George McLean.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- CBC broadcast "A parting glance" by Lyle Brown - interviews with oldtimers at old folks home. -- Reference copy available. Summary available.
- Date Range
- 1967
- Reference Code
- S37 / 107
- 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 / 107
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording
- Scope & Content
- CBC broadcast "A parting glance" by Lyle Brown - interviews with oldtimers at old folks home. -- Reference copy available. Summary available.
- Content Details
- Source: CBC radio broadcast Date: March 3, 1967 Interviewed by:Lyle Brown Speed: 7 ½ Remarks: CBC program “A parting glance by Lyle Brown.” See also S37 / 105 and S37 / 106 for some similar stories. “George Mclean, Mar. 3, 1967”; “A parting glance by Lyle Brown” Side A: Interviews with various people at an old folks home in North Battleford, Sask. – Mrs. DeGeer (sp?), 90 years old, remembers 1885 when they brought in survivors from Frog Lake Massacre. George Shepherd (sp?) homestead in 1908 . . .; describes building house out of sod. Peter Sparrick (sp?) homestead near Vegreville. Mike and Joe Hashi (sp?) came to southern Alberta 25 years ago (1942) – during expulsion of all Japanese from B.C. coast. Indians – hovels where Indians lived; Harry Bigthroat, Jim White bull, Gerald Tailfeather, Jean Cuthand, Chief Walking Buffalo, Jimmy Simpson tells story of how he had taken a lady (Mary de la Beach-Nicol) on a butterfly collecting trip in the Washington area and met Billy Grul (sp?) who was later caught along with Bill Miner for robbing a train. Andy Russell tales story of grizzly bears and construction of Rogers Pass – grizzlies tore out seats of caterpillar tractors and ate dynamite. Mountain guides – Bruno Engler and others. Cowboys and hardship on prairies. Barren lands of the north – interview with bush pilots Tom Lamb and 6 flying sons. Side B: Continuation of side A – Beauty of the North; excerpts from space travel recording and Ernest C. Manning’s program “Back to the bible; Father Murray – founder of Norte Dame College.
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