Public lecture - Tracy Anderson, Gertie Heinen, Ruby Danforth
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- Material Type
- Recording
- Date Range
- 1988
- Accession No.
- 19971071009
- Physical Description
- 1 cassette tape. Approximately 70 minutes
- Scope and Content
- Recording of the Sir Alexander Galt Museum Sunday series speakers Side A: Tracy Anderson's talk battle against the wind. 29 May. 30 minutes. Side B: Gertie Heinen talking about Dutch immigration. 5 June. 10 minutes. Continue side B: Ruby Danforth talking about the history of Taber. 12 June.30 …
- Material Type
- Recording
- Date Range
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 1 cassette tape. Approximately 70 minutes
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- See attached for summary of talks.
- Acquisition Source
- Sir Alexander Galt Museum
- Scope and Content
- Recording of the Sir Alexander Galt Museum Sunday series speakers Side A: Tracy Anderson's talk battle against the wind. 29 May. 30 minutes. Side B: Gertie Heinen talking about Dutch immigration. 5 June. 10 minutes. Continue side B: Ruby Danforth talking about the history of Taber. 12 June.30 minutes. Side A "Battle Against the Wind" by Tracy Anderson. 29 May 1988. 30 minutes. The talk is about the changes in agriculture from 1914 to present: changes that have helped prevent soil degeneration. He reads current newspaper articles about soil erosion that emphasize the magnitude of the problem. Talks about early homesteaders and then- agricultural practices being unsuitable for the area. Shows slides of early equipment and describes early plowing techniques, which caused soil erosion in S. Alberta. Talks about cultivating. Talks about the Kool Brothers practicing strip farming on their farm in Southern Alberta. The practice spread to Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Talks about A.E. Palmer. Palmer's parents homesteaded in the Turin area around 1910 and were wiped out by soil erosion. He attended Logan University and following graduation obtained a position with CP Rail in the Bassano area. He later worked for the Raymond Agricultural College, which is where he came up the "trash cover" farming technique. When he started working for the Lethbridge Research Station, he convinced superintendent Fairfield to further research the concept. The next major changer in agriculture occurred with farm mechanism during the 1920's. October 1931 southern Alberta saw a black blizzard blanketed the entire area in clouds of dust. Talks about other black blizzards that happened in Saskatchewan and the U.S. Talks about research in the field of soil drifting, including preventive techniques, and the inventions of Otto Wobick and John Turner. Side B. Gertie Heinen talking about Dutch immigration to southern Alberta. 5 June 1988. 10 minutes. Post WWII immigration was a mere trickle - she explains why. After WWII Dutch immigration was so high, that the Dutch numbered in the top 10 ethnic groups living in Alberta. She explains why Dutch immigration escalated at that time. In 1947 Canada amended its immigration laws and Dutch farming families realized there was opportunities in southern Alberta. In Mar 1948 40 Dutch families arrived in Lethbridge, and hi May 1948 another large group arrived. Dutch immigration continued until 1950s and tapered off in the early 1960s. Talks about the living conditions of the early immigrants. Continue Side B. Guest speaker Ruby Danforth talks about the history of Taber and district. 12 June 1988. Approx 30 minutes. Talks about Natives being the first residents, and the coming of the whiskey traders and NWMP. Talks about the early ranchers and ranching in the Taber district. Talks surveying the area and building of the railway. Talks about the first settlers and homesteaders. Talks about the naming of Taber. Continue with early settlers. Talks about the early coal mines in the area. At one time there were 22 mines in the area.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19971071009
- Collection
- Archive
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