This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mNC.2ACE/2468.4 Message Board Post: Hello Regis, I borrowed from the library the book "Memories of Lorne 1880-1980 a history of the municipality of Lorne". Published by The Municipality of Lorne Somerset, Manitoba. This would include the town of Altamont. I found the following information on page 627. TAILLEFER, Louise. 1898. Farmer. Address-Altamont. Ward 6. Owner, resident. SW 4-6-8. 160 acres, Assessment 320. 15 under cultivation. 2 days statute labor $3.00. Land Patent applied for. Married-1 male, 1 female. Single-2 males, 3 females. Roman Catholic. 3 horses, 3 cows, 4 under 3 years, 2 sheep, 1 pig. 1880-Homestead. SW 4-6-8. George Mitchell. Good luck, Karen