This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
A Prairie Life of Work and Travel Memories
A narrator recalls a childhood spent on a mixed farm with early rising chores and field work. A 1962 family trip from Calgary in a repurposed panel van featured a frightening night beside a railway track and a perilous Rogers Pass detour. Subsequent travels mix business trips and vacations. a wish for a motorhome hints at future wanderlust.
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Victoria
Dad
Brother
Calgary
Rogers’ Pass
Columbia River
Big Bend