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Albert Franklin interview

CALL NUMBER: T0613:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Albert Veranous Franklin remembers life at Tatla Lake before 1900. Mr. Franklin recalls his family background, his father, Benny Franklin, the move to Tatla Lake, the reasons, the journey, the purchase of the homestead and establishing a store, getting supplies from Ashcroft, trading with the Indians, the smallpox epidemic among the Indians, excursions to Bute Inlet, the Waddington Massacre, Chilcotin Indians and more, and the massacre and the aftermath.

TRACK 2: Franklin continues with more on the Waddington massacre, the story of the introduction of smallpox among the Indians as told to Franklin by John Hickory McLean, who was a member of the Waddington party, the effects of smallpox, names of early settlers, stories of life at Tatla, an anecdote about seeing the ghost of a dead Indian woman, the new road from Alexis Creek to the Nazko Valley, an account of the Indian game of Lahal, and moving to Nazko from Tatla.

CALL NUMBER: T0613:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-28 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Franklin discusses the move to below Anahim Rancherie, Norman Lee, partnerships in the Chilcotin, Indian-White intermarriage, the Franklin homestead, an account of his father's death and burial, his father as Justice of the Peace, his mother, Marie Forest, the move into the Chilcotin in 1889, early days at Tatla Lake, the reasons for moving to the lake from Nazko, and Indian agitation.

TRACK 2: Franklin tells the story behind Indian agitation, a trip to Skeena River, early days at Bute Inlet, his father's excursions between Bute Inlet and Tatla Lake, life after leaving the Chilcotin in 1903, the trip from Tatla Lake to Bute Inlet and back, 1892 or 1893, and place names.

Alfred Bryant interview

CALL NUMBER: T0623:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-08-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Alfred Bryant recalls some of his childhood experiences settling near Soda Creek and homesteading in Tatla Lake with his family, 1919 to 1928. Mr. Bryant discusses his father's background; coming to settle in BC in 1919; life and incidents at Soda Creek and Meldrum Creek; how his family worked at a hotel in Riske Creek; teamsters; the Bechers, who ran the hotel and details of a journey to a homestead at Tatla Lake in 1922. TRACK 2: Mr. Bryant continues the story of the journey to Tatla Lake; his first days at Tatla Lake and the cabin there; sleeping arrangements, his first .22 calibre rifle; life at Tatla Lake; and social occasions.

CALL NUMBER: T0623:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-08-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Bryant recalls some of his experiences in the Anahim Lake area of the Chilcotin, 1930 to 1966. Mr. Bryant tells stories about his sister Jane Lehman's experiences as a nurse in the wilderness of the Chilcotin; making moonshine; moving to the Anahim Lake region in 1931; life at Anahim Lake; people of the area; and comments about Native people. TRACK 2: Mr. Bryant comments on the Bella Coola area; the story of Lord Tweedsmuir's visit in 1937, and its effect on the local economy; trappers' cabins in the wilderness; comments about the conditions among the local Indians; and stories about "Capoose" who was a well known Indian of the area.

CALL NUMBER: T0623:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-08-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Bryant discusses the so-called "grease trail", which runs from Bella Coola into the Fraser Plateau; the travels of the Stikine Indians; the route followed by Alexander Mackenzie in 1790; more on the grease trail and other trails in the area; Benny Franklin, who was a well known character of the area; and experiences travelling on some of the trails. Finally, Mr. Bryant recites a poem by his father about a local incident involving Bob Graham and some Indians. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Arthur Chadwick interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Arthur Chadwick discusses his family history in Wisconsin all the way back to the American Civil War. He was born in 1885 and came to Canada by himself in 1907 to Alberta. Not liking Alberta, he worked for the CPR to save money to eventually move to BC in 1910. He discusses work available in Vancouver at that time, and an experience working on a sternwheeler in Hazelton. He describes moving to Babine Portage because of a booming mining community at that time and mentions several characters. He describes his experience as a camp cook in Burns Lake; getting lost out by Babine Portage for twenty-one days with nothing to eat and meeting Indians on Cunningham Lake who eventually took him to their camp and fed him; his friendship with Martin Starret, with whom he shared a property boundary and who ran a store; a description of Martin Starret's life and that of his uncle, who was fur trader C.B. Smith, and his wife and daughter and son; what life was like in Babine Portage; ;life at Babine hatchery and cannery; more on Martin Starret and how Mr. Chadwick began trapping in 1916; and an anecdote about having to register to get grub. TRACK 2: Mr. Chadwick continues with hi;s anecdotes including some places and names, more on trapping at Tatla Lake, raising cattle, and more on Mr. Chadwick's experience as a cook.

Between ourselves : The Bryants

SUMMARY: "Between Ourselves" was a weekly series of hour-long radio programs that presented Canada to Canadians. It featured aspects of Canadian life in docudramas, plays, music, and interviews, originating fr;om different regions of Canada. The series ran from 1966 to 1979. This episode, "The Bryants", presents the story of the Bryant family and their experiences as settlers and ranchers in the Cariboo in ;the 1920s and 1930s. The voices heard are those of Phyllis Bryant Kellis and her children -- Jane Lehman, Caroline Moffat, Florence ("Bunch") Trudeau, and Alfred Bryant.;

Bunch Trudeau interview

CALL NUMBER: T1783:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Florence "Bunch" Trudeau talks about her family, the Bryants, and about growing up in the bush around Tatla Lake and Anahim Lake, 1919 to 1938; the family's arrival and early days in the Cariboo around 1919; the journey to the homestead at Tatla Lake in 1924; recollections of her childhood and upbringing; comments about her father, Cyrus Lord Bryant; miscellaneous travels and experiences in the bush. TRACK 2: Mrs. Trudeau offers an anecdote about her brother injuring his foot and the consequences; events surrounding the birth of her sister's daughter; Christmas at Tatla Lake; childhood games and incidents; and mail days at Tatla Lake.

CALL NUMBER: T1783:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Trudeau describes the school at Tatla Lake; anecdotes about teachers and her school days; a description of a journey to the homestead at Tatla Lake. She describes the people, life and incidents in the Anahim Lake area. TRACK 2: Mrs. Trudeau discusses changes and improvements in household comforts; washing, lighting, cooking and cleaning in a wilderness cabin.

CALL NUMBER: T1783:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Trudeau describes moving to the Euchiniko Lakes area with her own family in 1953; selecting a location for the ranch; experiences on the trip; starting the ranch; life there; starting a hunting lodge; and wildlife in the area. TRACK 2: Mrs. Trudeau tells the story of a pet moose calf during the Anahim Lake days; mice and pets; the nature of the people who lived around Anahim Lake; social gatherings; changes in the area; and people at Bella Coola.

CALL NUMBER: T1783:0004 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1968-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Trudeau describes playing with her mother's orchestra at Williams Lake; an incident of her brother and a pistol; a family friend at Tatla Lake; riding mishaps; her grandfather and her father; general comments about members of her family. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Caroline Moffat interview

CALL NUMBER: T1784:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Caroline Moffat recalls some of her experiences in the Tatla Lake area, 1921 to 1937, including: a winter journey to her homestead in Tatla Lake in 1923, school days at Tatla Lake, wild horses, growing up in the bush, encounters with wild animals, gatherings at Tatla Lake to distribute mail, details of a winter journey to Corkscrew Creek in the Anahim Lake area in 1931 to start a ranch there. TRACK 2: Mrs. Moffat continues discusses meeting Lord Tweedsmuir during his visit to the Bella Coola valley in 1937, incidents of a cattle drive at Anahim Lake, anecdotes about a pet moose, a story about an altercation with local Indians and the local deputy.

CALL NUMBER: T1784:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Moffat describes the landscape around Anahim, the story of a journey made to give birth to her first child in 1940, activity in the Anahim Lake area around the time she moved there in 1932, stores and settlements and roads in the area, the trail to Bella Coola, an anecdote about Ralph. TRACK 2: Moffat finishes her discussion of Indians, people in the Ulkatcho area, stories about encounters with wolves and cougars, Pan Phillips and her sister Jane Lehman, travels in the area, and a story about a load of hay.

CALL NUMBER: T1784:0003 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Moffat comments and tells stories about her brother and sisters, Alfred Bryant, Jane Lehman and Bunch Trudeau, her parents, Phyllis Bryant Kellis and Cyrus Bryant, her father's background, a winter journey with her sister Jane (who was a nurse) to take care of an Indian. TRACK 2: More stories and discussions of local Indians including Joe Kapoose and Thomas Squinas, the death of her father, stories about wild horses, her first trip to Anahim Lake to find land and comments about the area.

CALL NUMBER: T1784:0004 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Moffat tells a story about a neighbor, Indians and liquor, a description of the Bryant cabin at Tatla Lake: the stove and bath nights, a story about her mother digging a well, the garden, pastimes at a nearby lake, stories about Jane and her family, her father's pioneering spirit, travels, memories of the rail journey to Clinton and a wagon trip to Soda Creek in 1919. TRACK 2: A discussion of her personal philosophies such as reincarnation, arising from the discovery that she has cancer, her attitudes toward death, reflections on the quality of her life and winding up her affairs, a story about an altercation with Indians over a horse and a load of hay, and an encounter with a cougar.

Chilcotin journey with Phyllis Kellis

CALL NUMBER: T1782:0001 - 0004 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1970-06 SUMMARY: A series of recordings made by Imbert Orchard on a trip through the Cariboo-Chilcotin area with Mrs. Phyllis Bryant Kellis in June 1970 . The object of the trip was to retrace the Bryant family's journey from Clinton to Tatla Lake between 1919 and 1924. Mr. Orchard and Mrs. Kellis comment on both journeys, and talk to local people who recall the area as it was then. Portions of the recordings were used by Orchard in his CBC program "The Chilcotin Revisited" (T3289:0001). The tapes include ambient sound and commentary recorded at various locations, as well as the voices of: Peggy Keefe, Jim Keefe, Clarence Roberts, Elliot Weisgarber and other unidentified speakers. Locations visited include Clinton, Soda Creek, and the ferry across the Fraser River near Soda Creek.

CALL NUMBER: T1782:0001 tracks 1 - 4 [CDR] RECORDED: [location unknown], 1970-06 SUMMARY: [Dubbed from source reels T1782:01 to T1782:04.] Track 1: Mrs. Kellis discusses her 3-day train ride, the beauty of the countryside, the Clinton hotel, and hotel manager Charlie Miner. (7 minutes) Track 2: Peggy Keefe describes how she came to know the Bryant family. The school near Soda Creek that Jane, Caroline and Alfred Bryant attended. She recalls the children and the piano. (5 minutes) Track 3: Jim Keefe recalls the Bryant family: their meals, their log cabin where, the family preparing for their trip. Sound of a train going by. Clarence Roberts discusses the Overland Charter Telegraph in Soda Creek, Mrs. Bryant (who cared for his mother in 1954), the old community hall, the old hotel, and a description of the town in earlier times. (13 minutes) Track 4: Unidentified speaker discusses a person who brought farming equipment to Soda Creek from Alberta 50 years earlier, then decided that the area was too rocky to farm, so sold his things and went home. The speaker describes the town as it was then, ferrymen, and members of the community. (13 minutes)

CALL NUMBER: T1782:0001 tracks 5 - 7 [CDR] RECORDED: [location unknown], 1970-06 SUMMARY: [Dubbed from source reels T1782:05 to T1782:07.] Track 5: Recorded at the ferry dock 1 mile below Soda Creek. Mr. Orchard describes the landscape. Mrs. Kellis describes the ferry dock, and tells a story about a cougar and a dog. The recording continues on the ferry as it crosses the river. Ambience. Mrs. Kellis recalls where some gold was found. Discussion turns to the log cabin where the Bryants lived in Meldrum Creek. Mrs. Kellis describes where the well was dug. (11 minutes) Track 6: Mrs. Kellis continues the cougar story, and recalls the history of this specific cabin, where they lived after they leaving Sutton. The cabin as it is now, described by Mr. Orchard. Ranching in the U.S. and in B.C. Specific fences they used to keep away moose. Bachelors on ranches. (11 minutes) Track 7: A description of Buckskin Creek as an introduction to Jim Keefe's home, where the Bryants stayed after living at the Alger house. Mrs. Kellis describes the house, where lived there for a year to be closer to the school. The Gentle place near Charlie Ross' property just after the family lived at Sutton. An anecdote about chopping wood. Her feelings about the home at Bruin Ranch. Mr. Orchard describes the woods they have passed through to get to another log house owned by Mr. Sutton at Meldrum Creek. (11 minutes)

CALL NUMBER: T1782:0002 [CDR] RECORDED: [location unknown], 1970-06 SUMMARY: [Dubbed from source reels T1782:09 to T1782:14.] Track 1: A speaker (possibly Willena Hodson) discusses how a home was broken into and robbed. Mr. Orchard describes the rooms and their functions. The house was built between 1914 and 1918. Mrs. Kellis recalls what the house was like when her family lived there. The first stagecoaches belonged to Mr. Hodson, just beyond Riske Creek and the Dark Cabin where Indians lived. (12 minutes) Track 2: Ambient sounds, followed by an interview with an unidentified man about different ways of getting to Williams Lake, ranching, working the cattle, economics of ranching, and a German princess who bought a ranch in the area. (7 minutes) Track 3: Most of the ranches in the sera have stayed with the same families over generations. The unidentified man discusses his family's ranch, and how the ranch may be shared/split in the future. Anna French describes the Bryant family upon their arrival at the Knowles place, the family as they were at Tatla Lake, Cyrus Bryant's father, life in Anahim Lake, feeding cattle in winter, and the "lively" Bryant children. (13 minutes) Track 4: Mrs. Kellis recalls the school teacher. A sink she installed. She describes another home the family lived in at Tatla Lake, the old chicken roost built by Cyrus and his father, and the barn. (9 minutes) Track 5: Mrs. Kellis discusses: a uncompleted bridge, more about the barn, a story about Alfred knocking himself out, a fight with the Graeme family and the pranks the kids pulled, more description of the landscape, One-Eye Lake, local families, and the four kids they boarded. (11 minutes) Track 6: Mrs. Kellis discusses the mountains in the distance; she was so busy that she never had an opportunity to appreciate scenery. Walks the family would take. How she felt about living at Tatla Lake as compared to Anahim Lake. Getting work in Williams Lake. Teaching kids to dance. Her first trip to Bella Coola from Williams Lake in the summer of 1930. (14 minutes)

CALL NUMBER: T1782:0003 [CDR] RECORDED: [location unknown], 1970-06 SUMMARY: [Dubbed from source reels T1782:15 to T1782:19.] Track 1: Mrs. Kellis tells a story about apples being kept in the cellar, where Alfred would often smuggle them out to the other kids. More description and editorial by Mr. Orchard of the home and the Johnny Bull Creek and stream at Tatla Lake. Mrs. Kellis discusses what happened to the school when the family moved to Williams Lake, the whitewashed logs that they used to build the cabin, paint and colors. (12 minutes) Track 2: Ambience. Description of the location: the meadows around Tatla Lake during a race. More ambience. Harry McGhee, who was the postmaster at Tatla Lake, describes and discusses the meaning of Tatlayoko Lake: big wind. He describes his experience of coming to live at Williams Lake and then Tatlayoko Lake. (16 minutes) Track 3: Mr. McGhee continues by describing his first winter in Canada. His first impressions of the Bryant family. What life was like at that time. Tommy Hudson, who owned a freight ride. The small mills in the 1940s, and the effects on local ranchers of corporate mills. Mechanization. Ranches sold to outsiders. (12 minutes) Track 4: Mr. McGhee continues, discussing his garden, a character named Benny Franklin who opened up many roads in the area, stores in Williams Lake, a man named Sutton, experiences in winter trapping, and stories about Indians. (15 minutes) Track 5: Ambience. Discussion with an unidentified man about the Bryants when they lived at Tatla Lake. He tells stories about eggs, Tatla Lake snowfalls, freighting, his first impressions on meeting the Bryants at Tatla Lake, a story about a bull the Bryants owned, and his impressions of their house. (13 minutes)

CALL NUMBER: T1782:0004 [CDR] RECORDED: [location unknown], 1970-06 SUMMARY: [Dubbed from source reel T1782:20.] Track 1: An unidentified woman (possibly Lillian Collier) discusses the stampede at Riske Creek many years prior, Indians, Joe Elkins, country dances, rodeos, and the impact of alcohol on the Indian people. (11 minutes)

Dean Holt interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Dean Holt talks about the Bryant family and other people of the Tatla Lake area, 1922 to 1935. Mr. Holt describes his family background; how he came to the Chilcotin at the age of sixteen; family details; his first impression of the area; the Bryant family at Tatla Lake; details of a journey with the Bryant family to a homestead at Tatla; Bob Graham and his family; more on the Bryant's journey; people in the area and the quality of life there; Dan Puckett; Piper and Old Ballou. TRACK 2: More on Old Ballou; homemade whisky; stages; Lester Dorsey; and comments on the Bryants.

Elmer Purdue interview

CALL NUMBER: T1785:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Elmer Purdue tells a story about hunting near Soda Creek and eating a groundhog; when he first met the Bryant family; a story about a mean old timer named Lou who attacked Mr. Purdue; people in the area; Bull Canyon; his first impressions of Cyrus Bryant who was fixing an out-of-tune piano; Mr. Madden who lived near Soda Creek; working at Gang Ranch; the Bryant family as he remembers them; and what his life was like when he met them. TRACK 2: Mr. Purdue continues by describing when the Bryant family arrived at Tatla Lake on Christmas; the trail from Alexis Creek to Bella Coola; Benny Franklin; more stories about life with the Bryant family at Tatla Lake; differences in the personalities of the Bryant children; stories about the children; hunting in Tatla Lake; working odd jobs for food.

CALL NUMBER: T1785:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], [1970?] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Purdue discusses more homes in which the Bryant family lived (while looking at pictures); a Bryant family dog named Sandy; a teacher named Brown; more stories. [NOTE: Mrs. Phyllis Bryant Kellis is also present at this interview, and offers some comments to encourage Mr. Purdue's recollections.] [TRACK 2: blank.]

From the mountains to the sea : Roads to the sea

SUMMARY: "Roads to the Sea", number 11 in the series, discusses journeys across the Chilcotin Plateau; the Indian "grease trails"; Alexander Mackenzie; horse and buggy roads; and a trip down the Homathko Valley to Bute Inlet. The Bryant family's journey to Tatla Lake. Lord Tweedsmuir's visit to the Bella Coola Valley. Voices heard include: Phyllis Bryant, Caroline Moffat, Alfred Bryant, Tom Carolan, and Albert Franklin.

Gay Bayliff interview : [Orchard, 1964]

CALL NUMBER: T0368:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Gabriel T.L. Bayliff talks about his father's experiences in the Chilcotin and various aspects of life in the region. The interview begins with a discussion about how Bayliff's father came to BC and his early experiences on ranches in the Nicola Valley. He worked for Bill Roper at Cherry Creek. His father wrote a paper on ranching. Mr. Bayliff describes the people of the Chilcotin. His father teamed up with Norman Lee to start a ranch in 1887. There is talk of the local Indians, Alexis Creek, Ashcroft, his parent's marriage and his mother's reaction to the country, the Hamilton family and young British people in the area.

TRACK 2: Mr. Bayliff discusses play and work, travel and the mail service. He mentions Benny Franklin, a well-known early settler. He goes on to discuss the acquisition of land, Graham and his ranch at Tatla Lake, gold prospecting, stories about Chinese settlers, Becher's stopping house at Riske Creek and his father's experience on a pack train.

CALL NUMBER: T0368:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-27 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Bayliff comments on Norman Lee's ranch near Redstone. He explains the place names of: Bull Canyon, Chilco and Chezacut. He discusses the Indian battle at Bull Canyon and "Salu's leap". He talks about people killed by Chilcotin Indians, the Hance family, and purchases of local cattle during the building of the Grand Trunk Pacific. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Jane Lehman interview

CALL NUMBER: T1467:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Jane Lehman talks about her early life and later experiences in the Tatla Lake/Anahim Lake area of the Chilcotin, from 1919 to 1964; her first memories of arriving in the Cariboo with her family, the Bryants; a description of the journey to Tatla Lake; life at Tatla Lake; further education and training as a nurse; more on her childhood; her brothers and sisters; and episodes at Anahim Lake. TRACK 2: Mrs. Lehman continues with more on life at Anahim Lake; experiences as a nurse in the area; comments on local Indians and how they have changed; and memories of particular Indians.

CALL NUMBER: T1467:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Lehman describes details and anecdotes about travel in the bush, her nursing experiences, delivering babies, health care in the area, and more on her experiences in the bush and with Indians. [TRACK 2: blank.]

Jean Mark interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], [1973?]
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Jean Mark recalls her experiences as a school teacher at Tatla Lake in the Chilcotin, 1928-29. She also discusses Phyllis Bryant Kellis and her children (the Bryant family); Leonard Butler; the school building; the Bellamy girls; Cyrus Bryant and his father, Frank Bryant; description of the Bryant's cabin and furniture. TRACK 2: The Bryant children also went to school in Vancouver (1927) and in Williams Lake (after 1929). The seasons and scenery at Tatla Lake; the Bryant's vegetable garden; the story of Phyllis's piano; felt lonely at Tatla, and took trip to Williams Lake and Clinton with Claire Gilliland; Quesnel Dam; dancing and singing at Tatla Lake; mail days; discarded books shipped to Tatla School from a library; descriptions of the Bryant children and their activities; prayers at school. [End of interview]

Leonard Butler interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Ranching near Tatla Lake since the 1920s RECORDED: [location unknown], 1967 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with Leonard Butler, who migrated from Spokane to Tatla Lake in the 1920s. Surveying with Frank Swannell. Ranching on the Homathko River. Clearing land and trapping.;

Mickey Dorsey and Eve Chignall interview

CALL NUMBER: T4084:0001 RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09-22 SUMMARY: An oral history interview with Hannah "Mickey" Dorsey and Eve Chignall, pioneers in the Chilcotin region. TRACK 1: Mickey Dorsey (born 1910 [1911]) recalls her childhood in Vancouver and Bella Coola; early adulthood; marriage; teaching at Anahim Lake; childbirth. TRACK 2: Eve Chignall recalls giving birth in Tatla Lake, where she moved in 1935; ranch work; marriage. Mickey Dorsey talks about pack; trains; relationship with native women on the reserve; isolation; medical emergencies with children.; CALL NUMBER: T4084:0002 RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mickey Dorsey: family life, living conditions; getting water, provisions, clothing; teaching at Rose Lake. TRACK 2: More on school teaching: started Indian school at Anahim Lake (first in ar;ea); moved to Williams Lake to put two youngest children through high school; taught in Williams Lake for 13 years (taught coninuously, 1930-1976); changes in teaching methods.; CALL NUMBER: T4084:0003 RECORDED: Williams Lake (B.C.), 1981-09-22 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mickey Dorsey describes the routine of a typical spring day with four children, five years old or younger; setting trap lines in early morning; carrying water on yokes; fording a stream. TRA;CK 2: Family history (current); cattle drive and cattle train to Vancouver; sounds of the Anahim area -- birds, coyotes, snow, spring break-up; changes in life style, attitudes, new equipment, etc.;

Mildred Krause interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-09-24 SUMMARY: Mrs. Krause is a registered nurse with no teacher training who taught at Tatla Lake (two-room school, 1962-63), Poplar Grove (1963-64), Kleena Kleene (1971-72 & 1976-79), and Tatlayoko (1973-74). In Poplar Grove she taught 15 students, the children of two native families. The kindness of the parents, both at Poplar Grove and Kleena Kleene. Adoption of Poplar Grove School by I.O.D.E. Chapter -- their gifts of books and teacher aids. Her motto: "Never be idle and never waste time."

Phyllis Kellis interview

CALL NUMBER: T0611:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Phyllis Bryant Kellis recalls some of her experiences homesteading in the Cariboo-Chilcotin area, 1919 to 1928. Mrs. Kellis offers a description of her rail journey to Clinton, her first few months in the area, her experience working for Mr. Becher at a hotel in Riske Creek, the ranch at Soda Creek, the story of how her wagon burned on the way to Tatla Lake, a detailed description of her journey to Tatla Lake, her first Christmas there, her life there and hard times at Soda Creek. TRACK 2: Mrs. Kellis discloses more details of life at Tatla Lake: school, stages, a description of her cabin there. She describes how the arrival of mail was seen as a social event, an unfriendly neighbor, an encounter with a traveling pianist while playing for a dance at Soda Creek, her move to Williams Lake and her music.

CALL NUMBER: T0611:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-07-21 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Kellis discusses her musical background, Lord Tweedsmuir's visit to Tweedsmuir Park in 1937, Mrs. Kellis's piano, Mrs. Kellis's health problems being the impetus for a move to BC from Seattle, and more on her first days in BC. [TRACK 2: blank.]

The bush and the salon : Canadian portraits : The Chilcotin revisited

SUMMARY: "The Bush and Salon" was a series that recreated early Canadian life from letters, diaries, and other sources. In this program, a journey in the summer of 1970 retraces the travels and experiences of Phyllis Bryant as a young mother, homesteading in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region with her husband and four children during the 1920s. Based on oral history interviews and other recordings from the 1970 journey, it presents the trials and joys of a pioneer family. The voices heard include: Phyllis Bryant Kellis, Peggy Keefe, Jim Keefe, Harry McGhee, Dean Holt, Bill Broughton, Elmer Purdue, and Dan Lee.

West Landing, Tatla Lake

The item is a b&w photograph of an Indigenous family at West Landing, Tatla Lake, The family members are identified on the photograph from left to right as: Duncan, Bear Lake Tom, Sophie (seated in front), Benson, Ellen, Christine and Bill.