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Valley of Death settlers cross to new Canadian lands
A narrative recounts Scottish and Crofter families driven from homeland by hardship to Saskatchewan in 1883 84 crossing a Valley of Death. It notes free land, initial impasse and eventual settlement at Red Jacket Moosomin and Wapella, with ghost towns and prairie landmarks. The piece previews a Family Footprints genealogical workshop by the Genealogical Society with contact Cindy Langford.
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Saskatchewan
Valley of Death
Red Jacket
Moosomin
Wapella
Canada
Carthcart
Regina
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Family Footprints Genealogical Society
Cindy Langford