{"product_id":"my-homesteaders-heritage-paperback","title":"My Homesteader's Heritage - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Croswell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Homesteader's Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of two families who\u003cbr\u003e immigrated from England and Poland to face the challenges of\u003cbr\u003e homesteading in Canada. Despite their vastly differing backgrounds and\u003cbr\u003e cultures, the two families were joined together when Leonard Croswell\u003cbr\u003e married Ella Stebner in 1943 at Newbrook, Alberta.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Croswell family began their journey in 1842, sailing from\u003cbr\u003e Liverpool, England for thirteen weeks across the perilous Atlantic\u003cbr\u003e Ocean and stalling amid the threatening icebergs of the Labrador\u003cbr\u003e Current. An outbreak of cholera marred their courageous journey with\u003cbr\u003e death and sorrow, yet through a twist of serendipitous fate, the two\u003cbr\u003e grieving Croswell-French families on board were joined together to\u003cbr\u003e bravely face the frontiers of British North America. The Croswell\u003cbr\u003e diaspora eventually led to homesteading in Saskatchewan and Alberta.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ed and Helen Stebner were married in 1922 at Tarnufka, Poland. After\u003cbr\u003e facing the dangers of World War I, their German community began to\u003cbr\u003e feel increasingly alienated and marginalized politically and was\u003cbr\u003e denied many rights. Hearing of the glowing opportunities and safety in\u003cbr\u003e Canada, the Stebners immigrated. Ed came first in 1927, and a year\u003cbr\u003e later Helen and her two preschool children moved to Leduc and\u003cbr\u003e eventually their homestead in Newbrook, Alberta.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy Homesteader's Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e is an account of the bravery and\u003cbr\u003e perseverance of two homesteading families who overcame the\u003cbr\u003e difficulties and hardships of a frontier land to pass on a legacy of\u003cbr\u003e faith, determination, hard work, and success for their children to\u003cbr\u003e emulate. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432157200562,"sku":"9781486613281","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/08cafecce2c7f9f725accd4c603f98af.webp?v=1778601088","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/my-homesteaders-heritage-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}