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Ellen Mellstrom interview
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1982-02-05 [date recorded] (Creation)
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CALL NUMBER: T4031:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Ellen Mellstrom RECORDED: Saltspring Island (B.C.), 1982-02-05 SUMMARY: Ellen Mellstrom discusses her personal background and growing up at Cape Scott: born at Cape Scott; Danish mother, father born in Wisconsin; schooling by correspondence; interested in farming and gardening as a child/youth; grew most of what they ate; berry picking; wild geese for Christmas; dressed up every Sunday; father repaired shoes; picnics in summer to neighbouring beaches; musical ability of father and brothers; many books in household. CALL NUMBER: T4031:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Ellen Mellstrom RECORDED: Saltspring Island (B.C.), 1982-02-05 SUMMARY: Ellen Mellstrom discusses early life at Cape Scott: learning to row; visiting friends in the area; promised road never built; shipped what they produced out to Port Alice by boat; fall fair; church not that important; spoke Danish all the time at home; father was at Cape Scott for 40 years- called King of Cape Scott by many; mother was gentle, a real lady. CALL NUMBER: T4031:0003 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Ellen Mellstrom RECORDED: Saltspring Island (B.C.), 1982-02-05 SUMMARY: Ellen Mellstrom discusses: her unhappiness at moving away from Cape Scott; ambiguous relationship with sea; beachcombing; hunting cougars and deer; moved down to Nanoose Bay; grandfather was one of first people in the lagoon; remembers her childhood fondly; dances 20 miles from Cape Scott when she was young. (End of interview)
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Gordon Fish, 1982-12-15
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Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-274.
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- Use Restriction: For private and educational use only. Not for broadcast or commercial use without permission of the B.C. Archives.
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This interview was recorded as research for Sound Heritage Series no. 36, "Dreams of Freedom".
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Accession number(s): T4031
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speaker: Ellen Mellstrom, interviewer: Gordon Fish