Interviews with Ed Malkow
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- Date Range
- Dec 6, 1988 - Jun 19, 1997
- Collection
- BVM Oral History collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- sound recording
- electronic record
- Scope and Content
- Two interviews with Ed Malkow, recorded on December 6th 1988 by BVM Curator Ruth Murdoch (as part of the "Growing Up in the Bulkley Valley" series) and on June 19th 1997 by Misty Jorgen. Includes raw and edited .WAV files, .MP3 access files, and .jpg release forms.
- Collection
- BVM Oral History collection
- Description Level
- File
- Creator
- Ruth Murdoch
- Misty Jorgen
- Fonds No.
- C5
- Item No.
- 2021.21.55 A-B
- Accession No.
- 2021.21
- Physical Description
- 750 MB of digital records
- Date Range
- Dec 6, 1988 - Jun 19, 1997
- Scope and Content
- Two interviews with Ed Malkow, recorded on December 6th 1988 by BVM Curator Ruth Murdoch (as part of the "Growing Up in the Bulkley Valley" series) and on June 19th 1997 by Misty Jorgen. Includes raw and edited .WAV files, .MP3 access files, and .jpg release forms.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Audio Tracks
Interview with Ed Malkow - December 6, 1988
Ed Malkow introduces himself and describes the home he grew up in and what chores he did there.
Anna Malkow; feeding animals; Glentanna; heating; livestock; Matt Malkow; milking cows; parents
childhood; chores; farm; home; responsibilities
Malkow discusses games he would play with neighbouring children. He also mentions attending the Glentanna School.
chicken houses; Florence Lundstrom; Glentanna School; hide and seek; Lapadats; Lundstroms; Miss Nesbitt; races; racing; skiing; Skubas; teacher
childhood; friends; games; neighbours; playing; recreation; school
Malkow recounts his earliest memories of going into Smithers with this father.
1924; Matt Malkow; shopping; sleigh; socialization; Zobnick's
Smithers
Malkow describes his childhood Christmases.
Christmas concert; food; gifts; music; Santa Claus; singing
Christmas; holidays
Malkow describes a baseball team that he played on during his youth. He also gives a short anecdote about how the Glentanna School got enough students to receive government support. (Note: interview ends abruptly without proper conclusion).
Al Fletcher; Dave Mattson; Dick Gilbert; Ed Latry; Florence Lundstrom; Frank Gilbert; practice; Ralph Dieter; school; transportation; truck
baseball; baseball team; softball; sports
Interview with Ed Malkow - June 19, 1997
Malkow describes how his father arrived in the Bulkley Valley in the early 1900s and pre-empted farmland from the government.
Aldermere; birth; buying land; clearing land; Malkow family; Matt Malkow; packing; Prince Rupert; surveying; Ukraine; walking
farmland; immigration; pre-empting land; pre-emption
Malkow describes the Glentanna farm on which he was raised - including how the log cabin was built, what kind of animals they raised, and how car engines were used to run various types of machinery.
animals; buzz saw; car engines; cutting wood; Glentanna; grinding grain; lumber; Malkow Lookout; milking cows
construction; farm; farming; house; livestock; sawmill
Malkow discusses the scarcity of cars and the poor quality of roads in the early days, as well as the changes brought about when cars became more commonplace in the mid-to-late 1920s.
first car; flat tires; Model T Ford
cars; road conditions; roads; transportation
Malkow discusses attending the one-room school at Glentanna.
custodial work; grades; horseback riding; horses; Miss Hudson; Miss MacDonald; Miss Nesbitt; Miss Simpson; Miss Smith; teachers; walking to school
education; Glentanna School; school
Malkow discusses playing hockey and softball as a child.
baseball; Frank Gilbert; hockey; ice skating; King Street; skating rink; softball; softball teams; transportation; truck; Wilf Watson
entertainment; recreation; sports
Malkow describes what Smithers looked like in the early days, including the buildings and drainage ditches along Main Street.
Alfred Avenue; Bigelow Creek; Central Clothing; hotel; Mason's Drug Store; shoe store; Zobnick
buildings; Main Street; Main Street ditches; Smithers
Malkow discusses the careers he pursued in his adult life, including farming, electrical work, plumbing, carpentry at the airport, and firefighting.
Air Force; Air Force personnel; aircraft; airport; Al Wall; carpentry; construction; farming; fire department; firefighting; J.J. Herman; Oakie McCammon; planes; plumbing; radio course; Sprott Shaw College
electrician; employment; jobs; occupations; Smithers airport; working
Malkow explains the effects of the Great Depression upon Smithers, particularly those who lived in town rather than in the countryside.
bartering; dollar value; relief; trading
Great Depression; Smithers
Malkow discusses the fires which have occurred in Smithers over the years, particularly the destructive Main Street fire of 1944. (Note: interview ends abruptly without a conclusion).
Blue Goose Cafe; Edmonds sisters; McGill Building; O'Neill's Garage
fires