CALL NUMBER: T4031:0006 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Niels Hansen RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-03-04 SUMMARY: Niels Hansen discusses: arriving in Holberg in November 1911, age 7 years old; uncle already in Cape Scott- he was marriage commissioner, Justice of Peace; work was hard to get at this time; father bought out local store; hard life in Cape Scott at this time; logged for 2-3 years, starting at age 15; worked in cannery; then went to sea as a cook; fishing; looking for work in Quatsino, Port Alice; life at the canneries; going to dances; more on fishing.; CALL NUMBER:
T4031:0007 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Niels Hansen RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-03-04 SUMMARY: Niels Hansen discusses: fishing (cont'd); competition in hard times amongst fishermen in the area; wolf stories; anecdotes about cougars; geese, ducks and deer; going to school in Holberg, Cape Scott; Mr. Christensen; uncle, Knud Hansen was early settler. Mrs. Nancy Hansen discusses: arriving in San Josef Bay in 1915; father cleared land and created farm; few neighbours- once a month there was a get-together at Lake Erie; celebrations at Christmas, New Year's; a lonely life, especially for young people; managed to make own amusement; married in 1922 on beach at San Josef; people had to leave because there were no opportunities; parents.;
CALL NUMBER: T4031:0008 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Dreams of freedom : Niels Hansen RECORDED: Victoria (B.C.), 1982-03-04 SUMMARY: Niels Hansen discusses: politics not discussed much in Cape Scott; dreams of early Scandinavian settlers of creating a long-lasting community at Cape Scott; more about logging. Mrs. Nancy Hansen discusses: going to San Josef.;