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Imbert Orchard fonds Okanagan Region (B.C.)
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Ada Bartholomew interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Ada Bartholomew recalls early days in the Kelowna area. She describes how her family came to the Okanagan via Port Arthur and New Westminster; early families of Kelowna; her first impressions of the area; school days; how things were better then; dances; other people who lived nearby; Christmas; how Kelowna grew; fairs and Penticton. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Albert Millar interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-24 SUMMARY: TRACK 1 & 2: Mr. Albert Millar talks about Anthony Walsh and his work as a teacher at the Inkameep Reserve, encouraging the revival of Indian arts and culture among the children there, from 1932 to 19;42. He also discusses what happened after Mr. Walsh left.

Alec Steven interview

CALL NUMBER: T1078:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Alec H. Steven discusses life in Summerland from 1902 to 1930. He describes his early life in Scotland; why he came to Canada; a period in Manitoba; the attraction of the Okanagan; his ;first impressions; J.M. Robinson and the Summerland Development Company; Steven's work for Robinson; selling orchard lots; James Ritchie and West Summerland; Mr. Steven's own property; selling and shipping fruit; a trip back to Scotland in 1911; his involvement with immigration; resisting subdivision of property; why he chose Summerland; interest in the CPR; getting started in Summerland and social life. TRACK 2: Mr. Steven continues discussing J.M. Robinson; stories about liquor coming in by boat; the story of J.M. Robinson and his contributions; other people in the area such as Preston; Paddy Acland; Major Hutton and Sam McGee; more about work with Robinson; a story about Alexander MacKay, who came to buy land.

CALL NUMBER: T1078:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Steven continues his story about Alexander MacKay, who bought land with gold coins he carried in a dirty handkerchief; a description of MacKay; the joy in life; hard times; no money in circulation but only promissory notes; an anecdote. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Alex McKay interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], [ca. 1955?] SUMMARY: [No content summary available for this interview.] Presumed to be a CBC Radio interview, but not by Imbert Orchard.

Alice Thompson interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-18 SUMMARY: TRACKS 1 & 2: Mrs. Alice Thompson talks about her grandfather and her father, Okanagan pioneers J.C. and Val Haynes, and other impressions of the south Okanagan, 1857 to 1932. She describes family details and background; her father's work on a ranch at the head of Osoyoos Lake; a discussion of J.C. Haynes; a visit by U.S. General Sherman; the Hudson's Bay store; fur trade in the area; first settlers; J.C. Haynes as a gold commissioner; the selection of Indian reserve land; a smallpox epidemic; the death of J.C. Haynes; about her father Val Haynes including his early life and work; her grandfather's wives and children; and more stories about her father.

Allan Davidson interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-14 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Allan Davidson talks about life in the Westbank area from 1892 to 1908. He discusses how his family came to the Okanagan from the Fraser Valley and settled north of Shannon Lake in 1893. He describes his first cabin; his father's background; a story about an Indian coming to the cabin; his new house; how his father was a 'square peg in a round hole'; the family farm; his relationship with his father; logging from the farm; a vivid description of the Nez Perce Indians en route to the hop fields at Coldstream; the trail along the east side of the lake; Indians and Alec McClennan. TRACK 2: Mr. Davidson continues with more on McClennan; development in the area; the mail service; the founding of the village of Westbank; land development; more on the mail service; the ferry and; Leonard Hayman who was the operator; a story about "Wild Goose Bill" at the ferry landing; more on Hayman and the ferry; Kelowna at that time; D.E. Gellatly and the family; an anecdote about fighting; a forest fire in 1905.

Anicet LeBlanc interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-12 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Anicet LeBlanc discusses early days in Lumby from 1885 to 1900. He describes how his father came from St. Anicet, Quebec, in 1885. He discusses early settlement in Lumby by French Canadian families including the first families; his childhood; school days; the church; a story about his father's accident; other early families; the sawmill; his father's various jobs; commerce; land clearing; range country; Louis Morand; the French language in the area; Judge Spinks and his car; general comments; parties; Christmas celebrations; general comments on development in the area. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Anita Morgan interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Anita Morgan discusses life in the Summerland area, 1903 to 1914. She describes how she came to the Okanagan with her family in 1903; her first impressions; other early families at Summerland; J.M. Robinson; family land; stories about Duncan Woods of the Hedley Mascot mine; the Gartrell family; early settlers of Summerland; young Englishmen in the area; a description of J.M. Robinson and his family; the Faulder family; Alec Steven; social life and recreation. TRACK 2: Mrs. Morgan continues by describing how her husband, Granville Morgan, came to the Okanagan, and his early experiences there; Mrs. Morgan's father's work as an Indian agent; the family orchard; the Baptist college at Summerland; James Ritchie; the journey from Qu'Appelle; Indians of the Summerland area; Douglas Hamilton; remittance men; and Faulder.

Anthony Walsh interview

Tape summary: T1071:0001 Mr. Anthony Walsh discusses his experiences as a teacher at Inkameep Reserve School near Oliver, 1932 to 1942. He explains how he started teaching; the origin of his interest in Indian culture; his impressions of Inkameep reserve; early work with the Indian children; an Inkameep Christmas card; European interest in the Inkameep artwork; the nature of the children's art; native reactions; to white culture; the children's creative work; the school system; teaching at 6 Mile Creek; approaches to art; conditions on the reserve; why he went to Inkameep and then stayed; a description of Inkameep and the influence of the Old Chief. TRACK 2: Mr. Walsh discusses the North Okanagan reserve; the character and traditions at Inkameep; rock paintings; the school; Indian stories as drama; beginnings of school plays; costumes and masks; performances; evaluation by children of plays; reactions; "Tortoise and Hare" play; the children's reaction to school at various ages; and Chief Baptiste George.

CALL NUMBER: T1071:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Children's drama, dance, and art on Inkameep Reserve, 1932-1942 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-07-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Walsh discusses how Indian cowboys sang native songs; a contest to collect Indian songs; the development of dances from movements of animals such as the deer dance and butterfly dance; native art forms; a description of costumes; recitals; impression on white people; a "radio studio" at the school; recording at CBC Vancouver; a recital at the opening of Thunderbird Park in Victoria; ;art exhibitions in BC and abroad. TRACK 2: Mr. Walsh discusses the Inkameep nativity play; the story of the play; white interests; the Okanagan Arts and Crafts Society; leaving Inkameep; the effects; of war and how the school closed; the effects of the Inkameep experiment; the conditions on the reserve at the time of the interview; a growing understanding by white people; present problems and how; cooperation with white people is essential.;

CALL NUMBER: T1071:0003 track 1 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): A visit with Emily Carr, and experience as a teacher on an Indian reserve RECORDED: [location unknown], 1962-07-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Anthony Walsh discusses his visit with Emily Carr in 1939 or 1940, and their discussion of art and native culture; reflections on his Inkameep experience as the "richest part of my life"; the teacher/pupil relationship; growth from early failures; relations with adult Indians; a comparison of Okanagan Indian culture to other Indian cultures; how Okanagan culture has changed.

Anthony Walsh interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): An Okanagan visit RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969 [summer] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This interview by Imbert Orchard was conducted in the summer of 1969 and given the title "An Okanagan Visit". It deals with Mr. Anthony Walsh's teaching career at Inkameep Reserve School whe;re he encouraged arts and culture in First Nations students. He discusses coming back to the Okanagan after leaving in 1942; the vineyards on Inkameep reserve; the decline in students since the 1950s;. He states that Chief Baptiste George's death in the 1950s led to slippage in the natives' quality of life; and discusses the impact of Alcoholics Anonymous. Mr. Walsh describes changes in the Okana;gan and the appeal of different places; his own life; his enjoyment of solitude and his creative endeavors. Mr. Walsh criticizes white people; comments on inspections of his work by the federal gover;nment, and notes how he was able to win the confidence of the children. Mr. Walsh recounts his own background, including upbringing in Ireland and Scotland; how he acquired his teaching position; his; abilities as an art teacher, and his desire to give a sense of the past to the children of the Okanagan. [TRACK 2: blank.];

B.F. Young interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. B.F. Young describes his family background; his mother and uncle at Lumby; his father's background; how his father came to Canada; the town of Lansdowne; the Chinese people there; farming; in the area; a story about a fire in the town; people in the Armstrong area; cowboys and other characters; Captain Shorts' canal; general comments about farming and development in the area. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Bill and Margaret McKenna interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-18 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. William ("Bill") McKenna discusses how his father, James McKenna, came to the Okanagan and settled in Kelowna in 1889, eventually selling out to irrigation people in 1909. He and family; next took up a homestead between Burns Lake and Dekker Lake. George Wallace and Dick Carrol are mentioned as being in the area when his father arrived along with a government telegraph office and three Indian families. His father built a stopping house for the time when the railroad was being constructed. Bill recalls details of when he arrived at the age of five, including the building of the ;railway with trestles and the first train. In 1914, Barney Mulvaney laid out tents which led to the beginning of Burns Lake. The development of the town, including the first post office, and a description of Barney Mulvaney and other early settlers. Then, Mrs. Margaret McKenna offers the story of when she met Mike Touhy and Barney Mulvaney, including descriptions of both men, and childhood memories of events and people. TRACK 2: Mrs. McKenna continues with more anecdotes about childhood memories and people in the area. Then Bill McKenna offers more descriptions of Barney Mulvaney, Wiggs O'Neill and Harry Morgan, and recalls coaching hockey at Fraser Lake.

Blanche Marcelline Couture interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Couture discusses the early days of Lumby; 1884 to 1900. She was born in Vernon; her father was Louie Morand who was a contractor from St. Martine, Quebec. Her mother was from St. Anicet, and her mother's sister and brother-in-law ran the Victoria Hotel. She discusses her mother's other sisters; how her father was one of the first settlers in Lumby; her family and relatives in the Lumby area; how they spoke French; other people in the area; her first memories of Lumby; Christmas celebrations; general comments about the area; mining; musicians; parties; step dancing; and a May; 24 picnic. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Captain J.B. Weeks interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Captain Weeks discusses commercial navigation on Okanagan Lake, 1893 to 1914. He describes how he came out from England with his family; his first impressions of the Okanagan; the wooden sidewalks in Vernon; Vernon as a meeting place; the stage from Vernon to Kelowna; Hudson's Bay stores; the character of Vernon; odd jobs; beginning work on CPR lake boats as a deckhand; first captains; t;he S.S. "Aberdeen"; boats on the lake before that time, such as the "Mary Victoria Greenhow", run by T.D. Shorts; other boats; more about the "Aberdeen" and later CPR boats; details of boat service on; the lake; visits of various Governors General; the "Sicamous"; and general comments on CPR boats. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Carl McNaughton interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Carl McNaughton discusses Anthony Walsh's work at Inkameep reserve school, 1932 to 1942. He discusses impressions of Mr. Walsh; the writing of children's plays; the school; a description of plays and dances; art and craft work; displays; general comments on the Inkameep experiment; what happened after Mr. Walsh left; Mr. Walsh's work and character; the effect of his Inkameep work; M;r. Walsh's talents; the children's plays; a description of Mr. Walsh including his background; and George Baptiste who was the old chief at Inkameep. TRACK 2: Mr. McNaughton recalls some people of t;he South Okanagan from 1922 and on. He discusses the Krugers of Meyers Flat; Mr. McCuddy's days as a customs officer; the Haynes family; the development of orchards in the south Okanagan from 1918; rancher Val Haynes; the Fraser family; crops grown; the growth of Oliver; Osoyoos; original land prices were high and then lowered by Premier Pattullo after a protest; and recent dealings with Indians.

Catherine Neave interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Catherine Neave talks about her family and life in the Ellison/Rutland area near Kelowna, 1890 to 1965. She discusses her father, her family background, and details about various family members. She describes the family farm; orchards and ranches in the Kelowna area; more on her father's background; coming to the Okanagan, including details about early life there and working for Cornelius O'Keefe; preemption in Rutland. She offers several childhood memories, including her school days in the Ellison district. She describes how her father sold land to the CNR. She discusses h;er own dealing with the highways department. She offers more on early life; raising children; the family ranch and orchard and working alone on the orchard. TRACK 2: Mrs. Neave discusses the Glenmore and Ellison districts; chores on her father's ranch; her brother and sister; her father's sense of discipline; running the ranch alone; Englishmen; the Belgo syndicate; comments on real estate men dealings; the fruit industry in the Okanagan; the soldier settlement orchards; and stories about her parents.;

Charlie Shaw interview

CALL NUMBER: T1118:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Charlie Shaw talks about his experiences in the Okanagan and other recollections from 1886 to 1911. Mr. Shaw outlines several experiences: his father was the first Reeve of Burnaby; Sha;w was sent east as a boy; returned to Armstrong and became a printer; worked in Penticton; knew Robert Service in Dawson City; his father's background; childhood memories of the Vancouver area; his mother's family; details of his father's business; his move to Kamloops; returning to help his uncle print a paper in Armstrong; Armstrong and the area around 1900; stories about Cornelius O'Keefe; George Anderson; S.C. Smith and his lumber business; development in the Penticton area and Penticton social life. TRACK 2: Mr. Shaw continues with more on the development of Penticton including the business and settlers; starting the newspaper there; a lengthy discussion of printing and printing techniques; work on the newspaper; anti-Chinese agitation in Penticton and elsewhere; the "Komagata Maru"; incident in Vancouver in [1914]; more about Penticton and its growth to 1906; alcohol; Price Ellison; social life in the Vernon area; social behavior and manners.

CALL NUMBER: T1118:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Shaw discusses the anti-Chinese feeling in Armstrong; a story of an anti-Chinese prank; the moral character of Armstrong; Lord and Lady Aberdeen in Vernon and their effect on Vernon soci;ety; Kelowna in those days; J.M. Robinson and Naramata; a description of Robinson; real estate promoters "Breezy" Lee and "Windy" Young; an anecdote about Colonel Sam Hughes inspecting militia at Vern;on; and a remittance man and his wager. TRACK 2: Mr. Shaw recalls Dawson City in 1906 and 1907, including how he came to Dawson; a story about a newspaper serial; details of travel to and from Dawso;n City; gold dust as currency; the value of money; goods in Dawson City; sled dog teams; Adam Cruickshank; Smith and his gambling house; law and order; moral attitudes in Dawson; prostitutes; drinking; and Christmas.NOTE: The sound quality on this track is not up to par with the other tracks.

CALL NUMBER: T1118:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Shaw continues by describing Dawson City from 1906 to 1910, including entertainment; Robert W. Service and his verse; and the people of Dawson. He discusses Grand Forks as a mining community in 1907; more on the people of Dawson; a wager on the Johnson/Burns fight in 1907; the Liberty gold mine near Grand Forks; various people in the Grand Forks area at the time; an Englishmen in the Okanagan and his wager; and remittance men. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Crawford and Alice Twiss interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Twiss describes how he came to BC in 1910; earlier had worked in Burma; did orchard work in the Okanagan; Fintry BC; the "Laird of Fintry"; Fintry ranch; Dun-Waters; various work in Victoria, and how he moved to Galiano Island. He describes early Galiano settlers. TRACK 2: Mrs. Twiss describes her father, Captain Gilmour. Then she discusses her life: born in 1886; came to BC in 1;910, met her husband at Fintry and moved to Galiano Island. Discusses the social life and customs; politics on the islands; more on social life and early settlers.

D.G. McCrae interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. D.G. McCrae briefly discusses the agricultural soldier settlement scheme in the south Okanagan from 1918 to the 1930s, and compares it with the less successful CPR Van Horne colony in Saskatchewan. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Don Whitham interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-06 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. J.D. Whitham discusses some people of Kelowna, and the days of steamboats on Okanagan Lake, 1912 to 1937. He describes his family background; why they came to the Okanagan; memories of his uncle's farm in Manitoba; the family orchard in the Glenmore area; general recollections of the Kelowna area and people including several stories about Dr. Boyce; the Kelowna regatta; the fruit business, including details about the showdown over apple prices in the late 1920s; orchards; tobacco growing; and stories about Rembler Paul. TRACK 2: Mr. Whitham continues with more on Rembler Paul';s tomb; boats on Okanagan Lake, including Captain Shorts and the CPR sternwheelers; the SS "Sicamous" and Captain J.B. Weeks; more on Captain Shorts; the operation and construction of the lake boats; Indians of Westbank, and the Okanagan fur brigade trail.

Dorothea Walker interview

CALL NUMBER: T1127:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Dorothea Walker talks about life in the Okanagan Mission area, near Kelowna, from 1892 to 1910. She discusses her father's background; what brought people to the Okanagan; his arrival ;and early days in the Okanagan Mission area, including a discussion of Lequime's store and the family orchard. She then describes her husband's background; why he came out to the Okanagan; his early ;experiences there; and how land was purchased from the Roman Catholic church. She describes her father's orchard; and impressions of H.V. "Paddy" Acland and his family. TRACK 2: Mrs. Walker continues with stories about Coutts Majoribanks who was the manager of Coldstream and Guisachan ranches; recreation; Lord and Lady Aberdeen at the Guisachan Ranch; the Reverend Thomas Green and stories about; him; details of her husband's life; the Indians; more about the Acland family; and her own teaching experiences.

CALL NUMBER: T1127:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Walker offers recollections of recreation, including riding and hunting, and social life in the area. She discusses young Englishmen; Paddy Acland; sports; her husband's health; comforts; and stories about 'colourful characters' in the area. TRACK 2: Mrs. Walker continues her story about an Englishman and his Indian wife. She then discusses other people in the area including the; Creightons; Edgelows; Charles Mair, who was a writer and storekeeper, and his family. She discusses more on her husband's health; general comments including the Kelowna regatta; land clearing; the physical environment; and the lack of conveniences. She discusses teaching; John Casorso and his family; problems of orchards; Vernon people; the story of why her husband came to the Okanagan, and their engagement.

D.W. Hodgson interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-24 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. D.W. Hodgson talks about his experiences in the Cariboo, coast, and southern Okanagan regions of BC, 1904 to 1946. He describes how he came to BC in 1904 and offers his impressions of Vancouver and Victoria at that time; various early jobs; encounters with Indians; automobiles in the Cariboo in 1910; looking for a railway pass in the Chilco area; impressions of Lillooet; stories abo;ut working with a survey crew for the BC Electric Railway; a discussion of early railway surveying; stories about survey crews; a discussion of work on the BC coast; examining inlets for hydro electric power possibilities in the early 1920s. TRACK 2: Mr. Hodgson continues with more stories about work on the coast in Rivers Inlet, Queen Charlotte Sound, and Knight Inlet, including details on the ;coastal landscape; looking for irrigation water for the south Okanagan before World War I; irrigation in the area; details of the soldier settlement scheme; irrigation; and orchard development in the Oliver/Osoyoos area after World War I.

Elaine Cameron interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-05 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Elaine Cameron, Mrs. Gilbert Duncan Cameron, talks about the Guisachan Ranch and the Kelowna area, 1903 to 1919. She describes her husband's family and how they bought the Guisachan Ranch; s;he discusses the ranch, including its history and the land and the house; Lord and Lady Aberdeen at the Guisachan; riding and society in the area; the background of the Cameron family; how she came to; Kelowna in 1911; the people there; remittance men; her arrival; impressions of Kelowna; ghost stories; an anecdote about the visit of a concert violinist; comments about types of buggies; a discussion of the orchard and ranching at Guisachan. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Emil and Gertrude Krebs interview

CALL NUMBER: T0373:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-24 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Emil Richard Krebs and his wife Gertrude Krebs recall their experiences in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region. Mr. Krebs discusses his father, Fred Krebs, who settled in Vernon. Mr. Krebs describes Okanagan ranches and Vernon circa 1908. He discloses his first experiences in the Chilcotin in 1928, Chilcotin ranches, several anecdotes, how he took up land at Dog Creek, the settlement of the Dog Creek area, the Chinese population, wild horses, and the trap line at Canim Lake in 1939. TRACK 2: Mr. Krebs offers an anecdote about trappers, pioneers at Canim Lake, the story of Buckskin Joe, the Indian population, the town of Likely, Quesnel Forks, and anecdotes about mining in the Keithley Creek-Likely area.

CALL NUMBER: T0373:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-24 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Gertrude Krebs, born in McLeod Lake in 1900, recalls Cariboo life. She offers the details of her birth, a brief summary of her life to 1919, a fire in Williams Lake, Williams Lake in the 1920s, and the first Williams Lake Stampedes. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Ferdy Brent interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-11-08 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Ferdy Brent talks about settlement and life in the Okanagan from 1863 to 1900. He discusses his grandfather Frederick Brent, including his background and his early life in the Okanagan. Then he discusses the family flour mill and farm near Kelowna; stories about his grandfather's life there; driving pigs; life at Okanagan Falls in 1898; stages; development in the area; driving freight wagons; thrashing; the Richter family; and horse racing. [TRACK 2: blank.]

F.H. "Tommy" Wilmot interview

CALL NUMBER: T1088:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. F.H. "Tommy" Wilmot discusses his father's travels and life in the Vernon area from 1890 to 1914. He begins by describing the Middleton family; Wilmot's father; polo matches; a story of; his father crossing the prairies by cart; ranching near Pincher Creek; Victoria and the Cowichan area; more about family and how they returned to England; how his father was persuaded to come to the Okanagan; he came to Coldstream in 1905; sports; ranchers in Alberta; a story about Billy Humphries; his mother; Policeman Clarkson; polo grounds and race tracks. TRACK 2: Mr. Wilmot continues by discussing raising ponies; Pat Burns and the Calgary girl's polo team; the pony business; polo in the Okanagan; his first impressions of the valley in 1905; Coldstream compared to then as to now; Hayden; recollections of Vernon; the pace in those days; sports; social life; the cordwood and ice business; young Englishmen; the country club; banker G.A. Henderson of the Bank of Montreal; Judge Spinks; ;Shorty Mardsen.;

CALL NUMBER: T1088:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-11-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Wilmot describes the year-round in the orchards; more on the sports played; impressions of Price Ellison; George Anderson; W.C. Ricardo; the slump on Coldstream after WWI; a story about Ricardo and Dr. Morris; Ricardo's cart; a description of Ricardo; Dr. Morris; work as an electrician; a man shot in a dispute over irrigation water; a story of the sale of Postill Ranch and cattle; Indians; general comments about Indians; and the Douglas Lake Cattle Company polo team. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Florence Wilson interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-24 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Florence Wilson recalls her father and mother and life in Falkland and Vancouver, 1892 to 1900. She discusses her father, Falkland Warren, and his background; how her brother came to Canada; more on her father's background; memories of arriving in Armstrong with her family; a trip by wagon to Falkland where her father had bought a ranch; her mother's reaction to pioneer life; her mother and father moved to Vancouver; more on her father's military career; school days in Vancouver; the ranch at Falkland and incidents of life there. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Francis Batiste interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-05-23 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Francis (Jimmy) Batiste talks about his artwork and his school days with Anthony Walsh at the Inkameep reserve school from 1932 to 1939. [TRACK 2: blank.]

From the mountains to the sea : Okanagan people

SUMMARY: In "Okanagan People", number 4 in the series, we hear about the Indians, cattlemen and fruit growers of the Okanagan Valley; the lively society of the British people; the hard work of converting the dry hills into orchards. Voices heard include: Myra DeBeck, Dorothea Walker, Primrose Upton, Charlie Shaw, Bob Gammon, Len Hayman, and H.V. (Paddy) Acland.

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