Material Type

Recording

Date Range

1985

Physical Condition

Excellent

History Biographical

Local.

Acquisition Source

crighton, rene

Scope and Content

1 60 Minute Cassette Tape. See Attached For Summary of Rene Crighton's interview. Family history. Grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Haliday emigrated in 1885. Mrs. Haliday worked for Dr. Mewburn as a maternity nurse. Grandmother delivered all her grand-chi1dren. Mother, Margaret Halliday, attended Central School. Early Presbyterian churches. Charles McKillop. Higinbotham taught Sunday School for 30 years. Fond memories of Mrs. McKillop, George McKillop and Miss Dainty, the school nurse. Father, Charles Herbert VanHorne came from Ontario. Operated a dray business (Lethbridge Cartage Co.) Operated an ice business. Ice cut from Henderson Lake & the river. Stored in ice house on 4th Street. Price of ice. Parents married. Rene born 1905. Residence 714 - 5th Ave. S. Siblings. Educated at FJrert Central School -&&*m&sags&^&:) . Teachers discussed. Miss Sharmon, Principal. Childhood games. Corporal punishment. Employed at Eatons Groceteria then at the Metropolitan Store. Met and married Jim in 1930. Family history (Jim). Entertainment: dances, silent movies. Brown family played during the movies. Church Christmas parties, plays, concerts, circus, fairs. Chautauqua, originated in Chautauqua, New York would entertainment 1-2 weeks per year (Theatrical Circus1 came to town, under the Big Tent. The fair discussed, midway, displays, booths) Best Garden award for 1951/52 & 53. Discusses floral gardens. History of the Alberta Meat Market, owned and operated by Crighton family. Stories of a man being tarred and feathered before being put on a train for Ontario. The stoning of a Chinese shop because of a rumour being circulated. Chinese laundries, shops and vegetable gardners discussed. Bill Brown (a blackman) employed by the VanHornes, in the ice house and farm. Discussion of the ladies from the "Red Light District." Presbyterian affiliation and the different churches attended. Family history, children and grandchildren. Moon River Estates - description. Hobby - clipping Lethbridge Herald for scrap books. School chums. Picnics and trips to Waterton and Cutbank.

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

19871115000

Collection

Archive

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