Articles
To grandma’s house they went
By Helen Atkinson – Leduc, Alta. As little children, my sister and I sat low in the backseat of the car on our way to our grandma’s farm. Our heads were just high enough to [read more…]
A young teacher’s plea: ”Please help these little kids”
By Gordon Phillips – Surrey, B.C. After graduating from Vancouver Normal School, I wrote about 25 applications for a teaching position and received no answers. At that time in 1941, the military was looking for [read more...]
Remember the sights, smells, and sounds of summer?
By June Chamberland – Prince George, B.C. I’ve been sitting outside in the warm sunshine, reminiscing about the “good old days” on the farm in Manitoba. I recall the tinkling of cow bells from out [read more...]
Boy helped drive cattle herd on small pony
By Russell Sparrow – Brandon, Man. Circumstances arose in the fall of 1937 and we had to move from Harding Man., to [read more...]
His parents truly were Canadian pioneers
By George Hennessy – Coldstream, B.C. After a lifetime of reading, The Senior Paper has become an important part of my life. [read more...]
Mother didn’t know he was all ‘thumbs’
By John Martens – Oliver, B.C. The stubble fields in the farming area between Winnipegosis and Fork River, Man., were a sea of mud the [read more...]
Horse led her through brutal snowstorm
By Marina Antonenko – Saskatoon, Sask. It was a fine fall morning. We’d decided to process some turkeys and take them from the farm into [read more...]
