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Rose MacKay and George Griffen interview : [Ackroyd & Einarson, 1976]
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1976-01 [date recorded] (Creation)
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Receipt date 1983-05-18. Copied from tapes loaned by the museum.
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CALL NUMBER: T1822:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Sheep on Mitlenatch Island; mother from the Shetland Isles; how her father (George Manson) came to Cortes Island; Mr. Hughes of Comox and the mouse that drowned in milk; Cape Mudge and the Euclataw Indians trying to do battle; Michael Manson; dealing with belligerent Smelt Bay Indians; story of "Old Sick George"; birthdates of the Manson children; more on Mitlenatch and the sheep; Michael Manson buys Hernando Island; Canadian Navy wanted Mitlenatch for target practice in WWII; living on Mitlenatch; trips to Bute Inlet; John Manson's job as caretaker of timber claims; first school on Cortes Island --children brought from Knight Inlet to make up enough students; how the Manson wool was sold; story of father buying his first horse; the Sniders from Lund; Robertsons, Tieburs, Hagues, Hawkins, the canoe in the local museum; the school and Miss Bonas; Union Bay; taffy pulling; special occasions (Christmas, birthdays); music, religion, education; John Antle of the Columbia Coast Mission. Rose went to Vancouver in 1920 to work in telegraph office, then to St. Paul's for nurses training; religion and tough times; the 1920 tornado; Mr. Forrest the socialist. TRACK 2: CALL NUMBER: T1822:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mary Pepper, teacher in 1912; the sinking of the SS "Cheslakee" and Miss Pepper's tragic death; twin islands and Dan McDonald and his relations with Indians, and other stories; road building in 1909; H.H.C. Nixon, the minister, and his credentials, life and times; he bought the McDonald place; his jaw was shot off; his invention for cooking rock cod; his second son James A.; his first wife died; he joined the navy and later remarried; the St. Dennis family and their arrival by rowboat; how Bernard's wife Dorothy had Rose trick him into moving to Vancouver while Rose was in training at St. Paul's hospital in 1921; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen; the "Titanic"; Heriot Bay storekeeper; cougars and Cougar Smith; Ervin McKay, father of Etta Byers; Mrs. Hanson; Douglas Forrest, Herbert Morrison; discussion of picnic photo; Marjory Nichols wedding in 1922; Petznick, O'Donnell, Elsie Morrison; Murray, Mrs. Jefferies; Betty Hayes; Etta and Haysee; the Campbell soup kids; Heaveners; Dorothy Macaulay who bought the Nixon's place; Alan Greene; 'Bud" the mentally deficient lad she cared for; do's and don'ts of loading hay; Bert Frowde, his life and times; Bess Ashby; teacher and gardener Miss Lettice; Veronica Teiber, Mabel Hawkins, Wilena Smith, daughter of Mrs. Piper and half sister of Mrs. Armstrong of Quadra Island; Etta and Hazel's mother; Mrs. Ken Hanson; Mrs. Gwen Campbell, youngest daughter of Mike Hanson's family; Alice Marquette. TRACK 2: The strange tale of Polish logger Harry B. Sandwik, and his demise; various photos briefly described; the Petznicks, and the story of the betrothal and arrival of Bernadette; John Manson; Joe O'Donnell -- his life, death and times. CALL NUMBER: T1822:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Discussing the merits of George Griffin tape on the history of Cortes; why William Manson changed his name to Wm. J. Manson and the relationship of Skeen Willy; how Rose was taught not to be a sissy; troubles on Cortes with wolves and dogs; how Mr. Tieber came to change his name; the two Smith families; Marion Smith and the other family, Bob and Him; the Aldritch story; they were both doctors; onion poultices; Dada Hawkins; Uncle Lawrence's two uses of the fire insurance policy; Chief Assu; Mike Manson's strange arrival in San Francisco; Henry and Rose arrive in Campbell River in April 1948; Major Matthews' visit; Tom Leask and Uncle Mike lead the posse and apprehend a law breaker; memory of a visit in 1917 to Uncle Willy at the Nanaimo town site. TRACK 2: Mary Wyler; the Nixons; Professor David R. Levity; Michael Herriwigs mother; Robina, Wilfred; Ethel, Hazel in 1900; the children of Michael and Jane Manson; Henry's diary; 1906, Mike moves back to Cortez Island from Union; Bay and the story of Shep and how he rescued Flo and Floss, the children from his first marriage, from certain death; Mr. Mountain, a Cortez Island resident and college pal of composer Jean Sibelius; his visit to Jack Manson's casket wood pile and his remark about his dead wife, "She's got to go down before she can go up."; the Paulsen's arrival, their life and times and his plans for a park; they built the house on Cold Mountain; Mrs. Nakasuey, his life and times; Japanese baby care; his English lessons from Mrs. Petznick; Harry Daniels. CALL NUMBER: T1822:0004 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-01 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Griffin describes the early whaling operations at Whaletown in 1867; Reef or Sutil Point area; Smelt Bay; Rose describes the smelt at their beach and recipes for their use; Griffin mentions the Conlin family and Rose corrects his impressions and mentions the Pagets, the Bursons and Mrs. Tell; Mrs. Burson's, a.k.a. Mrs. Conlin, children, Michael, Parnell Phillip; and Patrick; their lives and times; the story of the mysterious gurgling suitcase; hardtack and syrup; Hartley and Mamie Cullon, their children, Carroll, Hartley and Mamie; the story of Carol's birth and medicinal moss. [TRACK 2: blank?]; CALL NUMBER: T1822:0005 - 0006 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976-01 SUMMARY: [No content summary available for these two tapes.]
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Genesis Project, c/o Campbell River Museum, Campbell River, B.C., 1976
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Reference cassette copies available in container 000443-113.
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Accession number(s): T1822
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speaker: George Griffen, speaker: Rose (Manson) MacKay, interviewer: Jon Ackroyd, interviewer: Brenda Einarson
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- Cheslakee (Steamship) (Subject)
- Columbia Coast Mission (Subject)