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1A Desmond Crofton speaks of the Harbour House Hotel owned by his family, his military career, and life on Salt Spring,1910-1960

1B Desmond Crofton

7 Sopie King

8 The Goodrich sisters speak for a most entertaining and informative hour about the history, culture and social life of Vesuvius.

9A GYVES, MRS. CAROLINE (1892) and BRENTON, MRS. MARY (1894 - ) (nee Gyves)

9B PATTERSON, MRS. EMILY

10 Donald Goodman

10b Mrs. Holloman tells the story of her grandmother's trip from the U.S. to Salt Spring, and of the first Black settlers on the Island.

11a Mr. Akerman talks about the different sports that have been popular on the Island since 1910.

12a RUCKLE, LOTUS

13 Mrs. Doreen Morris and Mrs. Betty Stone

14 Elizabeth Sampson

15 Andrew Stevens

16 Gladys King

17 Ted Brown

18 Daisy Cartwright

19 Mary Inglin

20 Eva St.Onge

21 Bob Akerman

22 Cemetaries (John Adams)

23 Ellen Bennett

24 Joane Millner

25 Gordon Brown - How Salt Spring Island Became Canadian

26 Kay Booth - "The Beddis House"

27A Olive Clayton talks of her childhood in Anyox, B.C

27B Olive Clayton talks about an old family recipe book, circa 1700.

28 Brenda and Frank Cornwall "Geneaology"

31 The Croftons at Harbour House 1900 - 1930

32:1 SALT SPRING ISLAND SCHOOLS - Margaret Cunningham

32:2 Margaret Cunningham on Psychic Experiences

33 Betty Greer

34 Jack and Shirley Green talk about life on the Island in terms of amusing anecdotes of island life in the 50's and 60's.

35 The Royal Canadian Legion in Canada & SSI (Ivan Mouat)

36 Mary Davidson about the McLennan Family

37 Booth Bay Resort (GUTHRIE, NONNIE)

38 Mr.Jack Smith briefly describes his parents' dairy farm and transportation on the Island and to Victoria around 1920-1930.

39 Constable Harrison gives an overview of the RCMP in Canada from 1873, with some comments on being a police officer on SSI in the present.

40 Mr. Henson gives a fascinating account of the archeological dig and archival research into the stonecutter's cottage on Dogwood Lane

41 Marc Holmes" - Mr. Holmes gives a detailed account of the politics on salt Spring in the years he is discussing, with some details of economic life.

42 HILL, BETH - Mrs. Hill talks about her research for the book she wrote about youthful Frances Barklay, who travelled around the world and to the Pacific Coast in the eighteenth century, with her husband, Charles Barklay.

43 HOREL, CHARLES ROBERT - Mr. Horel talks about his family's origins on Salt Spring Island in the 1870s.

44 HORSDAL, MARALYN- Maralyn Horsdal outlines the publishing of regional histories at her publishing company, Horsdal and Schubart Publishing Ltd., giving many details about publishing and promoting books in and about B.C

45 JAMES, DOROTHY - Mrs. James gives a description of the James Seed Company, from its origins in 1915 on James Island to Salt Spring Island in 1922, to Cowichan District in 1930, dissolved in the early 1940s.

46-1 The Kanakas -Tom Koppel

46-2 Newcastle Island -Tom Koppel

47 The Lang Sisters

48 Mr.Ronald Lee discusses his family genealogy and his family's arrival on Salt Spring Island in 1885

49 - Tony. Luton gives some details about the Blackburn family, the house they built and some information about the Cranberry area of Salt Spring Island.

50 Mr Akerman discussing the Burgoyne Valley and his family.(Segment)

51 Mrs. Margaret Price talks about her arrival on Salt Spring Island in 1912 and her years farming on the Island

52 Gwen Ruckle outlines the history of the family from the 18th Century

53 Dr. Rush reminisces about his first practice in Ganges, 1930 to 1942

54-1 Mr. Walters gives a detailed account, based on archival and newspaper sources about early pre-emptions on Salt Spring Island

54-2 "Pre- and Early History of the Pacific Coast".
Mr. Walters talks about the geological and European cultural and exonomic roots of the Pacific North West

55 Mr. Reginald Taylor talks about his youth and adulthood in Northern B.C. and White Rock. Only the last 15 minutes of mention Salt Spring, where he retired in the early 1950s

56 Mr. Wilson gives a brief of his first visit to Salt Spring and the establishment of the Fulford Marina circa 1956.

57 Mr. Jonathan Yardley outlines the history of the Hastings House property and the substantial renovations he designed in the early 1980s when the house was converted to a resort.

58 Captain Cameron outlines the voyages of the early Spanish explorers to the Pacific Northwest and the international disputes involved.

59 Mr. Guernsey gives a detailed account of the events leading up to the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck

60 Patrick Dunnae - 'Gentlemen Emigrants'

61 Cougars - Richard Mackie

62 Canadian Scottish Regiment

63 Indian/White Relations - Mr Lillard

64 Gordon Cudmore gives many details of his life in Fulford in the 1920's and 30's

65 Stevens Boarding House. - Margaret Cunningham

66 Murakami, Kimiko and Tanaka, Alice

69 Mr. Layard talks about three generations of Layards on Salt Spring Island

70 RobertPatterson

71 Daisy Gear

72 Frank Grant

73 Cecilia Reynolds

74 Tom and Kay Butt

78 Bob Hele

80 Ivan Mouat

81 Ted Brown

83 Evelyn Lee and Jonathan Bennett

84 Denise and Doreen Crofton

89 Dave, Jack and Paul Roland

90 Ida New and Bob Akerman

92 John Stepaniuk and John Crofton

93 Cril Beech - Logging

94 Fred Hollings - Logging

Harry Burton speaks about the History of the Apple Growers on Salt Spring Island

102 Simone Chantelu

109 Mort Statton on Farming

111 Jessie Wagg

112 Ted Brown and Jessie Wagg

115 Mort Statton on Farming

125 The Kanakas -Tom Koppel

Nadine Sims: "The Stark Family"

August Sylvester 2004.014.001

Chris Hatfield talks about the History of Cusheon Cove

The Churches of the Fulford Valley

The James Seed Company

Jonathan Begg

Lady Minto Hospital

Joane Millner

Mike Morris, Great Grand Son of Reverend Wilson

Paul LeBlondde - Galiano Island

Charles Sampson

The Maxwell Family

The Schools

Purdy - Beddis Families (Don Cunningham)

Royal Canadian Legion (Kathryne Holm)

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