Interview with Cornelius Bot
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- Date Range
- January 23 1995
- Collection
- BVM Oral History collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- sound recording
- electronic record
- Scope and Content
- Interview with Cornelius Bot, recorded January 23 1995 at the Bulkley Valley Museum by Carly Blair. Includes raw and edited .WAV files, MP3 access file, and .pdf release form.
- Collection
- BVM Oral History collection
- Description Level
- File
- Creator
- Carly Blair
- Fonds No.
- C5
- Item No.
- 2021.21.25
- Accession No.
- 2021.21
- Physical Description
- 747 MB of digital records
- Date Range
- January 23 1995
- History / Biographical
- Cornelius Bot (1910-1998) immigrated from Holland to Smithers in 1958 with his wife Alida and their eight children. He established a chicken farm in the early 1960s and was an avid equestrian, member of the Northern Saddle Club, and contributor to the Fall Fair.
- Scope and Content
- Interview with Cornelius Bot, recorded January 23 1995 at the Bulkley Valley Museum by Carly Blair. Includes raw and edited .WAV files, MP3 access file, and .pdf release form.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Audio Tracks
Interview with Cornelius Bot - January 23, 1995
Interview with Cornelius Bot - January 23, 1995
https://search.bvmuseum.org/media/Digital%20Fonds%20and%20Collections/C5%20BVM%20Oral%20History%20collection/2021.21.25_Bot,%20Cornelius/Bot,%20Cornelius%201995_01_23%20ACCESS.mp3
What life was like being an immigrant and moving to Canada without speaking English.
immigrant; mill; old country; pay; St. Joseph's School
immigration; Smithers
Building a house with his family and sharing pay cheques in order to build and live together.
building house; bush; Holland; hospital; lots; money pile; old way; plane; years
family; house
Selling eggs in Smithers and making a name for himself with big businesses.
1930s; acres; brothers; chicken house; cows; egg farm; farm; festival; full-time; grade 8; potatoes; Super Valu
farmer
Why Bot married his wife, and why his father died.
brain cancer; engagement
death; family; marriage
Working in Smithers and balancing life with the egg business.
bar; Bulkley Hotel; burnt down; eggs; fire; First Nations; Hazelton; highway; horses; house; wood roads
business
What Bot did in his spare time like teaching his wife English, building, dancing, and so on.
Anna Bot; brother; dancing; horses; playing cards; sister; soccer; workshop
hobbies; language; recreation; Smithers