Public lecture - Beth Domeier - Collections

Scope and Content: Recording of the Sir Alexander Galt museum Sunday series speakers. Beth Domeier speaks about the history of Coaldale and the writing of Coaldale: gem of the west. - Biographical information about herself. She was born in Coaldale in 1918 and lived there for the first 18 years. - Talks about Margue…

Scope and Content: Recording of the Sir Alexander Galt museum Sunday series speakers. Beth Domeier speaks about the history of Coaldale and the writing of Coaldale: gem of the west. - Biographical information about herself. She was born in Coaldale in 1918 and lived there for the first 18 years. - Talks about Marguerite Knapp being a driving force in the publication of Coaldale: Gem of the West. - Talks about the beginning of Lethbridge, the naming of Coaldale, and the Gait family. - Early history of Coaldale as taken from the book Coaldale: Gem of the West. Information about the Harry Suggitt family (he is referred to as the father of Coaldale) who came to Coaldale in 1904. Names other early residents. - Marguerite Knapp talks about how Coaldale: Gem of the West developed. - Beth Domeier talks about early Mennonite and Japanese settlers. - Marguerite Knapp reads parts of Claude Shrumm and William Wall's diaries. - Beth Domeier talks about early schools and recalls incidents that she experienced as a student - Wizards, teachers, school sports and school fairs. - Information about early churches. Side 2 - Continue with information about early churches. - Talks about early businesses. - Marguerite Knapp talks about early medical care, doctors, and hospitals. She also talks about early entertainment. - Names many early Coaldale residents.