Molly Forbes interview : [Reimer, 1976]
- AAAB0451
- Item
- 1976-10-09 [date recorded]
Part of Provincial Archives of British Columbia audio interviews, 1974-1992
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Clinton, B.C. through the eyes of a young girl, 1900-1915 PERIOD COVERED: 1872-1915 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-10-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Lurlene Mary "Molly" Forbes discusses her family background. Father, Thomas Barton, came to the Cariboo in 1872; mother, Margaret Cunningham, lived at the 74 Mile Ranch; parents married about 1894; father had many jobs; family background; born 1900 in Clinton. Description of elementary school, cattle drives in Clinton. Description of the stage coaches on the Cariboo Road. Teamsters on the Cariboo Road. Riding on the stage coaches. Clinton described. Description of spring and fall assizes. Various court cases described. TRACK 2: More on the Clinton school. Early automobiles. Clinton hotels described. Ostlers and blacksmiths. Businesses in Clinton, ca. 1910, described. Chinese in Clinton. Ministers. Attitudes towards Indians in Clinton. More on the Chinese in Clinton. (End of interview)