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Chapter 8: Camping Out

…it must be the beautiful climate that makes people so contented and hopeful for the future and to make the best of even the mosquitoes.

The Averills spend six weeks in Minnedosa. During this time, Emma's husband applies for a homestead. They join in community events, including the July 1st Dominion Day celebrations. Their prairie initiation begins as they contend with swarms of mosquitoes.

Chapter 8 of Emma Averill's journal
A of M, Emma Averill fonds, P267 | Read original | Read transcript

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