Audio Interview with Mrs. Jessie (Bissell) Rollings
Audio - Mrs. Jesse Rollings gives a detailed account of life and work on the Athabasca River starting from 1922. She explains logging/lumbering and freighting on the river with great detail including: names of companies, ships, employees, and practices. Early residences and their inhabitants are des...
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| Format: | Audio |
| Language: | English |
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1995
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| Subjects: |
Logging
> Freighting
> Scow
> Settler
> Building
> United Church
> Personal History
> Athabasca River
> Education
> Teacher
> Farming
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| Online Access: | https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A8378/datastream/OBJ/download http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/1600 https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A8378 |
| Summary: | Audio - Mrs. Jesse Rollings gives a detailed account of life and work on the Athabasca River starting from 1922. She explains logging/lumbering and freighting on the river with great detail including: names of companies, ships, employees, and practices. Early residences and their inhabitants are described in great detail including names of families and children and where many homes were located and what stands on the land now. Mrs. Rollings was a teacher and she discusses early schools and their personnel (120 minutes) Good clear recording by two knowledgeable women. |
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