A long-lost letter, written nearly 100 years ago by a woman in Alberta, has made the long journey back to its original home, offering readers a remarkable glimpse into what life was like in post-war Canada nearly a century ago.

In 1919, Victoria Collier wrote a letter addressed to an acquaintance by the name of “Miss Scholz,” using a letterhead from the Vulcan Supply Co. in the small town of Vulcan, Alta.

The letter remained hidden for some 95 years, until it was unexpectedly rediscovered more than half around the world.

The war-era treasure had been tucked away in a traveller’s trunk for nearly a century until it was found by a man named Tim Lacey, who bought the trunk in Australia a few years ago.

The two-page letter, which was filled with personal stories and details of Collier’s life, painted a unique picture of life in Canada in the years following the First World War.

In it, Collier describes daily life in Vulcan and the political crisis in the United States following the war.

"It does not seem as though things will ever be the same again, since this war, everything here is upside down with strikes, the United States is in a dreadful state," the letter reads.

"Serves them right though they are always saying 'How they won the war,' running down other 'Nations,' thinking they rule the world, you should feel thankful you have not got them as neighbours."

Collier, who was born in Tasmania and went to school in England and Australia after the death of her parents, moved to Canada with her husband in 1908.

Alongside a mention of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919, Collier also writes about a recent royal visit by the future King of England, Edward VIII, and how she travelled to a nearby town to catch a glimpse of the Prince of Wales during his trip to Alberta that year.

"We have had the 'Prince of Wales' out here, we drove 95 miles by auto to see him,” she wrote.

“Had a dandy view, he is such a nice open faced boy everybody is in love with him."

Collier also describes the frigid temperatures in Alberta and how local residents passed the time during the cold winter days.

"Games on the ice is the order of the day out here now, 'Curling,' 'Hockey' and Skating," Collier wrote.

After discovering the letter, Lacey reached out to the Vulcan Business Development Society in Alberta, and returned the letter back to Collier’s family.

David Collier, Victoria’s grandson, told CTV Alberta that he was shocked to receive the remarkable piece of family history and surprised by the tone of the letter, which he said showed a new side to his grandmother.

“She was totally reserved, very, very quiet and unopinionated,” he said.

“Thank God she had those feelings and interests and had someone to express them to.”

Lacey was happy he was able to return the letter to Collier’s family.

“It’s a bit like pulling a note in a bottle and throwing it into the sea,” he told CTV’s Janet Dirks.

“I’m not a spiritual person, but I think the letter has gone back to where it should have been.”

The letter has been offered to the family but David said it will be placed in the Vulcan museum.

With files from The Canadian Press and a report from CTV’s Alberta Bureau Chief Janet Dirks