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1936 Picture on left: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Miller Picture on right: "The Glen" Mill St. W. J. Miller's grandfather, William Miller, was born in 1792, in Annon, Scotland and came to Atha, Upper Canada in 1839 with his family of seven children. One son, Robert, was born in 1832 and in 1860, he married Jane Thompson of "Mayfield Farm", Whitby (present site of Ontario County Build-ings). They had three children, Jennie, Helen and William J. They attended Pickering College. Robert was importer of registered stock from Scotland. On being asked how many trips he had made across the ocean, he would always say that he wasn't sure how many, but it was an odd number as he started from Scotland and ended here. He became interested in the newly-opened North West Territories. In 1882 four men from Pickering formed a Land Company - Eli Williamson, Robert Miller, Angus McKay and Edward Boone. They bought land at Indian Head, N.W.T. In 1886, they forwarded a sample of their Red Fife wheat from the Company farm to the Colonial Exhibition held in London, England. They won a diploma and medal. This wheat award which was awarded to the "McKay Farming Company", Indian Head, is now in the archives at Regina. Later he returned to Pickering at "The Glen". This property was bought from the Presbyterian Church - a "glebe" which consisted of 27 acres for use of clergy who worked the land as part of their income. William J. his son, continued in the West, after the temporary closing of Pickering College, in 1885. He married Annie Pugh of Claremont in 1899. They farmed at Indian Head until 1904 when they returned to the "The Glen", Pickering and continued on Pickering farms. The western farm was rented until 1950 when his two sons, William and Hugh and their families went West to the farm. They farmed at Indian Head until 1967 when the farm was sold. William and family remained in Indian Head. Hugh and family returned to Pickering. --..-- Excerpts from letter written in June, 1885, by Mrs. Robert Miller to cousin in Scotland. re - her husband Robert in N.W.T. at Indian Head. __"The trouble with breeds and Indians seems nearly at an end, if they only had "Big Bear". There are many opinions as to what will be done with Reil and his comrades". __"The fast Friends are holding their annual yearly meeting and is making quite a stir in the Village for a few days". __"The College is closed for summer holidays. It is doubtful as yet if it will open in September. If not, Willie will go to the N.W.T."