Material Type

Recording

Date Range

1984

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

Local.

Acquisition Source

evans, clare

Scope and Content

2 90 Minute Tapes. See Attached For Summary of Clare Evans' interview. TAPE 1, SIDE 2 (Cont'd.) 426 - 436 22 family graves in cemetery. 452 - 488 Experiences of visitation to #3 Gait Mine with Mr. Livingston. Mine well established, elevator shaft. TAPE 2, SIDE 1 003 - 013 #3 mine experiences. Horses kept underground for hauling coal. 019 - 054 Started a dance club which met one a month at the Marquis Hotel, memories of those dances, teas on the mezzanine. 057 - 068 Bridge Club started late 1920's or early 1930's. 069 - 103 Beauty parlors discussed "The Florentine Shop". Description of heated rollers. 104 - 162 Tommy born in Bristol, England, moved to St. Thomas, Ont. where he met Mr. Buchanan, who hired him to work for the Lethbridge Herald. Very athletic. Played baseball, opened a bowling in Eaton's basement. Avid golfer, Courtland Street School was moved to the riverbottom to be used as the clubhouse. Life membership at the Country Club. Died in 1952. 162 - 173 Tommy won the 1927 Crowsnest Championship and in 1936 the Lethbridge Championship. 185 - 197 Henderson Lake - municipal golf club, Country Club was private. $100/share. Discrimination against the Jews and Mormons at the Country Club. 214 - 243 1925 Gyro Club was chartered. Tom was a charter member, president and district governor. Clare member of Gyrettes, strictly a social club. 244 - 284 Tom was an avid bird hunter. Discusses the area, and birds. 301 - 354 Tom worked for the Herald until retirement in 1950. Died of lead poisoning in 1952 at age 67. 355 - 368 Country Club presented Clare with a life membership to the Club in recognition of Tom's interest in the health of the club. 369 - 409 1st plane ride with Jock Palmer from Exhibition Grounds. Cost. Rides with Charlie Eliot (dives). Loves to fly. 460 - 488 Piano lessons - Harpers Conservatory. 5th Avenue & llth Street TAPE 2, SIDE 2 003 - 014 Singing lessons with Mrs. Layton. 021 - 038 1857 quilt made by grandmother. Donated to museum. "Christina Wicker 1857" embroidered on it. 040 - 049 Took china painting from Miss Isbister, knitted, tatted. 050 - 055 Took up stenography from Mr. Sloane for short time. 065 - 077 Spends days looking after sister in Extendicare. 081 - 100 Mrs. Lynette Hamilton, niece. Younger sister's daughter, raised her from age 13. Family history of niec 112 - 144 Clare's thoughts of modern Lethbridge. 145 - 150 Halmrest Manor moved in 1977. 177 - 185 Treasurer of Nursing Mission, Member of the Board. 186 - 191 People of German origin were harrassed during World War I.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

19871114001

Collection

Archive

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