Karl: Your folks went to Peace River shortly after WW#2, is that correct? When did they leave there? It was actually 1962, when I looked at Peace River. I was at ag college in Truro Nova Scotia, and a copy of promotional literature was circulated. I remember the headline, "COME TO PEACE RIVER". They made it sound like an oportunity of a lifetime. It's been awhile, but as I recall it was 1/2 section land grants and the land supposedly had been cleared.
I do know of a guy that went, however he went to forested land. His only interest was the forest industry, thus he cleared his land then resold it for agriculture. Don't have a lot of details on this guy, other than buy the 1980s he was quite heavily involved in the forest industry at Grand Prairie and in Slave Lake. He was employing a lot of Nova Scotians at that time. I know some of the guys that went at that time with forestry equipment and they made big bucks. Paying for big trucks, skidders, etc. in as little as 18 months.
They never stayed there very long, but I do know they left NS with the seat out of their trousers, so to speak, and they returned wearing 3 piece suits. Quite a transformation. I expect northern Alberta was all about timing, when you arrived there, and when you decided to leave.
My dad had a cousin, went to the grain belt on harvest excursion in the 1920s. In those days it was a free trip west by rail and a free trip home as long as you returned on the same year harvest train as you went on. Well, dad's cousin developed a special affection for his grian farmer employer's daughter. They married and he became the grain farmer. He never returned to Nova Scotia until 50 years had passed. I remember he and my dad meeting at a family reunion in Nova Scotia in the 1970s. Dad asked why he stayed so long. His reply, "First it was love, in the 30s couldn't afford it, by the 40s lost interest in returning, and after that too many children and grand children." I truly believe his only reason by 1970s, his wife wanted to see the place he came from and meet his relatives. I don't think you can ever go back once you've made a major move in life.
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