Description

A short personal biography written by Mrs. O.H. Antoft (Asta) entitled "A Hobby Turned into a Successful Enterprise." Essay describes her love for horticulture and how she and why she founded Acadia Nurseries in Lakeville, N.S. Includes memories of her immigration to Canada from Denmark in 1930, her childhood, her family's move to Nova Scotia from Winnipeg, life and family in Nova Scotia and her experience as a woman in Canadian society. May have been written for "Landscape Canada" in 1973-74.

Date Created

Unknown year in the century of the 1900s

Type

textual record

Creator (Person)

Antoft, Asta Sigrid (Rump)

Affiliated Families

Antoft family (Lakeville, Kings County, N.S.)

Geographic Location

Lakeville, Kings County, N.S.

Topics

Nurseries (Horticulture)