It is winter after the New Year for the Wright family in Agassiz, British Columbia. Continuing their story from New Year in Canada, 1897, these letters show how daily routines, winter labour, and community life resumed as January turned into February. This post explores This post explores how…
What were a Victorian woman, May Wright’s, first few days in Agassiz, British Columbia were like when she arrived in March 1896 with her three brothers? These next two letters she wrote home will make you feel like you are right there with her. This post is all…
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…