Manitoba, French Metis fur trader, poet, singer and composer.

Violet Henry, Alberta, first black female lawyer in Canada.

Harry Jerome, Saskatchewan, Olympic track star.

Margaret Laurence, Manitoba, novelist, short story writer and children's author.

Art Linkletter, Saskatchewan, radio and television personality who was host of House 
Party and People Are Funny.

Leslie Nielson, Saskatchewan, actor known for his success as a comic actor in such films 
as "Airplane!" and the "The Naked Gun" movie/ "Police Squad!" crime comedy television 
series.

Bob Nolan, Manitoba, founding member of the country band, Sons of the Pioneers.

Chief Poundmaker, Alberta, prominent leader of the Plains Cree who is widely 
remembered as a peacemaker and advocate for his people.

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, 
authors, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, Indian chiefs, pro 
hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians, politicians, poets, 
popes, writers.  I guess that I am a collection of all of them, as we ALL are.

https://www.wikitree.com helps me gather this information with their weekly 
newsletters.

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I have researched the ancestry for many persons interested in their family history, 
and I would love to see how WE are related.

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