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Hobby farm was ‘happiest 15 years’ of her life

By Virginia (Ginny) Neish – Abbotsford, B.C. Bob and I moved to an eight-acre hobby farm in Raymore, Sask., back in 1980. We spent the first few months living in a small trailer while we completely [more...]

Parents brought Ukrainian customs to Canada

By Naden Hewko – Macklin, Sask. My parents immigrated to Canada from Ukraine in the late 1920s, bringing their ethnic customs with them. We especially loved the Holy Supper shared the evening before Christmas Day. [more...]

Dad taught all of us kids how to dance

By Millie (Carlson) Bruce – Matheson Island, Man. I can’t help but think that people in the 1930s and ’40s must have been [more...]

Excerpts from a soldier’s correspondence

By Ethel (Spillett) Anderson – Calgary, Alta. The following are excerpts from letters and diaries written by my father, Sgt. E.J. Spillett, [more...]

Bossy cow was no match for Rover

By Ed Kabanuk – Surrey, B.C. I’d been given the task of bringing the cows home for milking. This meant going about 3⁄4 mile to the pasture at the end of our land. It wasn’t an onerous task [more…]

Ploughing unearthed rare archaeological find

By Marlene Eddy Gray – Abbotsford, B.C. In 1950, my parents, David and Margaret Eddy were farming a large acreage at 590 Johnston Road in Sullivan, B.C., on the northwest corner of what is now [more…]

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Hobby farm was ‘happiest 15 years’ of her life

Parents brought Ukrainian customs to Canada

Dad taught all of us kids how to dance

Excerpts from a soldier’s correspondence

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