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Col. Horace Stewart Haskell (1864-1940) co-founded the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, along with his mother Martha. Stewart, as he was known to his friends, was a businessman, a philanthropist and a colourful figure in the local border communities. (Photo - J. J. Parker / Haskell Archives)
Col. Horace Stewart Haskell (1864-1940) co-founded the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, along with his mother Martha. Stewart, as he was known to his friends, was a businessman, a philanthropist and a colourful figure in the local border communities. (Photo - J. J. Parker / Haskell Archives)