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Diary of a Young (P.E.I.) Girl: Gertrude MacMillan

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Diary entry, 16 April 1910
 
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Diary entry, 8 April 1910
 
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Diary entry, 22 April 1910
 
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Diary entry, 24 April 1910
 
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Diary entry, 19 March 1910
 
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Diary entry, 23 March 1910
 
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Cats sitting on wooden box
 
Questions for Students

- What unusual household tips and home remedies are mentioned in the diary?
- What evidence can you find in Gertrude's diary to show you what daily life was like in 1910?
- Would you like to have lived on PEI one hundred years ago?
- What stories can your grandparents tell you about how life on PEI was different when they were your age?
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