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trltQ.wife re.ther than. doctnr - no htrrll !"jeir[onl in Rjr:h111onrl so went to Kin.g

.Ectward in VanCnllVer - 01(1 f�rli1 on Gilrnrirp nrr)nprty nn Nn. LI- Ro;:ul. bllj]t

.:by:· .. ' Mothe r' s f:lmi 1 y frnm Imnhc>l' floC1 teel down ri VAr from F'rt=1.,se.r Mi] Is '-

-';'lumber W·3.S tr:'J ded for h,'1Y - !W:ltn COrrlr1ercp. "[.:"S df)nn nn 1'ivp:r - s,v.'lm in

-:ditches, SJOllghs, bllt rtver W,'l.S very cold. - hoye: 11l(-�nt sl,ri uurdnr; bU.t e;ir1s

didn't O.S a rule - hunt5.n� off StlU'fY,e0n Bnnk vlh5ch VTns c8.11ed 'rerr'1 Nov,!"). '.:'.-: . .

flats' - owned 12.nd borderinr� th:i.� 'P'lrt - soJd :it ,,,hi eh hecf\mf-J J.8.ter flrst

<$lfbdJvision - 200 !'lcres srmtb of 8]un(1p.l1 r�rl. - (st(l1��r "lhOllt Ronpt1ng 2

'ofthe Brid[';e chilrlrei!) - (eY:'1.mines nictlu'e on. W1.J1) - nn peRt to this

area - only c]ay whi.ch Wf'lS 8.1sn f�oorl ::jS a rTrnvJin.p· rnecUnrn -. first cror

iW<;iS hay which W<':lS sold to Vi.ctnJ'in, Nehl Westrninc:teY', V'1nC01.1v(')r, etc.

,picked up �ie;ht nt the r1vpr's edp:e - disCl)SSeS pVMirW t\�chni.ques -

'����ed18rge thrpshing outfit for OlfIn use .'=md dtr1 other> Deryr>le's fields .'{s .. .

\./e11 � worked RS cl teena��e:r' nn thN�she1' - Lull..1 IsL:md whe,'l.t n0t a good

�ijlinE whe�t - 08tS WAS bi� �1'nin crnp , . � .

lnc�l n�ts consirlered better

{·tha'l1 Prairie O,'l.ts - didn't h:J.ve rMn O,'lt.s mUlerl but sold cltJ'Actly to feed

compan.Je.s - (disclJsses dyke 1'0rJrl 'lJNlf' ed:--.e r")f prore-r'ty) - whi.le on < , • c. .1. ,�! " ' •

·���s tharn Is. SAW m!lny f 011 r rnq et frienrlly with SAilors from �

.,:�cho0ners - 10.cqls gRve d1t1CeS fnr them - (St0ry nbont G-i.lmo.re's hiJrhollJ'-

<:l.ng sailor who jum'!'erl shin) -first schonl itJ("i.S gnr,�l:i�lh SCb00J - teacher last yenI' of ffinrlish School was

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<ri.o mosqui toes at this enri of j sl.!HH'l - rn'1.ny nl'ls("11l:i f;rws �l.t west en.d of " -' , . .' ,

.Lulu Island - snrayed 13.ter - flC1 ts ()lll�sj<'lp, dyke Sll"!'YfHwted mosql�i toes

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':"beE3$ broup:ht on to },roT",p.rty tn 8i rJ cross }lolJin:Jtj()n of Cl1C1]rtlhers - most

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,',JTapcouver; chin8se ,,,,ent int,0 trlH:l<: f:lr((tin� e'{tp.nsj",\T(-�ly - vpry eond f8rrners

':.!:'or truck f'r:t rdenin5': - h.� I'd, consci ��nt,j 01' s �..,orkp,rs - l(rtelv f'bh Rine: \1el1

(dlscusslon. ahout cn-o;:,erntjvp' M:::trl':(:tjn:� }lo�Hd ,'FKl roluct,::t'1ce of Chinese . ' , . ,

':ii)'9,',:join) - M,qh Bin r". bocHdecl V,qnCmJVfH chiDe�,;e rflAn, sitl,��Je In<:n, dl1ring :�, .r . ,

. 'irOduce sea.son - Chinese who liveo in Stp.vest.on 1,vnJ�1\(:�(1 in C[·mnerj,fls and

ltl.ine and beer beW'll.lse nf access to Steveston Hotels - doesn't . . "

"i�ii��)1l�mber smur.gl tnp: dlJrin?; CRJ1ACHan PT'ohj hj. ti on - henrd ahout Canadi�n . ' . " ,_ « I,':;;', " i,: • I

s�ugc:ling dur.lnr; U. S. Prohi bi ti on - somA nf G.llltlnt'e I s friends cons.icfered ," ,I ', . , ' �, _.'

';',;$!inlg'giine, whiskey in to· the Stntes 8.8 ::le ler>;ttim2te bllSi'H-"!SS ... tnlks 'e.bout '.'_i·:'

':���ly.:we8.ther pt1tternS -(disCl1.SSeS 1948 floo(l) - brother "Cap" in charge • r i

.,':of;cdykes - when he c';1Ji'Je hp,re ely'kes All lYl.nd mRde dykes surrmlnded'e�ch

end of Fo. 1+ Hoad orir;:Lnally A. dyke - (cUscusses this tn

".i'8hle'detail) - discusses natur3.1 dttches, r?i':Hl (Utches, and farmer built' .\

·<;litches - di. tches in fiplds 1;{er(� tr::)versed h:�r hc)'t·s(� n.n<i Vl!1?,on by means , ,

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tilJ�p:i.ng dry se ,<).son - discusses flood f-�,�.tes at end ()f drcdn'J.p;8 cana.ls :-. . _ " " I,;,;"

times, f�Wtl1 flood boxes bl1j ] t ,Jnd mai nt�l i w�rl hy ea rly farm'ex'S ....

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�/:;�;.j;<.>:':',·:�·!:ea�lY days, before coal, drjft"TOood fY.'0m rivnr l1S8r1 AS 1'1101 for J1.(;'ctfing,:· ��f ' ;j\i;

"it;���]kS, abo"te�r]� days as boy wIth others c"ttin� uP(jr.i.j'two�d - ;;"s�r

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L'lnsdowne 'rJ'ack - botb tr"CkS COn�lder.ed ,:vi'cC> , " \ ' " " yery, p--ood Ht t hat tjJne - Ch:1.s. OldLLeld in ch:·U8;8 ()f constructton o'f<.

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- the qU.1Li. ty of mt Jl<: in those c1n.ys \v;1.S con Si<1fH(1d V0ry',: g,{)od � .•. . " /. " '"

.118e to ship cream everydny up Ji'ri::l.�;er by st(�a01er to ·Ne\vWe's't�in.$te;r :riiilk given' to pigs - Vlent into q,cd ry busi r1ess ,jl1S t nfterW� W.:I\'wit;11�: I,

: I ha.rl. 10.r&�8st holsb�in hr:>rd in C8.hnda nt thnt t:Lme -top 'h.er'ct' 'lh,1

i. �: .,:,'1 fe¥'<':'�'<"">:i�: ;/i .. p±'�oductj,on and ' shmrl n,r:. in Cann d,'l, - ;:;et soma en nrl(li an and W'OT Id rec(}rds' -�

�!?:.:r£;i:r:;�iW�rj6duction - Steves fe,"o11" '" 1 si) for holsteIn CR Ule - 8111"1"000d to ...\ Itri�:,�'{j:l;r���r�,.i�t�oduced . hoJsjjAin hreod CO l,u]" Islpnd - 1:"]1,,, ahollt n;o,p'j> ,

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lM�';"'J i",><" tnbarrel , . c - . .'-' . ··h:lth \oflwrn all children llS8cl sn.rne wnter,.- :talks'

:�":f�,;�;P,���ut s to p 1 e s bOll!! bt et t S t eve s t on - Wol kn r I s s t o."e C.1." r1 NI eve rYth�iin��:

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u's�' to walk to Ent'lish school ns rt boy - h,'lQ :'1 non)' l"ter - alHays had , ." ' "

; :��ani�, Claus in the family - GilmorA w�s the S�nty for f8mily for a - " .

"'pumbe'r of years - each f,':),mUy then hr:ld ;:) Snnt,'3 C'lrll.1�� S11jt - theN) was et

"':'gobd ,celebrati on Mny 24th in StRvestoll - ( Gl' e r1 s y P1,� �)t()ry) - foot ,rac(�s : ". " ' 'I'· . '

�na,; horse races on No. 1 HO".d bet\I/een StAV8stnn H·jcrhv.f.l,V ictnd JVJoncton -

'tro,tters pulled (l little bl1ggy also re!�ul�H� r,'lCf�r.; - nie; b'=l,ll th�t night

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Po16 played in infielri at Brigho1J�,e Grn,ndstann chieOy by V(�ncouver

people - befr)l'e \11. v]. I, Gi Imo'(,8' s (mc:Ji n cY'lIn �"n.s h.1Y :Hld nR.ts, after

. vhW.·Ii t 'was m:L llc � tn!l.nf';(�l s ,nrp:'lrently did i1 ot flavnr p'd) k - J oe Steves

H' ,: , ('i';e� g nod er or of mange 1 S Ged s -0.1 th 01] P, h (U J m'We � r(eo.; 8nme lJIangel. he

;�r" '0 ,£id� :cows culled l)otntoes f{]nstly -. e:onr1 for milk l)f'oc1lJctiJJtl - ( tr:l.lks �',(\' 10 " ·., ..... , V:: ·a.bou.t potRtoes )-e::l.rly days fa rfn8r:s h,'HI cml,s, chickens? pi e's, etc. to be i:,:

��cipletely self sufficient - later, farmers speci,qlized - first car was

,./tvl<:>d,elrr Ford. (story abOllt fnthnT.' <lrLv1np; car) � tallcs about horses 'being

,,�frcd.d of CRI'S - t:�lks about hC1.ZRrds of pJ,'1nk: l'(lr,dS - G:ilmor�� shi.ppeg "�f'�k by'water - talks ab·out local dairies - p,").steurization becnmt;)

,maridatory about 30 y8�JrS ago - bilks ,''1brmt r,:]1,{ milk beinr; beneficial -

dfscusses Aarly coo]jr:LS system nf mUk) - pxi:el1deo story ahollt pntting . -

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in- own electricity - had lHYge bArn \llhero SeJ.f::')jr sho:,ping Cel'ltre 1$ -

;< ····� mtlked 60 C()\ITS by hand rbUy - 01':1 Vi n,').l r))"oncJ'ty bnlonpE!(l to F'er1titllan ,.;. (

.. (di,s'cusses early barn-buil(Hnr: l'r .. �ctieos) - ,iT}::Ll'l'j 8d fj I'�;t It/ife 1n 'I

)(y;/ 'A�qhie Dla1r's hOllS8 .� s econd \I/if8 in li:tt�e ,Chnrch l'iin • .3 nnel Stevest(lll

t·,·. .. ;li;irshway - (taH�s ,qbolJt Olltbre.<l.K' nf 0;l'"n(hr"�) - IChlrqnre i)'lVr)lved in. the

t,':·, .J:/�< ':P�t'ition to hav0. cmvS t(�ster] fo)' 'T'. B. �(Stt')l':r �.l)Ollt this) - stnry<'lbout

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