The Red River ox carts went from Minneapolis-St. Paul to the Fargo area and then north to Winnipeg along the Red River of the North. Their wooden wheels were ungreased and the creaking could be heard for miles over the prairie. In the 1960's the ruts which the ox-carts had made could still be seen behind my father-in-law's house in Stearns County, MN. Nicki LewHolt@aol.com wrote: > Sorry, I don't have any info on your line. But I'm very interested in your > reference to Red River Cart. I'm a fiddler and one of my favorite tunes is > called "Red River Cart". Can you tell me what it is? A place? A mode of > transportation? or?? > > TIA to anyone who answers. > > Alice > > In a message dated 12/10/00 8:49:27 AM, cherylandkaren@telus.net writes: > > >Has anyone got Dechamps in their line? I am looking for birthplace of my > >grandmother(Mary or Marie Dechamps ) born about 1872 on a reserve somewhere > >in Manitoba. The Family came to Edmonton by red river cart in the 1870s > >and she was born on the trail. > >Any help would be appreciated. All I know is there was at least one brother > >named Jack. > >Thank you in advance. > >Cheryl Williams > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Manitoba GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp