Halton Hills – Teacher Joseph's Sound Archive

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing (8): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1117)

Part 8 of Neil McTaggart’s Crossing. A dead deer and a warning at the door expose danger around Thomas and the Keating conflict. A historical fiction audio story about Scottish emigration, Canada, family, and belonging.

Episode 8: The Deer at the Door

The morning began with a strange sound.
It was not the stove, or the wind, or birds.
It was something heavy, bumping against the front door.

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing (4): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1104)

Part 4 of Neil McTaggart’s Crossing. Neil begins farm work, senses the family’s grief, and takes his first steps toward writing. A historical fiction audio story about Scottish emigration, Canada, family, and belonging.

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing – Part 4: First Morning

The small back room smelled faintly of pine boards and woodsmoke. Its single window was frosted at the edges, letting in only a sliver of moonlight. A narrow bed, a wooden chair, and a shelf were all it held, but after the ship’s hard benches and the cold hall in Halifax, it felt like his own corner of the world.

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing (3): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1101)

Part 3 of Neil McTaggart’s Crossing. Neil reaches Robert Jefferey’s farm and meets the family who will shape his new life. A historical fiction audio story about Scottish emigration, Canada, family, and belonging.

Part 3: The Road to Halton Hills

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing (2): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1097)

Part 2 of Neil McTaggart’s Crossing. Neil arrives in Halifax, travels west, and meets his uncle Robert in Ontario. A historical fiction audio story about Scottish emigration, Canada, family, and belonging.

Neil McTaggart’s Crossing – Part 2: Arrival

by Joseph McTaggart