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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): William McLean : life as a prospector - Alice Arm, Zeballos from 1910 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: William McLean talks about life as a prospector. He came to Canada from Scotland in 1907 and came to Stewart, B.C. in 1910. He discusses the Premier Mine, Alice Arm in 1911, prospecting and work in the mines, the telegraph line route, settlers at Alice Arm, the Esperanza mine, mining in 1912, telegraph operators, Ole Evintson and The Dolly Varden, the Dolly Varden Mine in 1913, Alice Arm; before 1914, Anyox Mine to 1935, more about Alice Arm, life to 1938, going to Zeballos (Vancouver Island) for 15 years as a prospector. TRACK 2: McLean continues with more on the Zeballos region, climate changes near Alice Arm, reasons for returning to Alice Arm in 1953, ore on McGraw Mountain, getting old and the attitude that drives prospectors on, more about Alice Arm, the discovery of molybdenum deposit, characters, a list of mines, narrow gauge railway and the shipment of ore, miscellaneous logging from 1923, farming near Alice Arm, wildlife, prospecting up Hastings Arm, local ores, prospecting attitudes, and a brief comment on company mining in the past and present.;

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews about the history of communities at the northern end of Vancouver Island, including Coal Harbour, Fort Rupert, Port Hardy and Quatsino, in the years before 1925.

SUMMARY: The history of Nanaimo and the local coal mining industry (including the bitter coal miners' strike of 1913), followed by stories about childhood on the Gulf Islands. The voices heard are: Ida New; Freda New; Constance Swartz; Beatrice Freeman; Dorothy Richardson; Geraldine Hulbert; Joe Kneen; Ronald Norris; and Donald New.

SUMMARY: (1) "Tidewaters" was the 13th program in "From the Mountains to the Sea", a series about the history and people of British Columbia's regions, based on oral history interviews recorded by Robert (later Imbert) Orchard. It deals with the people who lived at different parts of the British Columbia coastline. The outer coast of British Columbia and the story of some of the wrecks around Cape Beale. Settlers on the coast: the Finns of Sointula, the Norwegians of Bella Coola, and the people who settled at the north end of Vancouver Island. Also the coastal Indians: the Haidas and their huge canoes, and the Nootka whale-hunters. Voices heard include: Ethel Cadorin, Edward Joyce, Annie Hayes, Ted Levelton, Milo Fougner, Arvo Tynjala, Frank Hole and Chief William Scow. The Hamatsa songs were performed by Mary Johnson, Annie Hayes, and Arvo Tynjala; another song was sung by Dick Willy. (2) In a concert from the Courtenay Youth Music Camp, Simon Streatfield conducts the Faculty Orchestra in works by; Vivaldi, Bach and Respighi, with soloists Steven Staryk, Otto Eifert and Ray Still. NOTE: Only the "Tidewaters" documentary is on this tape, which is tape 1 of 2.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973-04-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Robinson describes her working life in Winnipeg; her move to Chemainus and her work for the Victoria Lumber and Manufacturing Company in 1915; the mill site; working conditions; unions; strikes; H.R. MacMillan's employment at the mill; her newspaper work for the Chemainus Herald; "Sticks Allison"; and Victoria Drummond. [TRACK 2: blank.]

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews about the history of the Cowichan Valley area of Vancouver Island, including Chemainus, Cobble Hill, Cowichan, Duncan, and Shawnigan.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1973-08-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Billy Thomas recalls growing up in the Chemainus area around the 1870's. His father came into the Cowichan district about 1862. Mr. Thomas describes early Chemainus; the mill; schooling; rail;way; water transportation; roads; clearing land; and cattle farming. [TRACK 2: blank.]

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews about the history of Victoria and area, from ca. 1843 to ca. 1914.

SUMMARY: This program looks at the beginnings of two provincial parks: (1) Strathcona, the first provincial park, and a first-hand account of the 1911 exploring party led by the Honorable Price Ellison; and (2) Helliwell Park on Hornby Island. Voices heard are Myra DeBeck and John Helliwell.

CALL NUMBER: T3653:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Hole talks about how people from Coal Harbour went to Port Hardy to vote. He speaks about his family's arrival at Coal Harbour where his father ran a hotel, and delivered the mail. He de;scribes the settlement at Coal Harbour; the proposed Winter Harbour British naval base; coal mining in the area; the Port Alice pulp mill; Nahwitti; Quatsino; early settlers in the area; Maquinna; Hol;berg; Shushartie; Winter Harbour; local work that included logging, fishing, mining, and the canneries. TRACK 2: Mr. Hole discusses his family's coming to Canada; they arrived in Vancouver in 1909, ;and later pre-empted on Nahwitti; and then moved to Quatsino Sound. He discusses early settlers in 1910, in the Nahwitti area; clearing land; fishing; hunting; and the telephone line. The Nahwitti settlement with ten to twelve pre-emptions only lasted four years; Cape Scott with thirty-five to forty pre-emptions, lasted ten to fifteen years. He talks about gold panning in the area; road work for ;the government; schooling; Shushartie; the post office; family life; the Hope Island Indian reserve; Nahwitti Bar; World War I, and trapping.;

CALL NUMBER: T3653:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Hole continues with his discussion about Quatsino and Coal Harbour; Ben Leeson the customs officer and justice of the peace; early settlers; his family; loggers; trouble-makers; dances; ;medical care; transportation of patients; storage and importation of food and supplies; the seaplane base at Coal Harbour, 1929 to 1940; coal mining at Coal Harbour; and settlers in Quatsino Sound. T;RACK 2: Mr. Hole describes the locations of communities in Quatsino Sound; Holberg; floating logging camps; the forest fire of 1889; early settlers; the Bland family; Williams the policeman and game ;warden; Leeson the coroner and justice of the peace; schooling; Hallowe'en pranks; and fellow students.; CALL NUMBER: T3653:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Hole recalls his teachers and schooling in Quatsino; his work at a logging camp; Coal Harbour air force base; the processing of whales at the Coal Harbour whaling station circa 1949. He ;describes early Port Hardy and Hardy Bay circa 1913; copper mining; logging and fishing in the area. [TRACK 2: blank.];

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Frank Hole describes his father, Albert Hole, who came to Canada in the early 1900s, and to Nahwitti in 1912. Then he discusses various Danish, Finnish and Swedish communities in the area. He describes his family's move to Coal Harbour in 1918; the telephone line being built in 1913; how WWII brought the armed forces to Coal Harbour; how the town became a whaling station after WWII; and building roads in the 1930s. TRACK 2: Mr. Hole describes the pulp mill at Port Alice in 1917, and the road between Port Hardy and Coal Harbour in 1916.

SUMMARY: In this program, some of the people who grew up on Cortes Island recall how the settlement began, and discuss the quality of life there -- as it is today, and as it used to be. Voices heard include: Otto and Mary Weiler, Elmer and May Ellingsen, Rose (Manson) MacKay, Allan Robertson, and Duncan Robertson.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This airplane journey includes the sounds of an Island Airlines flight (by floatplane) out of Campbell River at the spit; traveling to the [change in tape speed] islands east of Campbell River. Imbert Orchard describes the scenery viewed from the plane and freight stops along the way, including Gorge Harbour and Mansons Landing, both on Cortes Island. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Rosamond Anketell-Jones recalls early days at Thetis Island, Kuper Island and Chemainus. Her parents were married in 1892 in Manitoba and returned to British Columbia in 1894. She relate;s stories of her father's [Henry Edwards Donald] and mother's [Sitwell] families. Early settlers are mentioned; including the Butchell, Hunter, and the Roberts family. Reverend Roberts was an Anglican; missionary sent to Kuper Island, possibly by the New England Company, around 1880. His family had a farm and church/school building on the island. Mrs. Anketell-Jones recalls the Kuper Island Indian; Reserve; Indian families; details of the village and rancheries. Her family lived in Chemainus circa 1900, and she describes the town, individuals, the lumbering industry, Horsebay Hotel and the Butchell family. [TRACK 2: blank.]

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews dealing with community and pioneer history in the area between Sayward and Hornby Island on eastern Vancouver Island. The modern (1960s) way of life on Denman Island, Hornby Island and Quadra Island is also highlighted.

CALL NUMBER: T0834:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 [summer] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Haig-Brown discusses transportation on the coast; the problems of a magistrate in Campbell River; problems of white/Native relations; and an assessment of the current position of the Indians of BC. He describes Chief Billy Assu of the Cape Mudge band of Kwakiutl Indians; potlatches and other Indian rituals. TRACK 2: Mr. Haig-Brown continues speaking about coastal Indians; and his experiences as a magistrate in a large jurisdiction. He recounts his early experiences in Campbell River, arriving in 1932; the economic conditions of the area through the depression; sport fishing in the Campbell River area.

CALL NUMBER: T0834:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 [summer] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Haig-Brown describes skin diving in the Campbell River. He discusses commercial and sports fishing in the Gulf of Georgia; economic development of the Gulf of Georgia; pollution problem;s, including coastal pulp mills. TRACK 2: Mr. Haig-Brown continues with his discussion of pulp mill pollution; land tenure system for the forest industry.

SUMMARY: Legends from the Forbidden Plateau, adjacent to Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island, and how the area began to be opened up for recreational use. The voices heard are: Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Wood, Norman Wood, L.F Pretty, and Vic MacDonald.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Imbert Orchard begins this recording with a description of Read Island from the air. Other sounds heard include: a kettle on a wood stove; walking on a gravel beach; walking on rocks; a plane overhead and a hand pump. Also heard is a discussion about life on Read Island, including education, a local earthquake in 1946, and a comparison of the north and south areas of the island. [TRACK 2: blank.]

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews about the history of the South Coast region, including Kingcome Inlet and communities between Cape Scott and Fort Rupert on Vancouver Island.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Tony Hunt discusses Mungo Martin, who was the biggest influence in his life that led to him being a carver. Mr. Hunt discusses work with the Provincial Museum at Thunderbird Park in Victoria; differences in styles in poles among different native peoples; and materials and paints used in carving totems. Then Peter McNair describes the two Kwakiutl styles of carving. TRACK 2: Mr. Peter McNair continues by discussing the history of totem carving in the Queen Charlottes; the connections between totems and clans; the revitalization and preservation of totem poles, including the 'Ksan project; and Thunderbird Park.

The sub-series consists of episodes from the first series of "People in Landscape", a radio program about people and places in British Columbia history that aired from 1968 to 1972. It was based on oral history interviews by Imbert Orchard, who also wrote, produced and narrated the programs. The first series, which aired from October 3, 1968 to March 1969, was sub-titled "Life in the Gulf of Georgia", and dealt with life on B.C.'s lower coast and the Strait of Georgia.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Bob Langdon discusses current attitudes about airplane travel in and around Northern Vancouver Island. He describes flying weather; conditions; passengers; potential hazards; rapidly changing; weather; coastal pilot problems; night flying; and emergency flights. TRACK 2: Mr. Langdon recalls the various types of aircraft that have been used since 1948 on Northern Vancouver Island. He describes incidents that have occurred in emergency situations; his career as a pilot in Campbell River; the growth of his company Island Airlines; the impact of the airplane on the northern Vancouver Island region; impact on the logging industry; commuters; aviation centres; licensing.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Bond recalls her family's early years on Hornby Island, and their farming and seed growing business on two hundred acres. She discusses the quality of life on Hornby; the new subdivisions; changes; water problems; logging; diatomite; fossils. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Brown recalls life on Hornby Island after he and his wife arrived in 1936. He discusses subsequent changes in island life; residents; development; and subdivision. Mrs. Brown continues; with her recollections of early life on the island. She discusses residents; potters; tourism; ferry service; and island problems. TRACK 2: Mrs. Brown recounts island issues; development problems; noise pollution; subdivision; pulp-mills; the co-operative store; the rate payers association; and modernization.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968 [summer] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Rose McKay describes her family (the Manson family) coming to Vancouver and then settling on Cortes Island in 1875. She recalls how the Mansons acquired Mitlenatch Island, and describes the island and its wildlife and vegetation. She discusses the raising of sheep on Mitlenatch Island, and how the island got its name. She continues by describing her family's trading post on Cortes Island, her family, and other early settlers. TRACK 2: Mrs. McKay discusses the Manson family settlement on Cortes Island. An anecdote about raccoons. Life on Cortes Island. Her father John Manson, and his ability to look after himself. Her uncle Michael Manson, who was an MLA. Her father's death in 1957, and details about his funeral.

CALL NUMBER: T1016:0005 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Finnish community at Sointula, B.C. RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967-06-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Arvo Tynjala was born in 1897 and discusses the origins of Sointula. The arrival of the Tynjala family at Sointula in 1902. Early activities and settlers at Sointula. The meaning of the name.; Early buildings and living arrangements. The fire of 1903. TRACK 2: The fire of 1903 and its consequences. Plants and animals around Sointula. Fishing, lumbering. The end of the Kalevan Kansa Colonization Co. Ltd. Early settlers. Leaders of the community.

CALL NUMBER: T1016:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): The Finnish community at Sointula, B.C. PERIOD COVERED: 1902-1940 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967-06-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Arvo Tynjala discusses printing "Aika". The Finnish library. Opposition to religion. Temperance. Education. Athletics. Finnish organization and co-op store. Saunas. Fishing and working in the; canneries. TRACK 2: Fishing work in canneries. Chinese people. Native people. Farming. Finnish Sointula songs. Meaning of Kalevan Kansa.

SUMMARY: "Tidewaters", number 13 in the series, is about the people who lived at different parts of the British Columbia coastline. The outer coast of BC, and the story of some of the wrecks around Cape Beale. Settlers on the coast: the Finns of Sointula, the Norwegians of Bella Coola, and the people who settled at the north end of Vancouver Island. Also the coastal Indians: the Haidas and their huge canoes, and the Nootka whale-hunters. Voices heard include: Ethel Cadorin, Edward Joyce, Annie Hayes, Ted Levelton, Milo Fougner, Arvo Tynjala, Frank Hole and Chief William Scow. The Hamatsa songs were performed by Mary Johnson, Annie Hayes, and Arvo Tynjala; another song was sung by Dick Willy.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967-06-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Fred Wastell describes the arrival of his father, Alfred Marmaduke Wastell, in Alert Bay in 1898, the beginning of the box factory, the Indian reservation at Alert Bay, the town from 1909; to 1920, transportation, race relations, potlatches (including their practice and suppression from 1900 to 1915), the Finnish commune of Sointula, prominent citizens of Alert Bay, industry, the trial;s of 'Big Head Tom', and religious life at Alert Bay. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967-01-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Edith Bendickson discusses the circumstances surrounding her birth. Then she discusses her father Hans Hansen, 1877 to 1885, including his post office at Port Neville; Port Hardy in 1900; her father's two wives; more on the post office and her father's dairy; and Alexander Burchett and his family. TRACK 2: Mr. Harold Bendickson discusses his father Ben Bendickson and his logging ;exploits; moving logging camps from Jervis Inlet to Hardwicke Island in 1918. Then Edith discusses Roberts Knob; relations between her father and Indians; the cabin he built in 1920; the post office/;general store at Port Neville; the Fyfe brothers; Martin and Havelock; and Alex Burchett and mining.

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967-06-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Agnes Cranmer is a native woman who describes early life at Fort Rupert; breaking coppers; a hunting ceremony; early Fort Rupert; the outlawing of the potlatch; "play" potlatches; and Fort Rupert as of 1967. [TRACK 2: blank.]