Post master pays tribute to Granum White Sox

Post master pays tribute to Granum White Sox

MACLEOD GAZETTE EDITOR | Posted on April 08 2020

The Granum White Sox, who won the provincial senior baseball championship five times in the 1950s, are commemorated in a special cancellation stamp at the post office. Granum post master Lynn Barrie had the cancellation stamp made to promote awareness of the town’s colourful history. “Lynn had toured the museum with me and I had...Continue Reading

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