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Albert Forrest
	
Albert Forrest's father, Paul Sr., was working at Grassvalley, California When he heard of the Klondike gold rush and he travelled north out of San Francisco. Mrs. [Lea Moreau] Forrest was at Three Rivers, Quebec with children Emil, Evelyne, Paul and Albert. Paul Sr. visited the family in 1898/99 and returned to the Yukon with Paul in the spring of 1899. The rest of family joined them in July 1901.( (Yukon Archives Photo Finding Aid.)) One day Paul Sr. went to the bank and then disappeared, leaving his wife and three sons. Brothers Paul and Albert were athletes, and their photographs appear in the local newspaper as they played hockey, baseball and basketball.((Yann Herry, //La Francophane: une richesse nordique / Northern Portraits.// L’Association franco-yukonaise.2004: 19.)) 
By March 1903, Albert Forrest was an impressive short and long track speed skater. In 1906, he held the one-, two, and three-mile championships and in 1908, his only loss, he caught an edge when had almost reached his competitors after starting a full lap behind the other skaters.((John Firth, //An Illustrated Encyclopedia: Yukon Sport.// Sport Yukon, 2014: 240-241.))

In 1904, A. Forrest was the captain of the Violet indoor basketball team and P. Forrest was the short stop.((Dawson City Museum Photo Acc. # 1963.3.5.)) The brothers also played for the Colts, a 1904 summer baseball team.((Dawson City Museum Photo Acc. # 1984.74.3-PER.)) 

In 1905, hockey goalie Albert Forrest was among the Yukoners who challenged the Ottawa Senators for the Stanley Cup.((Yann Herry, //La Francophane: une richesse nordique / Northern Portraits.// L’Association franco-yukonaise. 2004: 19.)) At eighteen, Albert was the youngest hockey player to ever play in a Stanley Cup game.((John Firth, //An Illustrated Encyclopedia: Yukon Sport.// Sport Yukon, 2014: 254.))
In 1907, the brothers were on the champion Colts hockey team. Alec played centre and Pete [sic] played left forward.((Dawson City Museum Photo Acc. # 1990.45.2-PER and #1979.3.27.)) In 1910, the brothers played for Hartley’s Regina hockey team.((Dawson City Museum Photo Acc. # 1984.74.6-PER.))