Rosamond Anketell-Jones interview
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Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
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.]