Hulda Ostman

Oral History Dept: NEAR SUNDOWN -- Splotches of sunlight penetrate the forest's fretwork, falling onto the grave of the little girl who died here a century ago, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The uncertainty of the oral history, and the location of the grave -- the headstone rests alone in the woods at the end of a long, one-lane trail used mostly by hunters -- have lent it mystery. The inscription on the headstone reads: RIP Hulda Ostman, Born June 14, 1910. Died Sept. 10, 1912 and bill Redekop / The gravesite of two-year-old Hulda Ostman, who died 100 years ago. One story people tell is that she was killed by wolves. The girl had wandered away from the cabin, which would have bordered swampy Horseshoe Lake, and all that was found was her shredded clothes. Another story is that she was born with serious deformities and simply didn't live much beyond two years of age. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.