from Fjord to Floathouse: one family's journey from the farmlands of Norway to the coast of British Columbia

by Myrtle Rae Forberg Siebert

Overview

In 1898 Vancouver, British Columbia, the flip of a coin sends one young man to the Klondike gold rush leaving his partner, Andy Forberg, to carve a living from trees growing along the rocky coastline of remote British Columbia. One hundred years later his granddaughter, driven by a need to explore her family heritage, experiences a heart-warming welcome at the farm Andy left so long ago. from Fjord to Floathouse is the saga of hardy West Coast pioneers, who lived in snug floating homes and were sustained by surrounding sea and forest. Water transportation, written communication, semi-weekly shipments of staple supplies(anything they could not shoot, catch, or pick) were continuing limitations. In short time segments, complete with letters, quotes, photographs, recipes and map, readers are drawn into a rural lifestyle that only few have experiences, or even been aware existed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781478254973
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/18/2012
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Myrtle Rae Forberg Siebert came to writing through a deep appreciation for books, first as a child and later through participation as a teacher on a Ministry of Education Textbook Selection Committee. Ms Siebert's Management and Foods is a ministry text and was the first book to achieve a much-coveted metric "M" designation in Canada. An education ministry contact led to her second work, Food for Life, published in 1994 by McGraw-Hill Ryerson for students at grade nine and ten level.
She is a Registered Professional Home Economist with a special interest in management of time, energy and resources. A former teacher, she has enjoyed a wide range of careers including that of owner-operator of a small fast food outlet. Her other interests of a more personal nature change with the season or need: bookkeeper, homebuilder, kitchen designer, decorator and gardener. Through many years of volunteer activities she has gained a valuable understanding of group leadership. Involvement with International Training in Communications has honed Myrtle's public speaking skills. She has led beginner's workshops in writing, family history research and life planning.
Myrtle has three children and lives with her husband near Sidney on Vancouver Island. from Fjord to Floathouse is the result of over three years of family history research. She has completed and self published a small volume for her children tracing the story of their ancestors in Canada and how they came to be here.