Pender Harbour (B.C.)

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Albert Burt interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Albert Dalton Burt recalls his arrival in Vancouver in 1900; a description of Vancouver; his father George Burt, a cement finisher who paved the sidewalks of the West End. He recalls his; school days in Kitsilano; fishing at Pender Harbour and other spots; the types of fish; selling the fish in Vancouver. He describes jobs on the fishing boats and various experiences concurrent with ;the famous Johnson versus Jeffery boxing match; more anecdotes about fishing on the coast all the way to Alaska; details about halibut fishing and the schooners used; details on Irvines Landing and Madeira Park; and details about several characters around Vancouver. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Ada Dawe interview : [Orchard, 1965]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Ada Dawe recalls her father Thomas John Cook; his arrival in Sechelt in 1893; Bert Whittaker and his store and hotel and steamships; more on steamships, the "Comox"; waiting for ships circa 1910 to 1914; and fishing. TRACK 2: Mrs. Dawe continues describing the arrival of nuns from France, Order of the Infant Jesus [Sisters of the Child Jesus], with Mother Superior Theresine in 190;3; the building of the Indian residential school in 1905; more on native Indians, including their appearance and their brass band; prominent Indians including Jack Isadore and Chief Julius and Chief A;lf August; the school for white children in 1912; Christmas festivities; roads to Porpoise Bay; Gibsons and Pender Harbour; and her impressions of loggers.

Harry Roberts and Marjorie Roberts interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-05-24 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Harry Roberts recalls his arrival in Vancouver in 1900; his grandfather, who founded Roberts Creek; the Vancouver Yacht Club; the HBC ship "Beaver"; the original Woodward's store; his uncle Bill Roberts; his impressions of his visit to Victoria in 1903; his move to Roberts Creek in 1910; his life there for twenty-five years; his work as a postmaster; and an anecdote involving a lady and an umbrella. TRACK 2: Harry Roberts discusses why he left Roberts Creek for Nelson Island; a description of his boat "Chack Chack I"; a voyage in it to Nelson Island; building his home at Pender Harbor on Nelson Island; a series of anecdotes involving his home and visitors; and Harry's next boat, "Chack Chack III".

Throughout this interview a woman, who may be Marjorie Lillian Roberts, prompts Mr. Roberts' memory with several questions and suggestions.

Charlie Wray interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Charlie Wray discusses his parents move from England to Vancouver; his father's wanderings from place to place looking for work before ending up at Pender Harbour. Mr. Wray then discusses various places: False Creek; Squamish; Bowen Island; Roberts Creek; Hidden Bay; Nelson Island and Pender Harbour. Wray describes his work in a quarry for W.C. Ditmars and Charlie Irvine of Irvines Landing. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Zoe Lloyd interview

CALL NUMBER: T0959:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Zoe Lloyd recalls Pender Harbour from 1937 to 1953; describes her father, Harry Roberts, and his lifestyle and philosophy; and describes a typical day on Nelson Island; and her attitude; toward clothes. TRACK 2: Mrs. Lloyd continues with more on clothes and nudity; how food and supplies were obtained; the coming of loggers, including their influence; Harry's view of marriage; the house that he built; and his boat, the "Chack Chack".

CALL NUMBER: T0959:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Lloyd discusses the impact of her mother's departure on her brother Lee; Zoe's education; growing up including meeting people and marriage; her study of psychology, and how her philosophy differs from that of her father. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Lower Coast : south from Port Hardy

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews dealing with the history of B.C.'s Lower Coast, including parts of the South Coast and Lower Mainland regions (and several coastal islands), from the 1890s to the 1950s, including some material up to 1968.

[Columbia Coast Mission : M.S. John Antle]

Footage. The Columbia Coast Mission boat "John Antle" (the third CCM vessel of that name) on patrol with Canon Alan D. Greene. Shot in the early 1950s when the "John Antle" was based at Pender Harbour, patrolling the Jervis Inlet area and the northern part of the Strait of Georgia. Footage of scenery, settlements and people encountered, and services performed by Canon Greene at various stops. Identifiable locales include Ballenas Light Station, Surge Narrows on Read Island [Tipton's Store], and the Canadian Red Cross Society's Outpost Hospital on Stuart Island. Also includes hospital interiors (ward, first aid, operation in progress); logging camp cookhouse interior; logging operations (felling tree with axe and crosscut saw); children; village scenes. The mission boat "Rendezvous" and a CN steamship (possibly the "Prince Rupert") also appear.