Books

Scope and Content: Series contains three books written by Hallvard Dahlie about his childhood in Alberta and the Bulkley Valley from the 1920s-1940s: “Life in the Bulkley Valley: Memories of the 1930s” (1999), “Norway to Alberta: A Family Chronicle” (2000), and “Memoirs of a Young Immigrant: Norway to the Bulkley Va…

History / Biographical: Hallvard Dahlie was born in 1923 in Norway and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1929. They lived in Holden, Alberta until 1933, when they moved to the Bulkley Valley via railway boxcar. Like the rest of his family, Hallvard was active in the local ski scene and won many prizes. After serving in the Navy in World War II, he returned to Smithers and worked for the Hanson Timber and Lumber Company. He later became a high school teacher in British Columbia and an English professor at the University of Calgary. Hallvard died in North Vancouver in 2016.

Custodial History: Items in this series were removed by staff from the museum's library and gift shop and accessioned in August 2020.

Scope and Content: Series contains three books written by Hallvard Dahlie about his childhood in Alberta and the Bulkley Valley from the 1920s-1940s: “Life in the Bulkley Valley: Memories of the 1930s” (1999), “Norway to Alberta: A Family Chronicle” (2000), and “Memoirs of a Young Immigrant: Norway to the Bulkley Valley 1929-1942” (2002).