Fabulous work! The research, the context, the storytelling - all of it! Thanks so much for sharing this piece and putting it out there as yet another way to tell family history.
Wow this is my favorite kind of family history, and the kind I aspire to write. I was very moved by their lives and immersed in their world, and learned so much about miners and mining!
This is a fascinating story that I really enjoyed reading. My forebears were coal miners in Nova Scotia from the 1870s to the 1950s. They also endured accidents, explosions, and industry decline after World War I. I don't have the detail about the different occupations that you do - I need to get to researching!
Fabulous work! The research, the context, the storytelling - all of it! Thanks so much for sharing this piece and putting it out there as yet another way to tell family history.
Wow this is my favorite kind of family history, and the kind I aspire to write. I was very moved by their lives and immersed in their world, and learned so much about miners and mining!
Absolute brilliant piece of storytelling and research Alison. Excellently put together and a great example for us all to aspire to.
This is a fascinating story that I really enjoyed reading. My forebears were coal miners in Nova Scotia from the 1870s to the 1950s. They also endured accidents, explosions, and industry decline after World War I. I don't have the detail about the different occupations that you do - I need to get to researching!