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Clearing the Land

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

My Uncle Fred (Dad F) sold his farm back about 1958. This was the original home place, the farm he’d inherited from his father, Thomas Forsyth. The impression I gleaned over the years was that Dad’s health was bad after … Continue reading →

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Women and Work on a Prairie Homestead

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

In the mid 1800s in the large Eastern American cities, some young women were pushing for the right to higher education – and meeting stiff opposition.  Some educators claimed that a basic Grade 8 education was all girls could handle. … Continue reading →

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“Certified” Mail

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

One sunny afternoon Mavis Gilbert took up her cane and set off to visit her good friend Annie Mitchell. Since Mavis’s husband Charlie passed away the two ladies had fallen into the habit of having afternoon tea together at three, … Continue reading →

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Valuable Cooking Skills

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

Many years ago a young mother I’ll call Betty got sick and had to spend over a week in the hospital.  Since her husband had a day job away from home, they decided it would be best if he’d hire … Continue reading →

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Another of Mom’s Poems

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Christine Goodnough

When we were out in BC to visit her, Mom F gave me a scribbler of favorite poems to type out for her. Here’s another of them; I recall her reciting bits of it different times and I’ve come to … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Poems

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

Back in the 1990s I was putting out a small quarterly newsletter, called CANAQUEST Friendship Newsletter for Women. I always had a poem page and Mom F, being a lover of poetry, sent me a number of poems to include. … Continue reading →

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