Audio Interview with Mrs. Jettie Willey, Mrs. Roseanna Shank, Rev. B.A. Rathbone and Hugo Carlson

Audio - Mrs. Jettie Willey, Mrs. Roseanna Shank, Rev. B.A. Rathbone and Hugo Carlson discuss many firsts to happen in the Athabasca area including: Mr. Dean , the first school teacher in Athabasca, MacLeod's Creamery had the first electricity in the early 1940's, the first wheat was grown...

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Other Authors: (Author), Not Identified; Brian Loxam; Robert Lines (Interviewer), (Publisher)
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A8393/datastream/OBJ/download
http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/1616
https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/au%3A8393
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Summary:Audio - Mrs. Jettie Willey, Mrs. Roseanna Shank, Rev. B.A. Rathbone and Hugo Carlson discuss many firsts to happen in the Athabasca area including: Mr. Dean , the first school teacher in Athabasca, MacLeod's Creamery had the first electricity in the early 1940's, the first wheat was grown west of town by C.B. Major, etc. Many details including prices/costs and wages of teachers and farming in the early twentieth century in Athabasca are provided. Prices of fur trading (live black foxes shipped to Newfoundland cost a thousand dollars), the life of fur traders and other businesses are discussed in great detail. The Reverend Rathbone talks about the Anglican Church's various buildings and personnel (50 minutes) The ""Play"" as listed on cassette appears to be a rehearsal and not worth keeping. Play has not been identified, actors not identified, appears more of a nonsense session rather than a serious rehearsal. Interviews of Seniors is quite informative, however, no one is identified either interviewers or those being interviewed.