What makes me so incredibly happy, was running across some audio today, uploaded to YouTube, of my grandfather, telling stories/memories. It was recorded about 3 years before he died. He was 94 at the time of the recording.
He was born in 1890, so he'd seen a lot by the time he died. He lived in Ontario until he was in his very early 20s, then came out to Alberta, and traveled up to Northern Alberta, in the Dunvegan/Peace River area, working and living in a few villages/towns in that area. He fought in WW1 & I recall a few stories he told us about that time. He didn't marry until he was 39 and then had 8 kids, haha. This part of his stories/memories I hadn't heard before, so this is such a treasure.
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