RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Winifred Weir offers general information on early settlement in East Kootenay; her father was Mills Beale, and he was the first real estate and insurance agent at Fort Steele; was a friend of Colonel James Baker; Winifred was born in Cranbrook; related to Captain F.P. Armstrong on her mother's side; Peter Kinbasket and his coming to the East Kootenay; anecdotes on the Morigeau family; sample prices of merchandise at Kimpton and Pitts store; Donald in the 1880s; more anecdotes. [TRACK 2: blank.]
CALL NUMBER: T0935:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-03-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. W.J. Fraser describes his childhood in the Revelstoke area. He discusses his father, Fred Fraser, who was born in Scotland but moved to Canada as a child. He discusses the story of his; father coming to Canada, and details about his mother and family. Mr. Fraser was the first white boy born in Revelstoke. He also discusses schools, including the teacher, A.E. Miller; Rogers Pass; ranches; steamboats; fish in Tum Tum Stream; descriptions of Revelstoke; hotels; saloons and the red light district. TRACK 2: Mr. Fraser continues with his descriptions of Revelstoke; law and order; the red light district; Catholic/Protestant relations; his father; snow slides near Rogers Pass; railroad accidents; and characters in the area.
CALL NUMBER: T0935:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-03-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Fraser describes Revelstoke during the pre World War I years; religion; an eccentric range man named William Mackie; respect of elders; an Englishman named Red Fern; the Italian quarter; other nationalities; the McAlpines; discipline and children; social events around Christmas; and Jack Kirkup. [TRACK 2: blank.]
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): William Langlois RECORDED: [location unknown], 1975-02-27 SUMMARY: William Langlois is questioned by a group of SFU students, with their instructor Imbert Orchard acting as moderator. Questions concerning growth of oral history research in B.C. leading up to Aural History Programme, Provincial Archives of British Columbia. Discussion of theory of aural history. Importance of sound quality.
CALL NUMBER: T1314:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-03-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. "Lewie" Young recalls early memories of Victoria; the visit of the Marquis of Lorne; early schooling; May 24 celebrations; the James Bay Athletic Association; the Gorge regatta; sailors o;f the Royal Navy; saloons; hack stands; express wagons; stores; Wharf Street; Government Street; Yates Street; the chain gang; steamers to New Westminster and Yale; water transportation to San Francis;co and Washington State; Esquimalt; the Skinner farm; Royal Roads; Roland Stewart; Hatley Park; the sealing fleet; his father coming out with the ship called the "Ashelstan" that carried St. John's Ir;on Church; his mother's arrival in 1859; recollections of Lady Douglas; Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie; Harry Wootton; Mayor Fell and Mayor Harris. TRACK 2: Mr. Young continues with his recollections ab;out Richard McBride; Walter Engelhardt; politics; the Davie family; the smallpox epidemic; the depression in the 1890s; the Klondike gold rush; Victoria today; changes in Victoria; beginnings of the James Bay Athletic Association; the famous four-oared crew; fishing and hunting in Saanich; swimming at the outer wharf; the Chinook language.
CALL NUMBER: T1314:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-03-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Young sings a Chinook song; talks about living at Port Essington; the Peter Herman cannery; canneries along the Skeena; Cunningham Cannery and Wiggs O'Neill. [TRACK 2: blank.]
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. W.M. York, a First Nations man, discusses what Spuzzum was like when he was a child; the significance of the railroad on the area around 1882; he discusses his grandfather who drowned; miners; more on the railway; Andrew Onderdonk and Spuzzum. [TRACK 2: blank.]
CALL NUMBER: T0959:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Zoe Lloyd recalls Pender Harbour from 1937 to 1953; describes her father, Harry Roberts, and his lifestyle and philosophy; and describes a typical day on Nelson Island; and her attitude; toward clothes. TRACK 2: Mrs. Lloyd continues with more on clothes and nudity; how food and supplies were obtained; the coming of loggers, including their influence; Harry's view of marriage; the house that he built; and his boat, the "Chack Chack".
CALL NUMBER: T0959:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Lloyd discusses the impact of her mother's departure on her brother Lee; Zoe's education; growing up including meeting people and marriage; her study of psychology, and how her philosophy differs from that of her father. [TRACK 2: blank.]
