Interview with Jean Maskiewich
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- Date Range
- November 29, 1988
- Collection
- BVM Oral History collection
- Description Level
- File
- GMD
- sound recording
- electronic record
- Scope and Content
- Interview with Jean Maskiewich (nee Kilpatrick), recorded on December 6th 1988 by BVM Curator Ruth Murdoch as part of the "Growing Up in the Bulkley Valley" series. Includes raw and edited .WAV files, .MP3 access file, and .jpg release form.
- Collection
- BVM Oral History collection
- Description Level
- File
- Creator
- Ruth Murdoch
- Fonds No.
- C5
- Item No.
- 2021.21.56
- Accession No.
- 2021.21
- Physical Description
- 440 MB of digital records
- Date Range
- November 29, 1988
- Scope and Content
- Interview with Jean Maskiewich (nee Kilpatrick), recorded on December 6th 1988 by BVM Curator Ruth Murdoch as part of the "Growing Up in the Bulkley Valley" series. Includes raw and edited .WAV files, .MP3 access file, and .jpg release form.
- Type of Record
- Archival Description
Audio Tracks
Interview with Jean Maskiewich - November 29, 1988
Interview with Jean Maskiewich - November 29, 1988
https://search.bvmuseum.org/media/Digital%20Fonds%20and%20Collections/C5%20BVM%20Oral%20History%20collection/2021.21.56_Maskiewich,%20Jean/Maskiewich,%20Jean%201988_11_29.ACCESS.mp3
Maskiewich discusses how her parents first came to the Bulkley Valley and describes her childhood home in Smithers.
brothers; chores; Department of Lands; dusting; grandfather; Jean Grant Kilpatrick; neighbourhood; newspaper comics; Norman Kilpatrick; postmaster; responsibilities; steamship; Union Bank; washing dishes
childhood home; memories; parents
Maskiewich describes what she and the neighbourhood kids would do for fun in Smithers.
Alfred Park; bandstand; bonfires; dolls; games; old houses; roasting potatoes; toys; visiting friends
entertainment; playing; recreation
Maskiewich discusses special community events such as picnics at Lake Kathlyn.
cabins; Canada Day; church picnics; Flag Day; Hazelton; May Day; United Church
community events; Lake Kathlyn; recreation; special events
Maskiewich discusses her childhood memories of Christmas.
Christmas dinner; Christmas tree; company; delivering mail; doll; foods; fruit cocktail; ginger ale; presents; stockings; sun porch; turkey; visiting
Christmas; holidays
Maskiewich talks about her school days in Smithers, and how all the schools she attended have since been demolished.
Christmas concerts; Della Herman; Smithers High School; Smithers Public School; town hall
education; school
Maskiewich discusses going out to the countryside to visit her friends' farms and partake in outdoor recreation. She also discusses fun things to do in town, such as skating on the Main Street ditches and the outdoor rink.
Bigelow Lake; curling rink; dairy farm; Davidson family; Driftwood; fishing; Flint family; horseback riding; Lake Kathlyn; Main Street ditch; Malkow Lookout; skating; skating rink; skiing; sports; Telkwa; winter
countryside; farms; recreation; travel; visiting
Maskiewich discusses the frequent dances and parties held in Smithers and surrounding communities, as well as the music available to townspeople at that time.
Driftwood Hall; Elvis; Glenwood Hall; Halloween parties; house parties; Lake Kathlyn Hall; music; radios; record players; town hall
community events; dances; dancing; social events
Maskiewich recalls two local 'characters,' Joe Suey and Little Pete, who grew vegetables in their gardens. (Note: interview ends without a proper conclusion).
compost; farm; gardening; trash collecting; vegetables
Joe Suey; Little Pete