Argenta (B.C.)

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Argenta Friends School : interviews

CALL NUMBER: T0981:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Orchard interviews people at the experimental Argenta Friends School on the following topics; the origin of the school in 1959, its Canadian circumstances, the community around Argenta and t;he town's silver rush origins, building the school, about Bob Boyd bringing his enthusiasm for music, comparing students of rural and city background, California origins of many in the community, more; on how the school developed, a woman who moved from California to Argenta to go to the school, the responsibilities of students, the school and the philosophy of developing the spirit, and a course developed specifically at the school. TRACK 2: This track features more discussion on subjects of study at the school including home-made science equipment, the reality of running away from society, ;yet facing up to one another at the school, and the ups and downs that go along with that, living together and the communal aspect of school life, various weekly meetings, and the ministering council.

CALL NUMBER: T0981:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-20 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: More on the ministering council and what it consists of, private problems such as being close with one another, compulsory classes and the need for a work structure, households and dormitories, the Meeting School in the United States which is like Argenta, but not interwoven with the community, boys and girls in the same households, freedoms and limitations, and the influence of the Beatles. TRACK 2: Discussion on informal sports, the seasonal arts, talking about the positive and not the failures, rules versus agreements, final remarks from students, and a talk with Principal Stevenson about the school.;

Argenta Friends School documentary : a new concept in secondary school education

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: This program is a documentary about the Argenta Friends School in Argenta, BC, based on interviews by Imbert Orchard. Opening music fades into discussion of the principles of the school; its; location; impressions of the school and the community. The background of the students; a description of the school; community/school interaction; curriculum and faculties; moral and spiritual education; the governing body and ground rules; student participation; student views; more on rules; beliefs and student views; extra-curricular activities; staff viewpoints; student/staff meetings; novel courses on topics such as world problems and human ecology principles; 20 Minute Meeting; development of the spirit; and suggestions for improvement. TRACK 2: This track consists of sounds taken from ;the classroom; mostly music in the form of sing-alongs.

Chris Hansen interview

RECORDED: Salmo (B.C.), 1980-07-25 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Father (who had exact same name) came into country in 1895 and 1896. Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark. Mined in Greenland and came to the U.S. in 1885-86; Philadelphia, then Minnesota, then mined in Idaho. Came to Lardeau region via Rossland and the Slocan. Mining interest near Argenta. Memories of Poplar Creek, Gerrard, and Lardeau people. Argenta Mine and abandoned equipment there. TRACK 2: Getting to the mine. Clint Creek. Prospector Jean Brochet and his pet martens. At the Argenta Mine, some of the ore was mined and sacked but never shipped. Hansen's experiences prospecting and developing mines. Childhood in Poplar Creek and Argenta. Local railroads. More about the history of the mine.

George and Mary Pollard interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): George and Mary Pollard RECORDED: Argenta (B.C.), 1979-01-24 SUMMARY: George and Mary Pollard were members of a group of Quakers who moved to the West Kootenay settlement of Argenta from California in about 1952. They describe their experiences relocating, their reasons for moving, and their new life in Argenta. Homesteading. Delta Farmers Co-operative. Sternwheelers. Local economy.

George Hanna interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): George Hanna : Lardeau Valley, 1898-1930 PERIOD COVERED: 1898-1930 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: George Hanna discusses the gold rush to Poplar Creek in 1903. Worked on Great Northern Railway. Father sold property in Argenta to Henry Denoreaz. Louise Denoreaz returned to homestead regularly after father's death. Denoreaz and Beguin families came to Canada together from Switzerland. Description of Argenta in about the time of World War One. Father, Leander Hanna, ran logging camp at Argenta. Rivalry between Hanna and Abey families in Kaslo. As a child spent summers in Argenta. Describes ranch on Argenta flats. Excursion on the "Moyie". Farm on the flats. Father employed Chinese cooks in logging camp. Shooting of Henry Denoreaz. Logging. Poplar Creek gold rush. Grandparents came from Ireland. Worked for Hollinger mines.

Helen and John Stevenson interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Helen and John Stevenson : Lardeau Valley, 1952-1964 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1964 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: Helen and John Stevenson discuss moving to Argenta from California in 1952. Reasons why they moved. Helen was a teacher and they set up the school at Argenta. Discusses others that moved to the area at the same time. Community members. The Delta Farmers Co-op. Living in California. Number of families grew in the mid-1950s. Organization of Delta Co-op. Contracted to build rural centre. Planned to centre settlement on the flats. Bridge built across the Duncan River at Cooper Creek. Before bridge was built, people would signal for a ride from Lardeau using headlights or a fire. Boarding school develops out of visiting young people.

Helen and John Stevenson interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): John Stevenson : Lardeau Valley, 1952-1960 PERIOD COVERED: 1952-1960 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: John Stevenson gives reasons for leaving the United States. Pollards join friends from Tracey. Once decision made to leave, search for a place to settle narrows to the Kootenays. Other co-operative groups in California also looking toward Canada. Stayed temporarily at Walker's Landing on Kootenay Lake and located property at Argenta after examining a number of possibilities. Rented Shutty property and the hotel. 1952 is spent getting established. Describes Argenta as they found it. Remains of early Argenta. TRACK 2: Delta Co-op formed to pool resources and to aid in getting employment. Pollards tried raising chickens. First major project was construction of Argenta Elementary School. Income pooling. Logged on flats for "hardwood" poles. More people move to Argenta. Building of Duncan Dam has little effect on Argenta. Original families fail to locate together on flats property, and families begin to go their own way economically. Incidents while travelling between Tracey and Walker's Landing.

Kootenay west : Trail, Nelson, Kootenay Lake, Creston

The sub-series consists of oral history interviews recorded in the Kootenay Lake region and mainly dealing with the history of that region from the 1830s to the 1960s, as well as the history of some communities in the Arrow Lakes and East Kootenay regions.

[Kootenay, ca. 1939]

Amateur film. Footage of the Kootenay Lake and Lardeau area, including views of and from a steam train en route to the region; arrival at Argenta steamboat wharf (?); a passenger train pulled by Motor Car M600 (a Ford Model B Truck on flanged railway wheels, which ran on the CPR line between Gerrard and Lardeau); the sternwheeler "Moyie"; children at a local school; a log cabin at lakeside; men hauling in a fishing net.

Louise McFadden interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Louise McFadden : Lardeau Valley, 1910-1952 PERIOD COVERED: 1910-1952 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Louise McFadden discusses Slim Hatfield. Parents came to Argenta from Switzerland. Cleared land on flats and established the Evergreen Cattle Ranch. Construction of Corra Linn Dam changed the ecology of delta at head of Kootenay Lake. Describes parents' early years in Argenta. Father raised cattle and boarded pack horses during the off-season. Father's death, mother moved away. Farm leased to a number of different people. Paul Stevens. Trips on sternwheelers as a young child. Barrow, retired engineer, lives in Johnsons Landing. TRACK 2: Quakers moved into Argenta. Working on roads to pay property taxes. Building of Hamill Creek canyon road.

Robert Tarr interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Robert Tarr : Lardeau Valley, 1936-1950 PERIOD COVERED: 1936-1950 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Robert Tarr was born in Missouri. Worked in Nelson for Williams Transfer. Moved to Argenta in 1936. Ran sawmill near Argenta wharf. Cut railway ties. Worked on roads for taxes. Father ranched in Missouri. Then moved to Alberta. Worked in mill at Howser. Steamer used to connect Creston and Nelson. Logged with a pair of horses. TRACK 2: Wild game was always available on the flats. Had quarter section in Alberta before he came to Nelson. Politicians visited Argenta. Did two days road work with his horses each year. Butchering cattle with Steve Sawczuk.

Ruth Beguin interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-20 SUMMARY: Ruth, Mrs. Charles Beguin, came from Switzerland, was married in Montreal and settled in Argenta. Her husband had formerly came from Switzerland to Argenta in 1909, purchased land and started a homestead. In this interview, Ruth Beguin speaks about her Ukrainian and English neighbours, the establishment of the first school in the area, Leander Hanna, Red McLeod, and the Lardeau Valley.

Ruth Boyd interview

RECORDED: Argenta (B.C.), 1979 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: In an interview with Peter Chapman, Ruth Boyd discusses her family came to British Columbia in with some other Quaker families to look for a place to settle. They were concerned about militarism in the United States. The Boyds had famed in Tracey, California, in the 1930s and 1940s. They arrived in the Lardeau Valley in August 1952. Details of travelling with their household goods in trailers. Roads and bridges in the area. Other families that settled there, including Congregationalists and Unitarians. TRACK 2: Building a house. The Delta Co-Op: farming and logging. Hardships: cramped living quarters and dirt. Isolation. Schooling. The fire that destroyed the Pollard home.

Steve Sawczuk interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Steve Sawczuk RECORDED: [location unknown], 1979-01 SUMMARY: Steve Sawczuk was born in Argenta in 1917. He is the son of Ukrainian immigrants. He has remained in the area all of his life, trapping, logging and working at a wide variety of jobs in order to make a living. He discusses early Argenta, the first school and teacher, and homesteading. He describes growing up, making a living, local community history, and particular characters in the community. Anecdotes about early Lardeau Valley people.

Winnie Carson and Helen Peachey interview

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Winnie Carson and Helen Peachey : Lardeau Valley, 1898-1952 PERIOD COVERED: 1898-1952 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1980-02-13 SUMMARY: TRACK 2: Winnie Carson reads a letter recounting the turn of the century in Argenta. Winnie and Helen Peachey discuss the Lardeau region in detail. Mr. Coleman worked on survey crews with H.D. Dawson. Early Argenta settlers. Describes Coleman homestead. Steamboats. Recounts Coleman family's immigration to Argenta. Opening of school in 1919. Road work performed for taxes. Jack Folkard was first school teacher. Teacher always boarded with the Colemans. Dances held regularly amongst valley communities. Bought provisions once of twice a year. Carsons moved to Meadow Creek in the 1920s. Hannas helped Winnie through school in Nelson. TRACK 2: Children in Argenta spoke several languages. First car in Argenta. Carsons ran the sawmill in Meadow Creek. Removal of railway improved transportation. Mrs. Coleman was Postmistress. Community would meet steamer once a week at the wharf. Cut off thumb in accident and had difficulty getting to the doctor. Ralph and Archie Greenlaw pulled a sleigh with a bulldozer to Gerrard to transport a sick man. Coleman children would visit Beguins. Ore rawhided out of Argenta mine. Logging in Argenta.