Harold Rutledge was born in Canada in 1932. At the time of the interview, he was 84 years old and living in Picture Butte. Harold's mother immigrated from England and Harold's father immigrated from the United States. They were married in Canada in 1928. They raised four children. Harold had two older brothers and one older sister. Harold worked for the Lethbridge Northern Irrigation Company for one year driving horses at the age of 18. Later, he worked at the Shaughnessy Coal Mine. Both Harold and his wife have three daughters and five granddaughters.The University of Lethbridge Library received permission from Coyote Flats Pioneer Village to provide access to this content