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Jim McConnell's Autobiography 1877 - 1957Canadian pioneer farmer in Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia |
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My grandmother left me a copy of this autobiography written by her brother, Jim McConnell,
pages 1 - 6 Early life, family deaths, and farming in Norwood, Ontario from 1877-1906. In 1905: thrashing in southern Saskatchewan and logging camp life in Dauphin, Manitoba. pages 7 - 14 Homesteading near Rosetown, Saskatchewan, during 1906 - 1909, while facing many many weather and financial obstacles. pages 15 - 18 Farming, crop failures and family life in Rosetown, Saskatchewan from 1910 - 1921. Also includes World War I, the epidemic Flu of 1918 and updates on Norwood, Ontario in 1918. pages 19 - 20 Moving to, clearing, and berry/dairy farming in Terrace, BC from 1921 - 1926. pages 20 - 25 Surviving the Great Depression and their 1938 move south to Hammond BC for lower living costs. (Most people would skip most of the paragraphs on pages 21-24: during which Jim recounts his personal spiritual journey away from the established Protestant Church to an Evangelical sect called the friends.) pages 25 - 26 Working at the North Vancouver shipyards during World War II and moving to the Okanagan in 1947. pages 26 - 27 Visiting relatives back east in September of 1950: Norwood, North Tonawanda, NY, Detroit, Winnipeg and Moose Jaw. pages 28 - 29 30 years of bee-keeping from 1922-1952. Also, he describes Rosetown in 1938, while recounting his brother Fred's life from 1930-1953. pages 30 - 33 Most people would skip these pages where he expounds on the history and evils of communism. page 34 Final thoughts and Bible verses.
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