The town was originally called Duxbury.
The name was chamged to Forestburg on Janyary 1, 1915.
The Post office opened on January 15, 1910.
 
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local businessmen 1950s
Standing left to right
Tom McNabb, Ed Halberg, Vic Krogh, Vic Riley, Willis (Bud) Moore, John Smith, Lloyd Anderson, Con Oberg
 
Reg Hamilton, Bill Crawford, Jim Wong, Bill Sandmaier, Bill Smith, Donald Moore, Hans Farvolden
Sitting back row
Al Seymour, John Wallsten, Lorne Mallett, Haddow Meikle, Max Legear
Sitting front row
W.E. Voss, Reinhardt Bush, Ab James, Stan Coutts, Cecil Shillinglaw, Jim Coutts, George West, Matt Koda
 
 
 
 
early 1990s