Under the Feathers

This story, Under the feathers, tells of the courageous, remarkable journey of a young couple from Odessa, Russia, fleeing religious persecution, to the freedom of Canada.The hardship of Peter and Mary was shared by many immigrants to Canada in the late 1890s for the hope of a better life in the vast acres of Saskatchewan, then known as the Northwest Territories.From the 21 children born to this young couple, Christine, was destined to birth eight children, and the fifth born, Marlene Collins, writes this dramatic story in the hopes to illuminate the valiant efforts of self reliance and faith.