Alice T. Miner’s life began during the Civil War and lasted into the Atomic Age.
Alice Emma Trainer was born on September 23, 1863, in Goderich, Ontario. She was the seventh child of Bernard and Louisa Saunders Trainer. Bernard Trainer, who had emigrated from Scotland to Canada, served as High Constable for Huron County and supplemented his income by working as a carpenter.
