Ethel Fulsher [Fulcher], Aug. 19/56.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Ethel Fulcher. -- Reference copy available. Summary available.
- Date Range
- 1956
- Reference Code
- S37 / 9
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Series
- I.D. Peter and Catharine Whyte sound recordings
- Reference Code
- S37 / 9
- Date Range
- 1956
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Scope & Content
- Ethel Fulcher. -- Reference copy available. Summary available.
- Content Details
- Source: Ethel Fulcher Date: August 19, 1956 Interviewed by: Peter and Catharine Whyte Speed: 7 ½ Remarks: Ethel Fulcher talks to Peter and Catharine about her early days in Banff and her “famous” ride to Ike Brooks’ ranch. Side A: David Galletly came to Canada in 1864 and to Banff in 1888 to supervise the construction at the Banff Springs Hotel; he wrote reports and sent them back to Montreal. Van Horne favored having shops around here rather than going to Calgary – shops in Canmore were enlarged in order to accommodate repairs for CPR trains. Waverly hotel at Canmore was where all the train men ate and lived. Galletly had wanted the Cave and Basin – thought it was a nice place to retire. He came back to the Cave and Basin. Fire wiped out the shops at Canmore. Galletly used to give lectures on the Cave and formation of geysers, etc. Went to Cave and Basin the year Liberals and Wilfred Laurier came to power. Built and open church in Canmore, Ralph Connor (Rev. Charles Gordon), opened service, and sang in choir. Also opened the catholic church in Canmore. Galletlys lived in a boxcar given to them by the CPR when they were in Canmore, very cozy. Ate a lot of fish, meat came when somebody went out and shot a deer, everybody shared. At the safety stations on the track – men lived at them. “we used to take their mail and food to them.” Grass was 2 to 3 feet high, horses would always come back fat. CPR would have a representative from the stores in Calgary come to Canmore and drop off supplies. Her mother would take special orders and got to Calgary. Stephen Avenue was the main street, med all over the street, pitching pots and troughs for horses. Galletly approached Dr. Brett about the possibility of getting a curling rink. Galletly sent away to Scotland for rocks. Dr. Brett, Galletly and Harry Brett set up the first curling rink in Banff on the Tennis court behind the sanitarium. It was there for two years. Mrs. Galletly offered to clear ice on river because a rink at Sanitarium wasn’t big enough, has only two sheets of ice. Ethel Fulcher had the first women’s team. The toboggan slide came right down to Banff Avenue; “Old Dad” Barnett looked after it. Banff Winter Carnival started in 1917. Peter Whyte says he used to jump outside Ethel’s house along with Cyril Paris, Ron [?] – made skis out of boards. Ethel talks about snowshoeing up Bow River with George Paris and roasting potatoes. Banff Winter Carnival – not like it used to be. Side B: Continuation of interview with Ethel Fulcher . Ethel Fulcher’s account of her “famous” ride to ‘Ike Brooks” ranch, near Ya Ha Tinda Ranch, where she and Dr. Atkin performed an emergency appendectomy on Ike Brooks’ daughter (1912).
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