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Alice Amelia Ilsley

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Alice Emilia Ilsley was born in Halls Harbour, Kings County, NS, on April 1, 1893. She and her family worked on the Bay View Farm. Her diary was created in 1906 and covers 18-months of farm and family activities, such as school, travels within the region, events at the Advent Church, and life on the Farm including the number of eggs collected each day, haying, berry collecting, and molasses candy making. Also includes information on family, friends, and funerals.
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Alice Amelia Ilsley

Dates Covered: 1906 to 1907
Collection: Alice Amelia Ilsley, Archival Catalogue
Type: archival description

Diary of Alice Ilsley

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Date Created: 1906 to 1907
Collection: Alice Amelia Ilsley
Description: Diary of 13 year old Alice Illsley of Bay View Farm in Halls Harbour, Nova Scotia in 1906-1907. Includes daily weather descriptions, amount of eggs collected daily and descriptions of friends, family, school, church and farm life in Halls Harbour.
Accession Number: 2000.011-ILS/1
Type: textual record