Life as a Student: 100 Years Ago

1874 The Mounted Police Tame the Wild West

the Metis half of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion

the Native half of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion

1900-05 Diary of a student and young teacher

1908-1920 homesteading experiences and lifestyle

1954-56 diary of a boy, before the effects of television

Life in the Future:
(a not too serious look at
2012 and beyond), new
developments, dumb
choices, extending
human limitations
through technology.

Diary of a Student and Teacher

(1900 - 1906)

Violet's diary depicts the unique

lifestyle of college students and

describes her experiences as a

young teacher.

page 1a and 1b of
Violet's diary 5 kb
click to enlarge and read this. (81 kb)
This is the first page
of Violet's diary.
Also, view pages 1b, 2a, 2b, 9a,
and teaching: 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b,
then 58a, 58b, 59a, and finally 59b which
includes the earthquake entry.

photo of Violet
as a student 56 kb
click to enlarge (56 kb)
This photo of Violet is part of
one taken of a group of students
while she was attending school.

Part of Violet's diary on teaching in Saskatchewan was published in Saskatchewan History (Winter 1984; Volume XXXVll No.1; pages 32 to 34) [her diary is now preserved in the Saskatoon archives].
Most of her writings on homesteading were originally published in the summer 1985 edition of Alberta History (Volume 33 No.33, pages 9 to 18).
All text and photographs were originally made available by the children of Violet.

Originally published on November 1998 at
http://www.tcel.com/~brownb/diry05vi.htm,
then transfered Jan. 10, 2001 to
http://www.alittlehistory.com/Vi-begin.htm.
Now maintained from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

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