1: Homesteading, with Janie Myers

Janie Myers shares her story about moving from Idaho to the Peace Country to make a new life homesteading. She talks about some of the challenges and difficulties that accompany working and raising a family without many modern amenities.Show NotesMoving NorthDietrich, IdahoW. A. C. Bennett DamPeace River, AlbertaDillon, MontanaMissouri RiverWhite-Slave Traffic ActSweetgrass CrossingGreat Falls, MontanaLethbridge, AlbertaTraffic CircleEdmonton, AlbertaWhitecourt, AlbertaGrande Prairie, AlbertaDawson Creek, British ColumbiaSettling InA Section of LandKiskatinaw River. The Tower Lake region is where it connects to the Peace River.Massey TractorsFort St. John, British ColumbiaTire shop on the corner of main street Fort St. John and the Alaska Highway.Missionary Service, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSao Paulo, BrazilCleardale, AlbertaRolla, British ColumbiaHomesteadingCattle DriveWonowon, British ColumbiaHitchhikingOil RigRoughneck2021 Western North America Heat WaveAurora (Northern Lights)Taylor, British ColumbiaGalvanizationEmail us feedback, ask us questions, or write in a story for us to share at [email protected] or PeaceCountryLife.ca/feedback