CALL NUMBER: T1202:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Sarah Bourgon : a working woman on the B.C. frontier, 1913-1914 PERIOD COVERED: 1900-1914 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Sarah Capewell Bourgon, "Nan" describes her adventures as an immigrant to British Columbia in 1912 and her work as a waitress in Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Aldermere in 1913 and 1914. Work as a dressmaker for an upper-class family in England. Reasons for emigrating to B.C. Experiences as a waitress in Vancouver, and the effects of the Depression of 1913. Work as a waitress at the GTP H;otel in Prince Rupert and the circumstances leading to employment at McNeill's Hotel in Aldermere. The journey to Aldermere, 1913. TRACK 2: Continuation of the story of the journey to Aldermere, 1913. First impressions of Jack McNeil and his hotel (The Telkwa) at Aldermere. Work at McNeil's Hotel: Florence, Judge Thorp, Joe Bourgon, Lem Broughton.

CALL NUMBER: T1202:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Sarah Bourgon : life in Aldermere, Telkwa and Hubert, B.C., 1913-1915 PERIOD COVERED: 1913-1915 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Sarah Bourgon describes her adventures as a waitress and maid at McNeil's Hotel in Aldermere in 1914, and her first experiences farming at Hubert, 1915. Town gossips at Aldermere. Jack McNeil;'s character: the departure of Florence, his attitude toward Sarah, and Joe's proposal of marriage. The shivaree. The Party at Black Jack McDonell's Hotel. TRACK 2: Joe Bourgon puts the stories right;. Marriage to Joe Bourgon. Experiences as a farmer's wife at Hubert, 1915. The "Indian Act". Jack McNeil's background. Early settlers around Telkwa: Joe Bourgon, Ernie Morin, the Croteaus, the Wakefields.

CALL NUMBER: T1202:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Sarah Bourgon : life in Telkwa and Hubert, B.C., 1914-1920 PERIOD COVERED: 1914-1920 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Sarah Bourgon describes her adventures as a waitress and maid at McNeil's Hotel at Aldermere in 1914 and life on a farm at Hubert, 1915-1920. McNeil's store at Telkwa. More comments on McNei;l's character: his women, his death, his appearance, his love of dancing. The appearance of Smithers in 1914. More about the journey to Aldermere. TRACK 2: Jack McNeil as a businessman and organizer; of the Telkwa Barbecue; his kindness to old-timers. The hardships of early farmers in the region. Joe Bourgon as handyman. The first sawmill in the region. Judge Thorp.

CALL NUMBER: T1202:0004 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Sarah Bourgon : first Christmas party in the Bulkley Valley, 1915 ; the cow business PERIOD COVERED: 1915-1930 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-07-10 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Sarah Bourgon describes her life as a farmer's wife in the Bulkley 1915-30. The first Christmas party in the Bulkley Valley, 1915. The Round Lake farming community and its old-timers' picnics;. More details about the first Christmas party. The cow business in Telkwa in the 1920's. TRACK 2: Continuation of the story of the cow business.