Material Type

Recording

Date Range

1982

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

Local.

Acquisition Source

Swedish George A

Scope and Content

3 Cassette Tapes.

.1 - 90 Minute Sony LNX 60.

.2 - 60 Minute Mallory EFR.

.3 - 30 Minute Realistic. Oral History interview With George Swedish. See Attached For Summary of interview. TAPE 1. SIDE 1 006 - 054 Family history - grandfather. Family immigrated to New York' (1890 - 1892). 055 - 058 Came to Lethbridge 1896. 061 - 080 Met & married Anna Roman (mother). 080 - 097 Opened a general store in Staffordville 920 - 7th Street. 919 - 6th Street North, fa 097 - 113 Staffordville history. 113 - 135 Sam Swedish General Store, 1901; rebuilt 1910 after fire. Closed 1929. 121 - 130 Father died 1926, mother and 6 boys operated store. 145 - 156 Boarding house operation, childhood memories. 157 - 224 General store contents, credit accounts, collection of orders and deliveries. 226 - 258 Family history. 284 - 382 Ethnic groups and living areas, language barriers, miners. 383 - 538 Childhood, school days, stable & horses, Chinese truck garden and other general store 539 - 636 School education (Galbraith, St. Basils, Bowman High - old Lethbridge High School). 637 - 731 Dominion Square, 13th Street & 9th Ave. N. east of 13th Street. TAPE 1. SIDE 2 002 - 019 Dominion Square. 010 - 019 Arbour Days, people went to river bottom to gather trees to plant in Staffordville ar 021 - 210 Y.M.C.A. history. George was an instructor in 1940. 093 - 108 Jim Sampson came +o organize YMCA with the national organization. 212 - 564 Camp Inuspi - (1st camp 1934) Closed 1974 when lease expired, 254 - 265 Found a hidden valley at Waterton, named in "Sampson Valley". 566 - 731 Park accountant at Waterton, describes duties. TAPE 2, SIDE 1 003 - 490 1939 - 1944 Moved to Waterton, park accountant. Duties and life at Waterton Park. 378 - 438 1935 Big fire at Waterton. TAPE 2, SIDE 2 003 - 025 Bears 028 - 203 Clerk, recordkeeper Animal Research Farm, Experimental Farm. Prairie Farm Rehabilita 204 - 235 Discussed the possibility of St. Mary's Irrigation Project (1930's), in effect (19501 of southern Alberta. 239 - 375 Area north of Brooks. Crested wheat grass taken to area. Suffield - military range. Irrigation District (E.I.D.) Newell Irrigation System (Brooks) discussed. 377 - 440 Agricultural Improvement Association (A.I.A.) local body organized for P.F.R.A. to wo wi th. 445 - 490 Community pastures, Brooks area. TAPE 3, SIDE 1 003 - 043 Community pastures 043 - 071 Substations at Manyberries, Vulcan, Pincher Creek, Brooks area, Hannah established fo 075 - 280 1944 employed with Canadian Sugar Co., Raymond. 208 - 228 Knight Sugar Co., Utah/Idaho Sugar, B.C. Sugar. TAPE 3. SIDE 2 003 - 069 Sugar beet industry.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

19871097001

Collection

Archive

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