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Arthur F. Priestley interview : [Reimer, 1976]
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1976 [date recorded] (Creation)
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SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Nass River Valley, 1907-1930 PERIOD COVERED: 1905-1930 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1976 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Arthur F. Priestley was born in 1887 in England. Immigrated to Canada in 1905. Experiences as a recent immigrant to Canada, 1905-1907. Rural work in Alberta. Settled in the Nass River valley, near Aiyansh, in 1907. Description of Rev. J.B. McCullagh, Anglican missionary of Aiyansh. Homesteading experiences. Travelling by freight canoe on the Nass River. TRACK 2: More on Rev. J.B. McCullagh and his missionary work with the Nisga'a Indians. Description of house fire, 1909. Start of homesteading in 1912 and 1913. Priestley opens a store on the Nass River new Aiyansh. Problems of homesteading. Food supply. Mail. Early settlers in the Nass Valley. Most homesteaders defeated by about 1918. Marries McCullagh's daughter in 1910, and sells out in 1930.;
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Provincial Archives of British Columbia. [staff members], [1974-1987]
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A digital copy is available. Please contact staff for further information.
Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-069.
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The voice of Mr. Leslie Kopas is also heard duirng the interview.
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Accession number(s): T1229
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speaker: Arthur Featherstone Priestley, interviewer: Derek Lawrence Reimer