The Eliason family is well-established in this part of Saskatchewan.
The family homesteaded land northeast of Broderick nearly 120 years ago and a look at the rural municipal map shows the name is still prominent in the region as the family grew and cousins established their own operations.
Dale and Jan Eliason are the fourth generation on this farm and established Golden Dee Farms — for his initials and the golden harvest, said Dale — in 1983. A row of trees separates their home from Anthony and Samantha and the sixth generation, young Olivia, who is just two-and-a-half.
Dale’s great grandfather homesteaded nearby in 1904. At one time, he said, the farm included horses, cows and lots of sheep because much of it was once in pastureland.
The first two generations owned a lot of land, said Jan, and sponsored immigrants from Norway and the United States to join them.
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