• Gold Mines and a Winter Trip to Yale, B.C.

    Excitement over the gold mines and a trip up to Yale, British Columbia have the Wright siblings enjoying their first winter in Canada.   This post is all about gold mines up Harrison Lake, a trip to Yale, and planning for Christmas. Yale, British Columbia Yale, British Columbia…

  • Autumn in Agassiz 1896

    From choir practice, planning for future crops, and travels to Yale for All Hallows, the Wright siblings experience their first autumn in Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada. This post is all about postal delays, train strikes, Hotel Bella Vista and planning for the future. Postal Delays Letters from September…

  • August 1896- The Great Excursion to Agassiz, British Columbia

    This post covers postal delays and the Agassiz Dominion Experimental Farm.It also looks at the Canadian Pacific Railway excursion to Agassiz in August 1896. Postal Delays & Lost Letters There is a gap in the Hazeley letters until October 1896. During this time there were significant postal issues…