This site is a primary source. The pictures you will see have been digitized from the originals, and the comments and stories accompanying them belong to the storytellers themselves, told in their own words. This is their history, the story of Japanese settlement in Southern Alberta. |
Site Overview: How to use this site and understand its content (Please read!).
Hironaka Family History: The story of a Japanese pioneer family.
Photograph Album: A commemorative project highlighting our Japanese heritage.
More Photographs: More photographs and documentation on Japanese settlers.
Contact Sheet: Thumbnail images of all the site's photographs with links.
Index of Images: Text descriptions with links to thumbnail images and actual pages.