2056 Treffer anzeigen

Interview of Rick Durocher of Fort Coulonge, Que. who talks about his ancestors who worked in the lumber trade in the Ottawa Valley. He recalls the 'stopping place' his parents owned to service the isolated lumber camps and the 'nicest part' of his life spent in the camps beginning in 1904 and his later work with the Geological Survey. Side One: Interview of Rick Durocher. Side Two: interview continued.

Interview of Lennox Gavan renowned throughout the Ottawa Valley for his Irish music and popular owner of Gavan's Hotel in Quyan, Que. Gavan talks about the history of his Irish ancestors and his youth growing up on the family farm in Chicester, Que. Side One: Interview of Lennox Gavan. Side Two: Interview continues.

Interview of Mrs. Charles Liberty of Almonte, Ont. who recalls her childhood near Dunrobin, Ont. at the turn of the century and her sewing career for the C. Ross Company. Interview of James Flynn of Almonte who talks about his family history and stories of Dinny O'Brien. Interivew of Ivan C. Thomson of Almonte, Ont. Side One: Interview of Sister Mary Theresa Liberty - continued and James John Flynn. Side Two: Interview of Ivan C. Thomson.

See description for 1068.19. Side One: Interview of Tom Murray. Side Two: Interview continues.

Interview of Eric and his sister Norma of Arnprior, Ont. These descendants of Daniel McLachlin, founder of the McLachlin lumber dynasty in the Ottawa valley talk abut Edgewood, the luxurious family residence on the Ottawa River and their privileged childhood before World War II. Side One: Interview of Eric and Norma. Side Two: Interview continues.

Interview of James Biggs Jack, a historian, politician and businessman from Arnprior. He discusses the history of Arnprior from its founding in 1823 to the passing of the McLachlin lumber empire in 1929. Other topics include Laird Archibald MacNab and Tom Low (MP in the late 1920's). Side One: Interview of James Biggs Jack. Side Two: Interview continues.

Interview of Tom Murray of Barry's Bay, Ont. a former lumber businessman, poet, farmer and MPP for Renfrew County in 1920. He was born in 1880 and talks about the early history of Barry's Bay and the farmily farm. Also recalled are the hardships during the depression of 1893 and the long awaited extension of the railway to Barry's Bay 1894. Side One: Interview of Tom Murray. Side Two: Interview continues.

See description for 1068.19. Side One: Inerview of Tom Murray. Side Two: interview continued.

Interview of Mrs. Owen Toller, descendant of James Bryson, founder of a lumber dynasty in the Ottawa Valley in 1835. She describes the vast timber holdings of the Bryson families in Pontiac County, Que. Including the historic homes built by her grandfather in Fort Coulonge, Que. Side One: Interview of Mrs. Owen Toller. Side Two: interview continues.

Interview of Harry Frost, descendant of the legendary seven Frost brothers known as the "Terrors of the Ottawa Valley". He talks about his life spent as a trapper in the Valley and the history of the Frost family and other families who were early settlers in the Fort Coulonge, Que. area. Side One: interview of Harry Frost. Side Two: interview continues.