Cross-posted: 18-034: Phyllis Higens (Interviews with Old Timers) Hello! I am Phyllis Higens and this is my story. I left Somerset, England, March 1st, 1921 and with my Mother and brother Reg sailed for Canada arriving in St. Johns, New Brunswick, 9 days later and mother and I confined in outbound 3 days with sea… Read More

On January 15, 1952 the Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce celebrated the twenty-first anniversary of the arrival the first passenger train in the community. One hundred and fifty people sat down to dinner at the Windsor Hotel and heard a number of reminiscences by those who were here at that time. Probably the most interesting… Read More

Interviewed by Lee Phillips on March 21,1973Cross-posted: 18-049: Eric Logan (Interviews with Old Timers) After spending several hours with Eric Logan at his home on the north shore of Moberly Lake, I’ll endeavor to put in writing some of the history of peoples in early years from Moberly Lake, East Pine, Pine Valley and the… Read More

In August 1914, I was staying at Prince George and there met a man called E. Vallee. This man was incidental in bringing me to the Peace River Country. My brother, Alphonse, was working with me at Prince George at this time and we discussed the trip to the Peace River Country. After due consideration,… Read More

[written in 1976]  After we had been well entertained by all the uncles and aunts of the family, time had come for us to leave St. Anicet (Quebec) and to head for the “Far-West” and the Peace River Country. We were all ready and up bright and early in March of 1917. We were to… Read More

The position of country postmaster was greatly coveted in the early years. Not only did it give the appointee a certain prestige but it also paid cash money in the days when cash was almost impossible to obtain. Often the postmaster was the object of much jealousy because of the salary he received — or… Read More

 By Dorthea Calverley The story of the accidental death of Hans Neilson, an old-time trapper in the Rocky Mountain (Gwillim) Lake area, it told in another story in [this local history collection.] Mr. Ray Newby has given us the early story of the brothers, Hans and Nels Neilson in the Peace River Area. It’s about two… Read More

 By Dorthea CalverleyThomas Norman and his wife Elizabeth qualify as “genuine” old-timers because Tom arrived before the railroad, nearly fifty years ago. In 1927 he came to look over the land, then returned in 1928 to stay. Wembley, Alberta was end-of-steel at the time — the rest of the way was by taxi to Pouce… Read More

By J.A. (Jack) PaulSince to be an “Old Timer”, one must have been here by 1918, and since I did not arrive till April 5, 1920 I’ll just call myself a “Long Timer”. My father, a veteran of World War I, came up from Vancouver in 1919 with some army friends, amongst them being “Mac”… Read More

Something that intrigued me in the “make do” area was the manufacturing of rope from binder twine. It was twisted by a simple metal gadget held in one person’s hand while the twine was kept taut by a second person or tightly fastened to a solid object. There are so many uses for rope on… Read More