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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters from Verna Benson, 1910 |
| Author | Verna, Benson (d.1965) |
| Date | 23 Jan 1910 - 1 Aug 1910 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Reference | M-87-2 |
| Library / Archive | Glenbow Museum |
| Collection Name | Roy and Verna Benson Fonds |
| Description | Letters from Verna Benson to her father-in-law Fred Benson. Letters start in Michigan where she speaks of the plentiful supply of meat on the farm, relays news of family and friends and notes her husband Roy might be ill but she thinks he has started building their house on the homestead in Alberta. The following letters describe her journey by rail to Canada, her arrival there, initially sleeping in a tent with her young daughter Beatrice and then moving up to the homestead. She describes the development of the nearest town and her first impressions of the place. She also says that the lack of rain has led to a failed harvest, but that Roy has earned a good wage all summer digging wells. |
| Series Description | The fonds consists of letters written to Roy's father in Minnesota about the family and homesteading (1909-1920). |
| Biographical Note / History | Roy Benson (1881-1953) emigrated to Canada from Michigan, USA in 1909. He homesteaded near Munson, Alberta. He and his wife, Verna (d. 1965), had three children, Fred, Beatrice (Mitchell) and Mildred (Fear). He farmed until 1948 when he retired due to poor health, and moved to Calgary. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Country (from) | United States of America |
| Country (to) | Canada |
| Places | Michigan, United States; Munson, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | American |
| People | Benson, Roy; Benson, Verna |
| Keywords | agriculture, land, settlement, immigration, animals, living conditions, travel, railroad |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Glenbow Museum catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Letters from Roy and Verna Benson, 1911-1914 |
| Copyright | Glenbow Museum |
