- T0664:0001
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- 1964-06-29
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1964-06-29 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Fred Irwin was born in Lower Nicola; his mother's family was named Woodward, and they were from Ontario; Mr. Irwin's mother came out in 1874. His father taught at the first school in Lower Nicola; he describes his father's life and most of the early settlers; a description of the town and houses when he was a child; cattle farming; French Canadians in the area; farmers; Merritt; churches; Nicola Lake; and where the settlers came from. TRACK 2: Mr. Irwin offers several anecdotes about things that happened to him in his youth; the gold rush in the Klondike and its effect on the community; a few members of the community; and events in Kamloops.