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- 1962 (Creation)
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1 cm of textual records. -- 2 photographs
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Biographical history
Emma Maude Taylor Agnew, 1885-1970, wrote a manuscript, "Fields of Folly", in 1962 regarding the homesteading experiences of her sister Minnie Taylor England, 1880-1980, at Cappon, Alberta, near Oyen. Minnie and her husband William Thomas England, 1874-1937, were married at Sarnia, Ontario in 1907 and settled at Cappon in 1911. They left in 1921 for Calgary, Alberta where William operated an insurance business.
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Gift of Judy Silzer, 2014.
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The fonds consists of Maude's account of Minnie England's life at Cappon, Alberta, and photographs of Minnie and William England and their family. Includes a list of fictional names used in the manuscript, and which real family members they represented.
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The material is in English.
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Digital content is available: https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Package/2R3BF1S39TN5Q
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015