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Voices of British Columbia: Stories from our Frontier (2010)
Publisher's Catalogue copy:
Between 1959 and 1966, the late CBC Radio journalist Imbert Orchard
traveled across British Columbia with recording engineer Ian Stephen
interviewing nearly a thousand of the province's pioneers. The resulting
collection-2,700 hours of audiotapes describing both extraordinary
events and everyday experiences-is considered is one of the best sources of primary information about the province. To the general public, however, the tales in these tapes remain virtually unknown. Combining text, archival photographs and the original sound recordings from the CBC Archives onto three cds, Voices of British Columbia draws 24 stories from this collection to immerse us in daily life in the early 20th century.
You'll meet Sarah Glassey, a spirited homesteader who carried a rifle and bagged more birds than any man in the Kispiox Valley. You'll hear Bill LaChance, the sole survivor of the 1910 Glacier Snowslide, describe that tragic avalanche. And you'll discover how Great
Chief Kwah of Fort St. James spared the life of James Douglas, future governor of British Columbia. By turns sad, contemplative, insightful and funny, these stories reveal as much about the spirit and resilience of people as they do about the history of the province.
Robert Budd, known to many as Lucky, holds an NA in history, with a
focus on oral history. He has worked with the CBC and the Royal British
Columbia Museum preserving and restoring one of the largest oral history collections in the world. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
Imbert Orchard moved from England to B.C. after the Second World
War. The cbc hired him as a regional editor for television scripts, and later
he began documentary history programs for cbc Radio. Before he died in
1991, he donated his recordings to the B.C. Archives. Introduction by Mark Forsythe.
Between 1959 and 1966, the late CBC Radio journalist Imbert Orchard
traveled across British Columbia with recording engineer Ian Stephen
interviewing nearly a thousand of the province's pioneers. The resulting
collection-2,700 hours of audiotapes describing both extraordinary
events and everyday experiences-is considered is one of the best sources of primary information about the province. To the general public, however, the tales in these tapes remain virtually unknown. Combining text, archival photographs and the original sound recordings from the CBC Archives onto three cds, Voices of British Columbia draws 24 stories from this collection to immerse us in daily life in the early 20th century.
You'll meet Sarah Glassey, a spirited homesteader who carried a rifle and bagged more birds than any man in the Kispiox Valley. You'll hear Bill LaChance, the sole survivor of the 1910 Glacier Snowslide, describe that tragic avalanche. And you'll discover how Great
Chief Kwah of Fort St. James spared the life of James Douglas, future governor of British Columbia. By turns sad, contemplative, insightful and funny, these stories reveal as much about the spirit and resilience of people as they do about the history of the province.
Robert Budd, known to many as Lucky, holds an NA in history, with a
focus on oral history. He has worked with the CBC and the Royal British
Columbia Museum preserving and restoring one of the largest oral history collections in the world. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
Imbert Orchard moved from England to B.C. after the Second World
War. The cbc hired him as a regional editor for television scripts, and later
he began documentary history programs for cbc Radio. Before he died in
1991, he donated his recordings to the B.C. Archives. Introduction by Mark Forsythe.
Submitted on August 9, 2010 in By David.
