Letter from Daisy Gooding

Mrs. Daisy Gooding shares many anecdotes about the life of a ferryman in Athabasca from 1905 until 1923. Her father, Mr. Christopher Johnston, operated a ferry on the Athabasca River during the 1920 to 1921 season. She tells of her parents' life in the town of Athabasca with her father becoming...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Alice B. Donahue Library & Archives 1979
Subjects:
Personal History
River
Riverboat
Immigration
WWI
RCMP
Ferry
Travel
Ferrymen
Postal Service
NWMP
Prohibition
Athabasca River
Online Access:http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/2050
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spelling ftathabascaunidc:oai:digicon.athabascau.ca:AthaArch/2050 2024-09-15T17:55:11+00:00 Letter from Daisy Gooding 9/22/1979 application/pdf http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/2050 en eng Alice B. Donahue Library & Archives 85.69 http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/2050 Subject to The Copyright Act. For more information or requests to use this image, contact atharchives@athabascalibrary.ab.ca Personal History River Riverboat Immigration WWI RCMP Ferry Travel Ferrymen Postal Service NWMP Prohibition text 1979 ftathabascaunidc 2024-07-01T17:50:30Z Mrs. Daisy Gooding shares many anecdotes about the life of a ferryman in Athabasca from 1905 until 1923. Her father, Mr. Christopher Johnston, operated a ferry on the Athabasca River during the 1920 to 1921 season. She tells of her parents' life in the town of Athabasca with her father becoming the town policeman, after the Northwest Mounted Police detachment closed, and his further jobs as a homesteader and ferryman. Stories are told about her father dealing with the many interesting situations arising from policing in a small town. 3 pages Text Athabasca River Athabasca University Digitization Portal
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topic Personal History
River
Riverboat
Immigration
WWI
RCMP
Ferry
Travel
Ferrymen
Postal Service
NWMP
Prohibition
spellingShingle Personal History
River
Riverboat
Immigration
WWI
RCMP
Ferry
Travel
Ferrymen
Postal Service
NWMP
Prohibition
Letter from Daisy Gooding
topic_facet Personal History
River
Riverboat
Immigration
WWI
RCMP
Ferry
Travel
Ferrymen
Postal Service
NWMP
Prohibition
description Mrs. Daisy Gooding shares many anecdotes about the life of a ferryman in Athabasca from 1905 until 1923. Her father, Mr. Christopher Johnston, operated a ferry on the Athabasca River during the 1920 to 1921 season. She tells of her parents' life in the town of Athabasca with her father becoming the town policeman, after the Northwest Mounted Police detachment closed, and his further jobs as a homesteader and ferryman. Stories are told about her father dealing with the many interesting situations arising from policing in a small town. 3 pages
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title Letter from Daisy Gooding
title_short Letter from Daisy Gooding
title_full Letter from Daisy Gooding
title_fullStr Letter from Daisy Gooding
title_full_unstemmed Letter from Daisy Gooding
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publisher Alice B. Donahue Library & Archives
publishDate 1979
url http://digicon.athabascau.ca/cdm/ref/collection/AthaArch/id/2050
genre Athabasca River
genre_facet Athabasca River
op_relation 85.69
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op_rights Subject to The Copyright Act. For more information or requests to use this image, contact atharchives@athabascalibrary.ab.ca
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