58 10 13654 https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/8cadf7e791ed91c7c469478069965d8c.mp3 a8d89177b7c29ec37c408aacb5b3eb24 https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/b824e18344d47ae6a395fabe0a35f625.pdf 25723f3037ec678a7552fa1a4f10192c PDF Text Text The interview of Mrs. & Mrs. W. Hartley Q: Uhm uhm. Mro . H: ... was a bachelor, but most of them had wives. Well, women, anyway. Some could ... well, Lars Olsen was married before he ever left Norway. And if he hadn't been married, he probably wouldn't have homesteaded here. 'Course he wouldn't have raised a family, but, I mean ... Q: They didn't have any children when they came here? Mr. H: They needed, they had to have the female to give them roots. And to have to build anything at all, or settle anywhere at all, they had to have roots. So it all, so in fact it all hinged on women in the final analysis. Q: Did they all want a farm? Mr. H: Q: Did they all want a farm? Mr. H: Q: Pardon? The women? And the men, too. Mr. H: No, no. But I mean, I'm talking in generalities. It fits these cases, but I mean, in broad generalities these ... ah, there was men who went out in the bush and started something, but to be of any permanence, it had to beo .. Q: Yeah. Mr. H: Q: .... social history of the world. Did the ah, did Olson work in a lumber camp or something? �-2Mr. H: Q: The one that originally built house? Mr. H: Q: Which Olson? No. He was .. . Sixty-eight ..... . Mr. H: ... He came from Norway. h he had been apprenticed in Norway as a turner, that's a wood turner. Q: He was married there, but And a carpenter. Is that how he built these hardwood floors, ans stuff? Mr. H: Well, the original structure of the house, the log part of it was done by these Finns, who are experts with logs and broadaxes. it And incidentally, cost a dollar a log to put this house up in those dayso Q: That's pretty expensive. Mr. H: Q: Ayh? I think that might be quite expensive. There are alot of logs. Mr. H: That was alot of money for those days, but no, there's not all that many logs. Q: They're quite .... I guess the wood was thicker. Mr. H: Ah, the wood always come from right around here. It's all Tamarac. It's resistant to rot, and came from all around here. But then, he would have done them--he did the most of the carpentry. Q: Okay, I'm just going to see if this is playing back . ... Do you mind repeating that? Mrs. H: Q: Yeah. Repeating what I said? �-3Mrs. H: Q: Well, Clara was born in ..... . Clara Olsen. Mrs. H: Yeah. Her name was Clara Christianson, and she married Lars in eighteen ninety-nine, and they came to Thunder Bay. She came with two young children, and ..... Q: When did they come to Mrs. H: Canada? Do you know? He came ah, I think it's all in there, in the book, around nineteen o-one (1901), and I think she came out in nineteen o-four (1904), and she brought two children with her. And they lived in Fort William on North Mark Street for ten years. And then he thought that the old PD railway was going to go through here .... Mr. H: Mrs. H: Mr. H: Through there. No, I thought it was down this way. The road was going to come, the piece of road that we got, the road, instead of the road where Belanger's are, this was going to be the road. Mrs. H: Mr. H: Yeah. Right through. Pearson-Pardee road. And PD was going to go along the high ground there. Mrs. H: Well, anyway, Mr. H: Mrs. H: ... they changed the route, and it went through Hymers. And so, for five years, she never left this place. Q: Except to do midwifery, and that kind of thing. �-4- Mrs. H: Oh yeah. Well then people would come to her, her daughter is Mrs. Colson, Mrs. Curtis Colson. Q: Oh, that's right, yeah. Mrs. H: And Gertie Docking is another daughter. She belongs to the south Neebing. And she , lives 7 ~ not too far from the But Gertie was Alpine. born in that corner, in there. But anyway, Clara went out, helped clear--this was all forest, and she would go out and pile things up and clear things up, and leave the children. She had some-- she must have been a marvelous mother. They speak so well of her, because she thought of ways of amusing them. that they had. Walter's found little soft balls You couldn't buy balls, so they had these made out of the old heels of socks. Or she'd tell them about the time when they were to come and call her. She'd be out working, and I guess he was in town a lot of the time. left here. She was And one day, they walked all the way down to around where Shutie's are now. I don't know whether you know that or not. Q: No. Mrs. H: Well you go down 608 ... Mr. H: (Slate?) River. Mrs. H: ... down the Oliver Lake road. The corner of the Oliver Lake road and you can go straight through there, to buy a cow. They were gone two days. They walked all the way there, and all the way �-5back; the two of them, bringing this cow. Q: The children and mother or husband .... Mrs. H: Q: The mother and the father. Oh, husband, yeah. Mrs. H: And who looked after the children, I don't know. Maybe one of the older childreno But she had her share of heartbreaks, but another thing that ... Q: How many children did she raise? Mrs. H: It's all here.(flipped through book) Mr. H; Well, little girls in those days, was six or seven or eight, started lookin' after the house, doin' housework. Mrs. H: ______ But ah ... and she would bring them porridge to bed. Now I didn't hear this until just recently that to get to, some of them slept here, and Alf, the boy, whose store you were at, slept upstairs and she had to go up a ladder. But she'd take his porridge. stove out there. She made it on a And that heated the house all night, and then she made their porridge, and brought them all porridge in bed, before they got up. And they always wanted their porridge warm, so they all sat up and ate it. Q: Breakfast in bed! Mrs. H: But imagine a woman with all that she had to do, and yet she was so wonderful with her family, and they all speak so highly of her. And she was awfully good to all her neighbours, I think. �-6Mr. H: Q: She was a doctor woman, so ... I wonder .... She was what? Mr. H: Down in (Osaks?) they called them doctor women. Midwife, and general sort of .... That book Foxfire, if you've ever read that, it--well no, yeah, Foxfire. In some parts of the States especially, the old English expression is doctor woman. Well it's a midwife and ... In those days, the doctor would come out from Fort William with a horse and buggy out here, twenty-five, thirty miles. days work for him, at least. Half a So they depended-- it had to be very serious before they went to the doctor or went to the hospital, so they depended on the local talent. Q: Naturally. Well, she was city woman, from a big city in Norway, so how did she get these skills? Mrs. H: Well, I think it was just sort of, you know, necessity is the mother of invention. her family. ~ ..... in Ingrid was eighteen when she died. She died of the flu and pneumonia, at the end of the war. Q: With that epidemic, yeah. Mrs. H: I guess they didn't--well, once again, they couldn't get out. here, .. ~nd by the time they did get a doctor o. Mro H: She'd have died in town, anyway. Mrso H; Yeah. And this Mary, one of the~ died of diptheria, Another child, she---the mother had typhoid, and �-7she lost her baby when, well, the baby was premature. And I think it lived two months or so. But it wasn't very well. So there was--out of all these, I think there were five left. Q: What, Mary, Alf,Borfield, Mrs. H: Q: Oh. Mrs. H: Q: Now this Barfield is Mrs. Colson. And the youngest was, well, the baby boy died. Why did they move to Fort William eventually, because Mr. Olson working there? Mr. H: Q: No, no. Mr. Olson died here. What year was that? Mro H: Her daughter Gertie, that lives on 61, was married to a chap named Docking, and they took over the farm. But he was away all during the war. But then he came back, they came back here, and sold-1956, wasn't it, they sold this place? Mrs. H; Yes. Mr. H: And they moved up to the Mountain road. took the old lady with them. And they The old lady died in the house, at least she died on the Mountain road, when they were living on the Mountain road. Mrs. H: But this daughter that was born here, this Gertie, is well worth talking to, because she's had a lot of ... Q: Gertie Docking, yeah. Mrs. H; ... Gertie Docking, and she lives on highway 61, just past the prison farm. Now Murray worked at �-8: :But he joined up, and the prison farm, you see. went overseas, and she and her parents ran the farm. Now she was just a young woman; you'll see pictures of her in here. Until he came home. __husband working at the country club. She's a very capable person. Q: She's sixty now? Mrs. H: Q: Yeah, she'd be sixty, but you'd never know it. And her sister's older than her, Borged? Mrs. H: Borged, yeah. here. Now this is a picture of a Christmas And this very room, when we bought this house, it was practically in the ground. Q: You didn't buy it in 1957, when they moved out, then? Mrs. H: Q: And they had it for how long? Mrs. H; Q: No, a German family moved in here. From '56 to '72. Oh yea, so you just bought it recently. Mrso H: And they really, almost, well, you'd say they abandoned it, wouldn't you? Mr. H: Mrs. H: Well, sure they abandoned it. They were going to tear it down, they didn't think it was worth fixing. Mr. H: Maybe not consciously abandon it. probably draw up some The didn't - - - -they were going to abandon the house, but it was in a state of abandonment and would never have come back and fixed it up. Never. �-9Mrs. H: Q: This is the story of the family.o. I'd like to read it. Mrs. H: Well, you can come back any time you like, or if you want to read it now. This is written by Mrs. Colson for the history book. And every story that is in this book is about families that ... Q: Oh. Are there any pictures? Mrs. H: These are the Deckings. daughter. Q: Yeah. She was the There she is. Oh, what a pretty bathing suit! Mrs. H: And this is sort of a family picture of all the families. Oh, this is the Sedwich's, but they couldn't get very much about them. But this is what this place looked like when we bought it. Q: Where did you come from? Mrs. H: You and your husband? I lived in Thunder Bay. raised there. I was born there and He came from Ottawa, but he was born in England. He grew up in Ottawa, or near Ottawa. Q: Would you say they were a fairly typical family, the Olson's, of this area? Mrs. H: Q: Yes, I would. Because, I know a lot of Scandinavians settled out here. Mrs. H: Yeah. Mrs. H: ....... I don't mean anything derogatory about them, but they're self-sufficient. They've had to be. There only meat would be what they got through hunting, so that ..... �-10- Q: What about cows and that? Mrs. H: Q: Oh yeah, they had cows. Did some of them have sheep? Mrs. H: I don't think sheep would be very practical out here. Q: I know the Kamstra's have sheep. Mrs. H: Maybe they have, but there are too many bears around. Q: Oh. Mrs. H: Even with cows they can be a danger. There's still wolves and bears. Q: What about chickens Mrs. H: ----------- Most of them still have their own chickens, but they have to provide enough to keep them going through the winter. approve of it. their survival. Q: For them, it was necessary for And ... And the women hunted too? Mrs. H: Q: So, hunting--oh, I don't I couldn't tell you whether they did or not. I know my grandmother Garrett used to carry a rifle and could shoot one. Mrs. H: Well, there have been women that have been left to raise families. It seems I heard of someone just heard about recently lef~ woman on a farm without her family and she was left with a bunch of young children, and, what else can you do? Mrs. H: ... logs, and white pine, red pine. And all through that section down where they lived, they weren't �-11- too far from the border, and so you had all these lumbar jacks, and so on. Q: So, where-abouts was the prostitution house, exactly? It says 7 -I don't know where Concession Eight and (Neebing) is. Mrs. H: Q: Well, this is Crooks. So that's closer to Fort William? Mrs. H: No, no. That's down towards the border. The last township along the American border. Q: Oh, okay. Mrs. H: So they were very close to the, not too far from the American border. Well, then you have, the Pidgeon River was used for timber, too, you see. They had all those falls .... Q: So this is woman entrepeneurs catne up from the States? Mrs. H: Q: Cecile McGuire Mrs. H: Q: Yes. McGuire, yeah. Or maybe Sicily, I guess it would be. Mrs. H: So, you see, she had a dance hall, so it was just like, well, the Yukon. They had quite a house. Now whose living there now, - I don't know, but they had all kinds of old clocks, and all kinds of antigues and things. Sunday School. Q: What a change! Mrs. H: Yes. Then it was used as a �-12Q: Is it still standing ------------- , I guess it must be. Mrs. H: Q: Yeah. But their not living there anymore .... The Held's . Mrs.H: .... , they've gone down to ah, they're living in Virginia. place now. So I don't know whose living in that We used to visit the naturalist always, made a point of calling there, because they fed birds and it was very nice, very nice area. But I think that would make a good, well, =-I would be interested . ;..... . Q: If you want to write something on that for us, we'd be glad to credit you for it. You see, what we are, are more editors than authors. We're just trying to, you know, kind of coalate the material. Mrs. H: I don't know where I'd go looking for material. People would be giving me a queer look. Q: What about the Held's? telling, I don't Mrs. H: Maybe they know more than they're know. Well, of course, as I say, they're away down in Virginia, right now. These people are very close. She ah, Mrs. Manaseau's American too. The present Mrs. Manasteau . ... hard time of it really. Q: Why do you suppose they were the pioneers? Mrs. H; Well, I can see what happens today ......... . (end of tape) � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council Herstory Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Herstory: Margaret and Walter Hartley Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Release form was obtained by the Herstory project, allowing the recording to be shared and used. Description An account of the resource Oral history interview with Mrs Margaret and Mr Walter Hartley in Neebing on December 6, 1978. The interview is a part of the Women's Decade Council Herstory project. The recording consists of one side of a cassette tape, available here as an MP3 file. (Click on the speaker logo to play the file.) The transcript is available by clicking on the image thumbnail. Discussions centre about Clara Christiansen who married Lars Olson in 1899 and immigrated from Norway. Arriving two years after her husband, with two young children, the Olsons lived in Fort William before moving to Neebing, then built the house the Hartley’s live in. Referencing a book, the Hartleys discuss Clara raising a family, and being a "doctor woman" (midwife). One of her daughters died of the flu epidemic, one from diphtheria, and five children survived. In 1956 the family sold the place and moved to Mountain Road. Gertie Docking, (nee Olsen), was one of the daughters who grew up on the farm. Looking at pictures, the house was owned by a German family, the Sedwich’s, from 1956-1972, and abandoned. The Hartley’s bought the house and discuss the history of the farm with cows and chickens; women on the farm raising their families; and living amidst the industry boom of lumber and mines. Subject The topic of the resource People Women's History Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978-12-06 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/6173196b6018e8fbd4c7d252364fec63.pdf f28fba9aecf069948532d72a3dbed077 PDF Text Text HAZEL CLINK--Barwick Mrs. Clink arrived in Barwick in 1902 on a September night she had a sister and h~r mother artd father. There was nobody to meet them, the C.N. was just coming through so there was no de p ot yet. They walked to the only hotel in town which is on Main Street and spent the night there. The next day her uncle Hod Gillies came to get the~ to take them to his home. Bar\ick t this time was just mud of the street it just rained and r ~ined. Her father had a job as a clerk in Chicago and then decided to come to Barwick. Her uncle Rod Gillies had one hundred and sixty acres and he gavL her father the north eighty acres. They had to clear five acres and put a building on it and then they could get a deed for the place. winter at the Gillies. They spent that her mother came from a well of family and was used to all the luxaries like indoor plumbing, water, electricity but she didn't mind it because the children thrived in the country. There weren't very m~ny doctors at this time so when women h~d babies there was an Indian women who was a mid-wife the white women trusted her very much. The ~ e were quite a few settlers between Rainy River and Fort Fran ces. Before Hazels time it was said a priest tried to teach the Indians about the bible but it didn't turn out so well so he left, in his place a nun came and they said they scal p ed her and she died. By the time Hazel got to this area the Indians were a kindly people. - In the early nineteen hundreds tDere was an abundance of deer, moose, bear and a few elk, they didn't hunt for sport but for food. summer the In the ate partridge, mud hens, rabbits and there were lots of coyotes and timber wolves, ;iazel loved to sit on her porch and listen to them, it was an errie sound but she loved it. The first store was on t 11 e river bank and the first storekee per was W. Thompson and the first hotel keepPr was Thomas Weston and the first school teacher was Thomas Knetal. The first school was an old log cabin and in 1901 there was twenty seven children, Kate Ruttan taught in 1903. At the end of September 1901 and all of October the school was closed because of an �epidemic of diphtheria. Barwicks first Reeve was Thomas Weston and the first Baptist Church preach was Traiten Luckens and he came in 1903. Mr Sam Booth was first and only blacksmith. The Booths lived one half a mile from their place and they hauled water to the school from Booths well. Barwick got its name from a few of the first settlers in Barwick, they were Thomas Weston, James Tierney and George Cawston. The mail used to come by boat as they didn ' t have a post office, the Tierneys had a dock for the convenience of the settlers and the boats. These men then informed the Post Master ~eneral at Ottawa that the name would be Boston but they said there was already a Boston in Ontario so they decided Berwick was a good name but again they were informed that there was already a Berwick in Ea - tern Ontario,~the Post Master General did suggest they change thee to a to make it Barwick so the three decided that it was a fine name. There were getting to be more people settling in this area and more children going to school so the people got together and formed a school board;:it was called Shenston No . 5. In 1903 and 1904 the first new school was built, at this time Hazel was five years old and she remembers Nr. Knectal as one of the firs~ teachers. She remembers the pot bellied stove that heated the school. In the summer for recreation they had ?nnual picnics, and often had box socials. For the picnics everyone donated food, her father used to make the lemonade ~nd her father-in-law used to make th~ ice cream she remembers this time with nostal .ia. Thebo~{ socials used to be lots of fun they used to sell their boxes or auction them off the school teachers used to go for the highest amount but the teenaged girls who were quite popular came close to them. When you bought their lunch you had to eat with the person whom you bought . . In the winter they worked h8rd to get a good Christmas concert, they would all get together at the school one farmer would pie~ everybody up in his steish which was �pulled by a team of horses, they had hot stones for the ladies feet, the horses had bells on their harnesses and it was real nice. They had plenty of blankets to keep warm, they were quite coillfortable, they sang songs going and comin8 to the concert. Santa came to the concert with gifts for everyone. They had sleigh and tobaggan parties and did enjoy the winter. In the summer they picked all kin~s of berries, she started to pick berries at age six and picked berries this summer of 1976. They canned them, made jams and jellies to last from season to season. They raised there own beef, pork chickens, ducks and geese, they made their own vegetables, pickles and saurkraut, they just bought the necessities in those days they made bread, pies and even canned meat that was left over from the winter. They didn ' t have a church at this time so they had their Sunday services in the school. They didn't need weiner roasts, corn roast, games and parties to keep them from coming to church. In those days it was a privelage to go to church and they went. The only time people didn't ~o to church was if they were ill. She always wondered why little children always wanted to be 0 grown up. he feels childhood days are far to short, tha they are the happiest days of our lives, children are carefree, innocent and blesse~,,we understood nothinG of the hollowness of life or the treachery of nature, we don't know sorrow or distrustfullness, or despair. and tha She feels it is good to know there is a wqy of escape is to lean hard on the Hock of Ages. 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There was a flow'ry little path beyond the garden wall, A lake, an isle, and golden sand, and fairy castle, tall, I was the only princess there, in all this pleasant land, And miniature castles made, upon the shining sand. No errands there, for me to run, no baby to amuse While mother did the dishes,- and I could always choose The things that I liked best to eat, for porridge was unknown, And I could stay down at the lake, 'till I had tired grown. 1- u One day a charming prince rode by my castles in the sand, He stopped and talked with me awhile, he even held my hand; Much finer castles could he build, than any I had made, He painted them with star-dust, the kind that does not fade. Then we would sail our white-gull ships, away out from the shore, Then we would scale the golden steps, right to the castle door, And climb up to the highest tower, and ring the golden bell; The castle was a special place, and we both loved it well. One day when I had older grown, I went out there to play, But lo! the castle, lake, and isle, had vanished quite away! The prince ne'er rode that way again, it makes my sad heart grieve That I can never, never find my land of Make Believe. ~d,~, ~)~' .f~~~ t- i d ~ ~1~~ th-/ I f ) ~ , SJ d:..::/ ~ A.e-lL ~ " ' ~ t:i ~ ~ -~~~~ (,. h-.., ~~J -:,/, LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE t ~ 25~~ �LONELY I am lonely tonight, as the warm Spring rain Falls over the town, and the road below, Alone, in the twilight, with memories fond, Of the dear past in the days long ago. Then I was happy for you were here, Never a worry had I, nor a care, Now I am sad in the twilight gloom, Turning Life's pages back, one by one. I am lonely tonight while the whip-poor-will Calls, and the echoes resound again, List! his mate answers him down in the vale, Calls to her lover out there in the rain. She is so happy for he is near, Never a worry, and never a fear, Of this life's pleasures she takes her fill, Living is sweet to the whip-poor-will. I am lonely tonight, and the shadows fall, Darkening down in a stormy night, Dark, like some soul in its bitter woe, Without a hope, or a guiding light. Nothing is left but a bleak despair, No one to comfort, no one to care, Like a late leaf on an Autumn tree, Waiting till Winter winds set it free. (1955) �� https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/7e5fd21170301d4cea7759bdb8595d5d.pdf 2cb26eb4136cea0e1843c72605cabcc8 PDF Text Text t I I ' t_, • - ~~ st 'f . t- ' -r- - ' I 6 .. l !. 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Wesleyan Methodist home. r,~y father was brought up in a Hence, we were brought up to ~evare the Bible, to shun profanity, which one said was ·"'le rely a crutah for a weak 11ind, and to respect our elders. We we:t·9 not to judge them and think they were eccentric, who did not see eye to eye with us, and whorn we thought a bit queer. A verse l my mother often quoted was "Vengeance is :-Jina, I will repay" saith the Lord. We had a man in our district who poked fun at old crippled; one of these :1ad been hurt in his early twenties, and left with a crippled withe red ha:1d. He also used a cane when he walked. He passed this farmer's house every Sunday on his way to church, and this gave the neighbour an j '1is children an opportunity to make fun o·~ 1.is gait and the way he carried his withe red hand up by his chest. It felt more comfortable up there. The neighbour got a hearty\ la~gh from his older children as they mimicked the dear old man. Several years later the 'a:9er• 5 ot his hand badly mangled in sorie machinery, and was compelled to carry it up near his chest, and held the re by his other harld. reap what we sow. Verily, we "The Mill of God grinds slowly, But it grings exceedingly small."' My own dear father died when I was not yet fifteen fears old. Up until that tine, al thoup;h my mother suffered with arthritis, 1Ye 11ad not known sorrow. Now I could realize with full force what berea,,ement ·neant. re 1)cllious I was bitterly at the thought of G,~d snatching my :ather when we needed him most. I wondered how the sun could possibly shine so brightly, and thebirds could sing so merrily, while I felt so desolate and alone. I wished I too could have died. - �2. "VThen sollle beloved voice that was to you Both sound and sweetness, faileth suddenly Aud silence, against which you dare not cry Aches round you Jj_ ke a strong disease and new- What hope, what help, what ~usi~ will undo That silence of your senses? .....•• Nay none of these! Not friendships sigh ......... My s~hool days in our little school would soon be over and I was r3ady to try my entrance into High School, but ·:men thl s tragedy came, ~,! other was unable to fj_nance m high school education for me, and I, who so greatly longed to bf' a school teacher and Rn author, was forced to go out as a hired girl, where peaple just needed me in the busiest season or where a prospective mother was I biding her time 1 • I worked hard and long for scant wages. I was embi tt.,ered and regrett,~d miserably the poverty which denied llle a good education When I was eighteen years old, I married a boy whom I had kl'lown ::ill 'TIY life al though he was eight years my senior. War 1 anc in the end of De~ember we had five chi 7 dren. Vf~i."'G li e had returned that summer from WorJ_d narried. Down throug·h the years we The oldest was seventeen when the baby was born. Our l-iouse was in a grove of pine, birches, spruce, cedar and poplars. It was a lovely spot. I have many happy memories of my home no:bth of Barwick, along with some very tragic occurances. In 1955 my husband waw killeo ~~ an accident, one of those quick a8cidents that one finds all over the world, and• which the loved ones find difficult to for~et, where desolation settles 1.ike a pall_ on the heart and brain, and where you ::-ecover in slow degree from the shock and horror or it, if you ever do recover. I moved .from the farm which we 1\'ere living on 8.t that time. a year, with the option of buying if tt suited our needs. We lived there We had hot water on tap and many other conveniences that were lackinG in our former\ home. I moved �3. into our village of Barwick, as my children, with the exept.ion of the youngest, were married or working away from home. The youngest was attending schoojb at Fort Frances. I worked as a cook in a timber ~amp with a lady I knew, one w:inter. the summer, I baked in a bake shop in Sioux Narrows. In But as 1 had pernicious anenia for years, and had Bl2 shots every two weeks, I vms obliged, under my doctors orders to come home as there was no doctor in Sioux Narrows. T~en the Bell Telephone bought out our Municipal phone and I was taked on as part-time operator. I liked the work and on days I did not have to go to the office, I di0 day work in Fort Frances. In my spare time in t~e evenings, I completed Grade 11, 12 and 13 Literature ~ram the Board of Edu~ation (lessons by mail) Then a course in Ancient History, also a course in Archeology and one in Wilderness Consehvation. I scribbled poems and rhynes for njfferent occasions and had scribble~s full of things I liked to put in rhyme on paper. While I was taking the by Sigurd Olson, Ely, Minn. I Wilderness Course' I was asked to read s011e books I could not ge:b the'TI in our library in Fort Frances and wrote to Mr. Olson as to where t}iey c0uld be procured. and we corresponded for some ti~e. He wrote imrriediately ne ultim-ately read so~e of my po-ems and urged ;i-ie to get ·.hem publisried in book :'orm, if' it was only that my ch.i..ldren and grand :hildren might have them. He enjoyed the 0nes I wrote on 'Wilderness' and several others which are in my boolt ' Sele1Jti111e Poems and Prose 1 • Mr. Olson• s opinion I valued highly knowing what deep respect is ~iven hirn 'Joth in tl-ie USA an:i in Canada, also in overseas countries. I have read all his books except the last one. About this tirne, some friends of rnine, T' r. and Mrs. Bill Hay of Brandon urged me greatly to let them undertake the publis~ing 0: my poems. After some consideration, I dec~ided to let them have the books I liad scrawled them in. She w1s a receptionis6 in her husband's office, but found time to type off much of this. I spent much time in 3randon with them, and enjoyed their �4. kind hospitality. I had never dreamed t.hat I could ever white anything t ri at was worthy of a place in a book, although I haye had several poems in the 'Toronto Globe' as it was then called. After the first one ---arne out, I had a letter from 'Vm. Dyer the Peace Poet, in Toronto. He compl ~~ented me on it and had µassed it on to his good friend Charles n. D. Roberts ( both now de~easedO and he wrbteto Mr. Dyer and commented on my poem. Told ~e how good it was in all but the last verse and showed me how I could rectify it, and explaining 1vhat to av:oid in writing poetry. I valued this letter, which Mr. Dyer had ·sent on for my perusal, and was amazed that two celebrities would even condescend to notiae the scribblings of a would-be writer. dcat~1. I corresponded with Mr. Dyer unti 1 his The poems that appe ared in th~ 'Globe I ane in my book, which was printed in 1973 when I was seventy-two years old. I was disappointed in the type errors, which are many, in my book, but it has sold well, and is paid for long ago. I 1.1a,re a few left which I rnay get sale for from ti~e to ti~e. I was askerl f'or ;11y philosophy of life. My main belief is in the Bible• which I read through every year, and haye done so for nearly forty years now. I fiMily believe John 3: 16 and since then, He has s:.noothed :ny pathway and the bitter thj 11gs have become sweet. I re'tlernber that we all wi11 stRnd be-'"ore a just God, at the judgement of the just an d bf the unrighteous. I know 'It is a fearful thing to fall into the h,mds of the Living God' so I govern 'TlY life a~cordingly. I an not a Saint but I ar1 accepted of the ~hrist who died for ne, and you w~o love Him wiJl see me sone dqy, where all is hope, joy and peace. This is not a sermon, nor is it philosophy, it is sir:rp1;v Scriyture. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council Herstory Project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Herstory: Hazel Clink Description An account of the resource Autobiographical writings by Hazel Clink of Barwick, Ontario, a part of the Women's Decade Council Herstory project. The transcript is available by clicking on the image thumbnails. These autobiographical writings by Hazel Clink tell the family story of settling in Barwick in 1902. With an increase in population in the area, the first school began, as a small centre for country life. The summary tells that Hazel Clink became a poet and published author. Two transcripts of handwritten notes tell details of Hazel Clink's arriving in the Rainy River District with her family in 1902 from Chicago, to join her uncle’s family homestead at a time when settlers were arriving in Indigenous communities. The writing tells about the land, people, climate, and industry. The first store, hotel, school and church activity are detailed. Hazel Clink shares memories of social gatherings, school, country living, her childhood, family and area history in recollections and poetry. Hazel's life was shaped by the loss of her father, her working life, marriage at 18, death of her husband, and move into town with her children. Hazel was able to complete high school, publish her poetry, and share her philosophy through her writing. The texts include some language that is no longer considered appropriate, as well as discussion of settler-Indigenous relations and sensitive and offensive material. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Shared by consent of family. Subject The topic of the resource People Women's History Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hazel Clink Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Barwick Canada - Ontario - Emo https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/66470c6e598e5148880c839ab501a261.jpg c5f9962ce46447b3464f645918b24341 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ken Armson fonds Subject The topic of the resource Forestry Description An account of the resource A collection of thousands of photographic slides depicting Ken Armson's work in the field of forestry, 1952-1995. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images have been digitized and shared on this site with permission. Most are still under copyright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Man in Red at Ralph Lake After Fire Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource A man in a red shirt standing near Ralph Lake after the 1967 fire. Clay soil general view. Soil #4. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1968. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Armson-FDAS-010 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Ralph Lake https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/6bbe540542b2f7eb915253ed7e391d57.jpg f4163f783c979f6522afcadbaaf3a31b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ken Armson fonds Subject The topic of the resource Forestry Description An account of the resource A collection of thousands of photographic slides depicting Ken Armson's work in the field of forestry, 1952-1995. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images have been digitized and shared on this site with permission. Most are still under copyright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ralph Lake Dump Till Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource A cross section of soil at Ralph Lake after the 1967 fire. Dump till. Soil #3. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Armson-FDAS-009 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Ralph Lake https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/8f03cdda4eb14ad4cd0b049d4bb4fa12.jpg d72cf3b1c4acb300cb852ed38d14901d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ken Armson fonds Subject The topic of the resource Forestry Description An account of the resource A collection of thousands of photographic slides depicting Ken Armson's work in the field of forestry, 1952-1995. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images have been digitized and shared on this site with permission. Most are still under copyright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ralph Lake Soil Disturbance Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource A cross section of soil at Ralph Lake. Note disturbance - Windthrow(?). Soil #2 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Armson-FDAS-008 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Ralph Lake https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/7b47a840aeb84ec3cba5c539634e0c47.jpg d584e9283d9a9afe270b7688c0a2d6a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ken Armson fonds Subject The topic of the resource Forestry Description An account of the resource A collection of thousands of photographic slides depicting Ken Armson's work in the field of forestry, 1952-1995. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images have been digitized and shared on this site with permission. Most are still under copyright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ralph Lake Dump Till, General View Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource A general view of a dump till of stony sand at Ralph Lake after the 1967 fire and a black backpack in the bottom right corner. Soil #2. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Armson-FDAS-007 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Ralph Lake https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/a70d99437241735c4b69ad79681994b6.jpg 744e66e9aeed1111c768f88553b9d004 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Man at Ralph Lake After Fire Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Man in yellow standing behind a dirt pile at Ralph Lake after 1967 fire surrounded by trees. Soil #2,3,4. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Armson-FDAS-006 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Ralph Lake Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ken Armson fonds Subject The topic of the resource Forestry Description An account of the resource A collection of thousands of photographic slides depicting Ken Armson's work in the field of forestry, 1952-1995. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images have been digitized and shared on this site with permission. Most are still under copyright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Man at Ralph Lake After Fire Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource Man in yellow standing behind a dirt pile at Ralph Lake after 1967 fire surrounded by trees. Soil #2,3,4. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Armson-FDAS-006 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Ralph Lake https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/cdd7ac1b56f0fb196bf51e440369e4a8.jpg 80f5b14055cdd19f1243f7ea35379006 https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/cab8efc7f8722af8fd4b4802697aa1e5.jpg 1616897e9ac88148ccf29d13d69fa44c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ken Armson fonds Subject The topic of the resource Forestry Description An account of the resource A collection of thousands of photographic slides depicting Ken Armson's work in the field of forestry, 1952-1995. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images have been digitized and shared on this site with permission. Most are still under copyright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ralph Lake Near Sioux Lookout, general views Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource General views of Ralph Lake near Sioux Lookout after it was burnt in June 1967. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Armson-FDAS-005 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Ralph Lake https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/e19df1dc9423b67967184fc0cd348739.jpg e854d52d9a1be278b893954fac89e91f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burnt Soil, Close-up Subject The topic of the resource Forest Productions Industry Description An account of the resource A Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ken Armson fonds Subject The topic of the resource Forestry Description An account of the resource A collection of thousands of photographic slides depicting Ken Armson's work in the field of forestry, 1952-1995. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images have been digitized and shared on this site with permission. Most are still under copyright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burnt Soil, close-up Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Description An account of the resource A pencil in front of a cross section of soil. A close-up of ground near Sioux Lookout that was burnt in 1967. Soil #1. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Armson-FDAS-004 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Sioux Lookout https://lkhdcollections.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/751c480fad2b9ea19cc2d5bb584dacfe.jpg eddadb9c77f119a20bde7d6a7c015a3f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ken Armson fonds Subject The topic of the resource Forestry Description An account of the resource A collection of thousands of photographic slides depicting Ken Armson's work in the field of forestry, 1952-1995. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-1995 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource These images have been digitized and shared on this site with permission. Most are still under copyright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource A pencil in front of a cross section of soil. A closer view of ground near Sioux Lookout that was burnt in 1967. Soil #1. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ken Armson Title A name given to the resource Burnt Soil, closer view Subject The topic of the resource Forest Products Industry Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Armson-FDAS-003 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Canada - Ontario - Sioux Lookout