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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Letters from Roy and Verna Benson, 1911-1914 |
| Author | Verna, Benson (d.1965); Benson, Roy (1881-1953) |
| Date | 1 Jan 1911 - 25 Jan 1914 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Reference | M-87-3 |
| Library / Archive | Glenbow Museum |
| Collection Name | Roy and Verna Benson Fonds |
| Description | Letters from Roy Benson and Verna Benson to Fred Benson. The letters describe life on the homestead and the progress of their children. The letters relate the poor weather but state they are trying to plant potatoes to survive the winter. Verna speaks of being lonely, having not left the farm between New Year and the end of April, but she has been writing lots of letters home as everyone is interested in life in Canada. Roy related his struggles to find anyone to employ as home help, and later in the year that a severe hail storm has knocked down half of their oat crop and destroyed their felt roof. |
| 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 | Munson, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | American |
| People | Benson, Roy; Benson, Verna |
| Keywords | agriculture, land, settlement, immigration, animals, living conditions, travel, railroad, bad weather |
| 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, 1912-1916 |
| Copyright | Glenbow Museum |
