British Columbia History

Letters of What Was Lost

“My [maternal] grandfather, Fusakichi Fujimagari, was 58 years old in 1942. From the digital archives case file, I learned that his property at 204 Alpha Avenue was one acre with a newly built two-storey home (with an ofuro [soaking tub] in the basement and a flush toilet!), a chicken house, brooder house, thousands of flowers, many fruit trees, and a large vegetable garden.

“I found a handwritten letter from my grandfather telling the Custodian he had rented the property to a tenant for

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