The House: The Cradle of Destiny

This is an authobiography of a lad who grew up on a small farming community in north central Alberta. The author's father, Albert Hugh Rayment homesteaded here in 1910 and spent his first winter in a tent. After serving three years in WWI he returned to the farm and brought his young bride from England a year later. They worked hard to establish the farm and raise a family of seven children. The author, Hugh was their third born and this is his story.

The Rayment children attended a one-room school; Rodino, from Grades 1-9. By the time Hugh was 13 he was doing a man's work and proud of it. At age 17 Hugh moved to Vancouver and worked at Vancouver Airport for a year before joining the Army. He went overseas and served with the Algonquin Regiment in the front lines. On his return to Canada he again worked at the airport where he took flying lessons. A year later he moved to Edmonton, married Elsie Lyons and they raised 6 children. Hugh worked in the appliance business for over twenty years. At age 40 he attended University of Alberta and received a teacher's degree in Vocational Education. He taught school for 15 years before retiring to Vernon, B.C. in 1985. Soon after retirement Hugh took up writing. His books include,

"The House, the Cradle of Destiny"
"Camp Vernon, A Century of Canadian Military History"
"The House at the End of the Lane"
"Outer Space and Beyond"

At age 84 Hugh expects to retire from writing and he hopes that his readers will get some enjoyment from his books.

Hugh grew up on a small far in north central Alberta. He was astory teller from a very young age when his siblings pleaded with him to tell them a story. he was doing a man’s work by age 13 and knew how to operate every piece fo farm achinery as well as look after livestock. He joined the Army in 1943 and seved as an infantryman in the front lines with the Algonquin Regiment in Belgium and holland. On his return to Canada he worked at Vancouver Airport where he took his flying lessons and graduated as a novice pilot. In 1947 he moved to Edmonton and worked in the applianc busines for twenty years. He married Elsie Lyons and they had six children. At age 40 he went to the University of Alberta and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Education. He taught in the vocational department for 15 years before retiring at age 63, He and Elsie moved to Vernon, British Columbia where he took up writing. He wrote many newspaper articles and had the following books p ublished. 1. The House. The Cradle of Destiny autobiography 2. Camp Verno, A Century Of Canadian Military History 3. The House At The End Of The Lane Novel 4. Outer Space And Beyond Science fiction At age 84 he considers continuing to write.