05/10/2026
Introducing the 2nd and 3rd generation of our farm:
Family photo caption:
Back Row: Raymond, Donna, Wilbert, Louise, Tommy, Hazel
Front Row: Donald, Elayne, Paul, Lyle, Elsie, Betty, Daryl
Paul & Elsie are the second generation of the farm.
Ray, Don, Daryl and Lyle would form Paul Meunier and Son's Farm in 1969, the third generation of the farm.
Short history of Paul and Elsie Meunier:
Paul is the second son of Telesphore and Josephine Meunier, born July 13, 1902 at his grandmother's home in Lac La Nonne.
Paul attended school at Craven in the Mosside district. As education was not to his liking, 5 years was all he wanted, and went farming with his dad and brother Fred.
On January 11, 1927 Paul married Elsie Senior daughter of Tom and Carrie Senior, born August 26, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut. Elsie came to the Mosside area with her parents in 1910 to homestead. It was a very trying time, as they were not prepared for the hardship to follow.
In the depression years, Paul worked hauling logs with a four horse team, to the bank of the Athabasca River. Pay begun at $3.00 per day for himself and horses.
Elsie stayed home to look after the family and the animals. Mainly milk cows, pigs and chickens. Many cold winters Elsie would lay awake to keep the fires going so nothing would freeze.
Paul was an avid hunter and fisherman. Every fall after farming season was finished, Paul and neighbors would head out to bring in the winter supply of meat. Not only for his family but any family in need.
Electricity came to the farm in 1954, the drudgery of farm life was greatly lightened.
Paul and Elsie raised a family of eight sons and five daughters.
We have so much respect for what they built and endured.
Be a part of it.
It's beef with history.
