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- 1965-10-04
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-10-04 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Beatrice "Bea" Freeman discusses her father Arthur Reed Spalding; her father purchased property from John Tod; her mother [McKay] was from Saturna Island; her home life; visiting by row;boat; childhood activities; visitors; her father was well-educated and cultured; her mother was a very competent person; met many young wealthy Englishmen; story of Lord Loughborough; more on Pender Island settlers and landowners. TRACK 2: Mrs. Freeman discusses sheep rustling; "Old Burke" the smuggler; interaction with the American islands; visitors and strangers; more social contact with Saturna Islanders than those on North Pender; life too easy for young men; rum-running; building of the Pender Island canal in 1903; mail delivery; boat travel; comments about Sidney, BC.