- T0477:0001
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- 1965-05-19
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
RECORDED: [location unknown], 1965-05-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Elizabeth Giegerich relates memories of early Ainsworth and Kaslo. Her father, Henry Giegerich, moved his family to Ainsworth Hot Springs from Montana in 1891. Elizabeth's younger sister was the first white child born in Ainsworth. Her father was a storekeeper in Ainsworth and later at Kaslo. She discusses many events including town fires, the celebrations, Queen Victoria's Jubilee, sports, social life, George Kane and John Kean, prospecting, early settlers, and the effects of World War I. [TRACK 2: blank.]