Family tension was high as not everyone was pulling their own weight to make their farm run smoothly. The Wright letters from Agassiz April 1897 show us what life was like for those settling in the Fraser Valley. This post examines a series of letters written in April…
Follow along with the British Columbian settlers, Wright siblings, as they build a new life in Canada while farming on the land their parents had rented. Each week, they write back to their parents in England, updating them on how farming is going and everyday lifein Agassiz, British…
Follow along with the Wright siblings as they build a new life in Canada while farming on the land their parents had rented. Each week, they write back to their parents in England, updating on how the farming is going and everyday lifein Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada. This…
We follow along as May, Cecil, Harold, and Jack Wright arrive in Brandon, Manitoba, and reunite with long-missed friends, give out their gifts, and share stories. After a short visit, the siblings prepare for another journey as they travel across Canada by train to their new farm in…