From a SignPost in a Slough
Available for Purchase @ Millet Museum Gift Shop
or to borrow @ www.milletlibrary.ca
About the Author, Jean Scott
Jean Harvey Scott was born five miles southwest of Millet. Millet and District has been home to her for all of her days. She recieved her education at Hillside School, the Millet High School, the Edmonton Normal School, and the University of Alberta. Upon graduation from Normal Schoolshe taught in the Sparling School east of Millet for two years and in Millet for 25 years.
Jean is a charter member of the Millet and District Historical Society and she was the editor of Tales and Trails of Millet, the History Book published by the Society in 1977. For the past two years she has written bi-weekly articles about early Millet in a column called "Museum Memo" in the 'Millet Pipestone Flyer' newspaper.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | 5 |
| Millet's Early Years | 6 |
| The Calgary Edmonton Trail | 7 |
| Fishing at Pigeon Lake | 8 |
| The Millet Post Office | 9 |
| Porter Wright's Family | 11 |
| The Millet Hotel | 13 |
| Millet's First Overseer | 15 |
| Jack West's Merchantile Store Lot II Block 2 | 16 |
| Lot 9 Block 2 | 18 |
| A letter from Beth Mc Naughton | 20 |
| The IOOF Hall | 22 |
| Barney Koenen | 24 |
| Millet School | 26 |
| The Pillen Family | 28 |
| Millet's Railway Stations | 29 |
| Lot 10 Block III | 30 |
| The Nebraska Club | 32 |
| Millet Livery Barns | 33 |
| The Millet Telephone Office | 35 |
| Early Millet Restaurants | 37 |
| Millet Blacksmiths | 40 |
| Early Millet Doctors | 42 |
| Millet's First Business Block | 43 |
| Farm Machinery Agencies in Millet | 45 |
| The Millet Creamery garden | 48 |
| The Old Bank Building | 50 |
| Millet Rebekah Lodges | 52 |
| Vic's Garage | 54 |
| Millet Barbers | 56 |
| Millet Library | 57 |
| Pinyon's Hall | 59 |
| Millet Shoemakers | 61 |
| Millet Community Hall | 63 |
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