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Helen and John Stevenson interview
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- sound recording
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1979 [date recorded] (Creation)
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Interviews recorded as research for Sound Heritage Series no. 32, "Where the Lardeau River Flows."
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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.
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Peter Chapman, [1979-1980?]
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Reference cassette copy available in container 000443-215.
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No access restrictions apply. [WAS: Closed until publication of Sound Heritage Series no. 32, ca. 1981.]
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- Copying Restriction: None.
- Use Restriction: For private and educational use only. Not for broadcast or commercial use without permission of the B.C. Archives.
- Copyright Status: Copyright B.C. Archives.
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Excerpts from this interview appeared in Chapman's "Where the Lardeau River Flows," Sound Heritage Series no. 32.
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Accession number(s): T3658
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speaker: John Stevenson, speaker: Helen Stevenson, interviewer: Peter Chapman