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….or what would become the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway! Clem mentions “the car” which is, of course, the railcar where they lived throughout the construction project. No mention of the temperature today, but it did snow. So much for today’s weather report! Here’s today’s entry in “Lest We Forget”: Steve and I in the car…
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Below is the diary entry for January 14, 1913. There are a few words on this page that I can’t figure out, but I’ve come as close as I can. For example, I don’t know what a “clavor” is or an “elavor” for that matter. If anyone out there knows, post a reply! For now,…
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Weather much warmer about 20⁰. We did nothing but clean up the car in the morning. Steve and I walked to Spruce Grove on rail drainage. Walked both ways eight miles. After we started it started to snow and it lasted it till we got back at 4.30 and the car was very cold. [From…
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Here’s a another few shots from my grandfather’s photo album. It looks as though the bear might have been a camp mascot! I’ve got a few others that I’ll post with the next few blogs… Northwest Canada in 1913…even today…January weather can be counted on for cold! …
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The cold snap conitnues and yet Clem and Steve still made it “uptown” for some relaxation. Saturday, January 11, 1913: Same old story stayed in the car all day could not work as it was only 35 below. We found it bad enough to go to our meals. I had to get up at 5.30…
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When he describes the weather that day, he states that it was “35 below”. Now that’s cold! But keep in mind that he’s talking about 35 degrees Celsius, not that 35 degrees Celsius is tropical….That’s still pretty cold! At any rate, here’s the entry for January 10, 1913 in Saskatchewan. I know it’s Saskatchewan because…
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Keep in mind that when my grandfather, Clem Dickson, wrote this diary 100 years ago, he was working on the construction of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad in northwest Canada, a bitterly cold and primal wilderness . He worked with the team that was responsible for construction westward from Winnipeg, Manitoba toward the team that began in Prince Rupert, British Columbia and…
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This will be a series of blogs that I should have started January 1st. By sheer luck, I happen to have the diary that my maternal grandfather kept while he worked for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad. He made an entry every day during the year 1913. That’s right; the diary is exactly 100 years…
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