Oscar, saying goodbye to Hilda in Tallinn ferried to Sweden and boarded the ship Gripsholm in the port of Göteborg at the beginning of April, 1929 and set sail for the newly opened, and to become famous, Pier 21 of Halifax. On April 14, 1929 he officially became an immigrant to Canada and headed towards Winnipeg. The trip took 3 to 4 days via a locked wagon, sitting on wooden seats, for the 3300 km trip from Halifax to Winnipeg. Once there Oscar was placed in an immigrant barrack which was a distribution point for labour. Then he had to wait till a local farmer would arrive to choose him. There was talk about the type of boss one could get. It had to be hoped to get a farm owner who would take good care of the immigrant and pay the salaries. They knew of cases where their compatriots did not get their fair share. Oscar felt vulnerable. He had little English and how could he defend himself if things didn 't go well?
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Myron himself came to Canada, along with his family from Winnebago, Iowa in 1903 to scout out better prospects in the newly expanding Saskatchewan. They all had originally come from Illinois. It was a good decision as the Freeley farm became quite a success affording James the comfort of several servants. During the interwar years the Feeley farm income was a substantial $60,000 per annum. Typical surrounding farms varied in their returns from $1000 to $20,000. The Feeleys were doing well by any measure coming a long
Myron himself came to Canada, along with his family from Winnebago, Iowa in 1903 to scout out better prospects in the newly expanding Saskatchewan. They all had originally come from Illinois. It was a good decision as the Freeley farm became quite a success affording James the comfort of several servants. During the interwar years the Feeley farm income was a substantial $60,000 per annum. Typical surrounding farms varied in their returns from $1000 to $20,000. The Feeleys were doing well by any measure coming a long