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Happy Canada Day, eh?
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I didn’t know there was a song about that railroad line. I’ve mentioned before that a great-grandfather of mine worked briefly as a laborer on the building of that railroad.
We don’t have anything more than my great-grandfather’s stories about the experience to go on, but it would have to have been some time between fall 1884, after he turned 21 and no longer owed his labor to his father, and fall 1886 when he got married and settled down. Although “settled down” was not anything that ever lasted long for him. I guess he went north across the border to do some of the work the Canadians wouldn’t do. In my mind it was in a forested part of Canada, but I don’t know if I was told that or if my mind just inserted that into the story. Maybe I have some notes from my grandfather about it somewhere.
That’s hardly the only one. I believe I saw another posted on @torywarwriter‘s post for Canada Day.
That’s right! It is Canada Day! It is also the 44th anniversary of me becoming a mother!! Our oldest son was born today (on his due date, mind you, the year of the Bicentennial Celebration of America) (and he continues to be a polite and considerate person to this day.) I continue to be focused on that event. But I am also happy to celebrate Canada!
@arahant, I celebrated along with you. My great grandmother came to Canada as one of the “home children”.
I would also suggest the Gordon Lightfoot penned “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” as another song that is appropriate.
Tory War Writer posted it in his Canada Day Post.
Doh!! I missed it. Being well on the north side of 60 I seem to be missing things more often.
We post a lot of stuff every day. It’s hard to keep up.