ABSTRACT
In 1927, Mary C. Bailey wrote her memories of the settling and growth of Leslieville, Alberta. She begins with the humor and difficulties in planning pioneer weddings, including her own in 1904, and ends with the coming of the railroad through Leslieville in 1911. Her descriptions of the construction of the town's public buildings are stories of determined people working together despite differences in background. The first church building, for instance, was shared by members of seven different denominations. She concentrates as much on her observation of others as on her own feelings and mentions several women who successfully coped with hardship and cultural change.
