I need information about homesteading in the Hudson Bay area of Eastern Saskatchewan. I have trawled the internet and the library, and even spent hours in (on) Canada's virtual museum site trying to get the details I need. Do anyone here have anything on the legal aspects of homesteading in the 1940's? I need to confirm that returning servicemen were entitled to a land grant (as I understand my father and his brothers rec'd); the size of the grant, I have 160 acres; the period that the holder had to start farming the land; how much land had to be cultivated in the allotted time; and if the land could legally be assigned to another person, particularly to a non-related female. I am also looking for information about how rural justice was administered in the 1920's or 30's. Any information would help, such a old court documents, judgments, etc. Maybe old newspaper reports. Anything that you think could be useful, could you send me a scan, please. I am also looking for authentic information about dress fabrics, the uses and colours of parachute silk, make-up and hair care products in the 40's! I have managed to dredge up some of this by talking to elderly women. You can get some lovely anecdotal information by engaging folk in chat about the 'good old days'. The problem with this is that sometimes the info is conflicting and I believe that some of my informants are confusing the 50's with the 40's. For example, was hair lacquer available in the mid 40's, or did it arrive in the 50's? Thanks, Patricia Sherman