Overview

This is the story of a farm like no other. Officially designated as ""Range 8 parts of Lots 9 and 10"" of Eaton Township, Cookshire's Pine Hill Farm is unique in so many ways: its geographic features, the great variety of crops grown, the Noah's ark collection of animals raised, and the unusual woodpecker-like shape of the property. It is also the story of the five generations of the Bailey-Fraser family, who farmed this land over a period that spanned four centuries. During that time, they have tilled the fields, pampered the animals and toiled night and day to eke out a hard but honourable living on this land. The scope of the book is not limited to the history of my own ancestors, but rather it includes the important history of the First Nations peoples who preceded them on the land I call home.

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Reviews

. . . informative, illustrated and above all interesting . . . an impactful contribution to the history of a prominent Cookshire family . . . a unique perspective into life in the rural Eastern Townships . . . goes back to the beginning, giving voice to the first Indigenous Peoples. (Ron Planche, marketing communications executive, Niagara Falls, Ont.) . . . a well-researched and richly illustrated book that celebrates the family farm - a mainstay of human existence since biblical times . . . Be prepared to be informed, entertained and inspired by Fraser's latest labour of love. (John Thevenot, pastor, Deux-Montagnes, Que.) You are invited into the home and life of one of our early settler families. Well researched with historical facts. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of life in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. (Rodger Heatherington, founder and past president of Everest Equipment Inc., East Angus, Que.)

Author Information

A computer consultant by profession, Winston Fraser is a widely published photographer and writer. A book of his photographs, Historic Sites of Canada, was published by Bramley Books and distributed by Coles bookstores. He was the major supplier of photographs for National Geographic's Canada Travel Guide. Most recently, he has self-published Indelible Big Blue Memories: Life in the THINK Tank; Endangered Species of Country Life; OHIXIHO: A Biography of Cookshire's Charles Clark Fraser; and Dew Drop Inn: Lasting memories of a Cookshire landmark. Fraser also edited Maggie's Memories, his late wife's childhood recollections. Winston lives in Saint-Lazare, Quebec.

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