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Chapter 11: Our Christmas

The weather was now very severe, Christmas morning was cold enough to make anyone contemplating a visit to prepare against frost bites.

Emma describes the family's first Christmas in their new home and community. Although the Christmas is bitterly cold, the Averills receive visitors and celebrate the festive season in their home. Continuing into January, Emma writes about more visitors and their efforts to keep warm and ward off frostbite.

Chapter 11 of Emma Averill's journal
A of M, Emma Averill fonds, P267 | Read original | Read transcript

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