Beaverdell (B.C.)

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Edna Bonnett interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-09-20 SUMMARY: Mrs. Edna Bonnet, originally from Suffolk, England, came to Canada with her father because she wanted to raise horses. They sailed from Liverpool just after the "Titanic" had sunk in 1912. She speaks of the Bell Mine in Beaverdell, the dances and the country around Midway and Beaverdell. The railroad and the failure of fruit farms are discussed as well.

William Phillips interview

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-27 SUMMARY: Mr. William "Bill" Phillips was born in Ontario in 1901, and his father moved the family to Grand Forks in 1912. Phillips describes Cascade and Grand Forks, mentioning several families and how they contributed to the community; for example, a man named Stalker, who owned much of the land, and "Volcanic" Brown, an herbalist doctor. Phillips also describes the surrounding towns of Christina Lake, Beaverdell, and others.