Missionaries among Miners, Migrants, and Blackfoot - The Vantighem Brothers Diaries, Alberta 1875-1917 (Paperback, Illustrated Ed)

Using valuable primary source material, most of which is previously unpublished, and some of which has been translated from the Flemish-Dutch and French, editors Mary Eggermont-Molenaar and Paul Callens introduce the Van Tighem brothers to today's reader. Missionaries Among Miners, Migrants, and Blackfoot : The Vantighem Brothers Diaries, Alberta 1875-1917, contains the transcribed diaries of brothers Leonard and Victor Van Tighem, Belgian Catholic missionaries in Alberta between 1874 and 1917. Leonard, an Oblate priest, served in a number of parishes in southern Alberta, some of which he helped establish. Victor, a member of the Belgian Van Dale congregation, served on the Peigan and Blood reserves, in the southern part of the province. Their diaries are interspersed with letters from family and friends and letters and articles by contemporary bishops and fellow priests and lay-brothers. The Van Tighems' diaries offer a fascinating glimpse of life during Alberta's early settlement and growth -- the immigration boom, the development of Lethbridge and the Peigan reserve, railroads, the mining industry, and the impact of World War I are all part of the historical backdrop of the brothers' diaries.

General

Imprint:	University of Calgary Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	June 2007
First published:	June 2007
Authors:	Leonard Van Tighem
Editors:	Mary Eggermont-Molenaar
Authors:	Victor Van Tighem
Editors:	Paul Callens
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	448
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-55238-189-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism
LSN:	1-55238-189-7
Barcode:	9781552381892

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