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‘Outclassed’ skater urged on by parents

By Dale Huston – Nanaimo, B.C. I came into the world kicking with two feet seriously clubbed and dislocated. Because of this, every morning and evening of my first four years, my mother would twist my [more…]

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Sad looking dog was a loyal family member

By Sylvia Williams – Summerland, B.C. It all began when I was in high school when I was about 16. We lived in an isolated area northeast of Edmonton, so I had to go to school [more…]

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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 a farm at Roseneath approximately 40 miles away. Our family consisted of my [more…]

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Thousands flocked to Canada after WWI

By Mary (Potorieko) Yawney – Raymond, Alta. My father was born in Ukraine in 1888. He was called to the army when he was 22, and served to the end of the First World War. [more…]

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Dad excited about his first fairly-modern tractor

By Ralph Barker – North Battleford, Sask. In 1945, my father, John (Jack) Barker of Sandwith, Sask., found and bought an W4 International gas tractor and an eight-foot one-way discer. He arranged to have them [more…]

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Harrowing hailstorm leaves him with lasting memories

By Vic Henry – Salmon Arm, B.C. I was about eight years old in 1930 and I remember we had a really good crop to bring in on our farm near Coronation, Alta. It was [more…]

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Heavy horse team had father fixing a lot of harnesses

By Myrtle (Orsen) Matthews – Sedgewick, Alta. Growing up on our farm in Sunny Valley district in Saskatchewan, farm horses were a big part of our lives. Bing and Bang were our dad’s pride and [more…]

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