Audio Interview with Mrs. Jessie (Bissell) Rollings

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 i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dr. Josephine Brown
Language:unknown
Published: 1995
Subjects:
Personal History
Farming
Logging
Lumbering
Freighting
River
Scows
Settlers
Buildings
United Church;Boats
Athabasca River
Online Access:http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/1600
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Summary: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. BASE Ferro Extra 60 cassette

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