Nicomen Island (B.C.)

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Charles Bell interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-03-13 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Charlie Bell recalls his father; George Bell, who in 1872 pre-empted land on Fairfield Island in Chilliwack; other early settlers; Sheep Macdonald; freighters Joe Deroche and Sam Macdonald; old timers; the Garner family; the family farm and farming in the area; local Indians; the Kilby Store and the Menten family; the Deroche area and Nicomen Island; local characters; Malcolm. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Herb Miller interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1963-03-11 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Miller recalls his family's arrival and settlement on Nicomen Island in1887, and later move to Matsqui in 1919. The family farm on Nicomen Island; development and settlement; bridges, roads; clearing land, farming, dairy farming; life on Nicomen Island; the McBride government; island transportation. TRACK 2: Mr. Miller continues with a discussion about life on Nicomen Island; rail;roads on the island, other residents; Sam Macdonald; steamboats; lumbering; Colonel Jaggers, Dr. Stuart, Indians, local characters, the magistrate and Judge Begbie.

Olivia Cade interview

CALL NUMBER: T0761:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Cade, nee Yeomans, recounts her family's coming to Deroche in 1890; their arrival in New Westminster; construction of the family home; the murder of Mr. O'Shea in 1891; floods; church; ;Reverend Lovering; Nicomen Island; Sam MacDonald; Joe Deroche. TRACK 2: Mrs. Cade continues with recollections of Deroche; entertainment; settlement; incidents from her childhood; other settlers; Felix Parent; the Deroche family; childhood at Nicomen; Indians; Sam MacDonald.

CALL NUMBER: T0761:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Cade continues with recollections of Sam MacDonald; Joe Deroche; Indians; Mission circa 1900; Italians; Silverdale; the Cade family; the first telephone at Mission; Japanese farmers. [TRACK 2: blank.]