Ernest Fiset: A French-Canadian Saskatchewan Farmer in WWI (Part I)
My great-grandfather, Ernest Fiset, died when I was sixteen years old, too young to ask him many questions. But over the past few years,...
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KAREN INKSTER VANCE
Oct 94 min read
Abraham Fiset: New Beginnings in New France
Embark on a journey to 17th century Quebec when 20-year-old Abraham Fiset, an engagé (indentured servant) arrives in New France to start a n
Sep 143 min read
Abraham Fiset: From Dieppe to New France
François-Abraham Fiset was nineteen years old when he sailed from his Normandy homeland to the fledgling colony of New France in 1653.
Aug 265 min read
From Shetland Sailor to Vancouver Island Coal Miner
Gilbert Inkster left Shetland to sail in the merchant service, then jumped ship on Vancouver Island in 1888. Read more about his journey
Jun 94 min read
Remembering D-Day, 80 years later
While visiting my parents this week we watched several news documentaries about the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the landing of the...
Nov 6, 20231 min read
Before Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
I was looking through my grannie's recipes (Kathleen Hattie Inkster, 1914-1984) and found this blank invoice form from the 1940s for Dr....
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Writing the Past Anthology 2023
For the past few years I've participated in a family history writing group through the Surrey Family Search Centre. Once a month we get...
Sep 14, 20232 min read
A day at Fethaland
Today we travelled back to a time when the men had to fish to the landlord during the summer months. Three miles north of North Roe,...
Nov 11, 20224 min read
"Daring chances must be taken"
Remembrance Day always holds a special place in my heart as I ponder the sacrifices that so many men and women made as they said goodbye...
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