Audio Interview with Mrs. Violet Rein

Mrs. Violet Rein discusses her life in Athabasca from the 1920s on. She recounts the time that her husband shot a bear trying to get into their house at night to get the Irish cranberries she had picked during the day. She recounts the yearly Lac St. Ann Pilgrimage by the First Nations people travel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnny Guay
Language:unknown
Published: 1981
Subjects:
Personal History
Education
United Church
Settlers
Bears
Homesteading
Lac St. Anne Pilgrimage
First Nations
Online Access:http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/1607
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Summary:Mrs. Violet Rein discusses her life in Athabasca from the 1920s on. She recounts the time that her husband shot a bear trying to get into their house at night to get the Irish cranberries she had picked during the day. She recounts the yearly Lac St. Ann Pilgrimage by the First Nations people traveling through the area. Various residents of Athabasca are discussed and anecdotes are shared with the interviewer. BASE LH cassette

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