This project contains the personal reminiscences of long-time residents of the Radville and Brooking, Saskatchewan areas. The interviewer was Jennette Verhelst. As the informants describe their lives homesteading, farming or living in town, one not only gains knowledge about general pioneer practices but also about the development of these places. They speak of when they first came to Saskatchewan, why they settled in these districts and what they were like in the early years. They recall when certain buildings and houses were built, anecdotes relating to their neighbours and other townspeople and the history of businesses, clubs and organizations. Most interviews are accompanied by photographs of the towns and of the informants. The accompanying documentation includes interview summaries, agreements and photographs.
Interviewees are as follows:
Edith Anderson - Tape R-1249
Lucille Barrett - Tape R-1253
William Barrett - Tape R-1254, Tape R-1254.1
May Garritty - Tape R-1245, Tape R-1245.1
Ethel Healy - Tape R-1247
Irene Howden - Tape R-1250
Mary Kimball - Tape R-1248
Allen Scott - Tape R-1251
Annie Olive Scott - Tape R-1252
Agnes Wallin - Tape R-1246, Tape R-1246.1
The audio transcript file for May Garritty (R-1245, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes a colour photograph of May Garritty seated on a couch, 1976; black and white photographs of the interior of a restaurant in Radville operated by May Garritty's parents; an agricultural scene in the 1920s; and Paul and May Garritty seated in a Bennett buggy, 1914.
The audio transcript file for Agnes Wallin (R-1246, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes black and white photographs of Agnes Wallin, 1976?; the Erick Wallin homestead shack in 1905 with Erick Wallin, Elem Wallin, Alfred Carlson and Arthur Wallin in view, 1905; and members of a baseball team in Radville, as follows: Tom McLean, Otto Sungstrom, Julius Erickson, Arthur Wallin, Oscar Sungstrom, Elem Wallin, Jalmer Carlson, Frank Wesling and Blair Kimball.
The audio transcript file for Ethel Healy (R-1247, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes a colour photograph of Ethel Healy seated in a living room, 1977 and a black and white portrait of Jack and Ethel Healy with their children, Ethel, Barney and Marian.
The audio transcript file for Mary J. Kimball (R-1248, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes a colour photograph of Mary J. Kimball seated on a couch, 1977, and a black and white photograph of the Blair and Mary Kimball family around 1932 (Eldon, Marguerite, Francis, Vincent, Mary, Blair, and Murray).
The audio transcript file for Alof and Edith Anderson (R-1249, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes a colour photograph of Alof and Edith Anderson seated on a couch, 1977.
The audio transcript file for Irene Howden (R-1250, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes a black and white photograph of E.A. Howden with Al Fletcher's engine.
The audio transcript file for Allen Scott (R-1251, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes a colour photograph of Allen Scott seated in a chair, 1977, and black and white photographs of Allen Scott's team of horses and team of mules.
The audio transcript file for Annie Olive Scott (R-1252, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes a colour photograph of Annie Scott, 1977; and black and white photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Scott in Vancouver, 1944; Mrs. Scott's brother, Ted, in military uniform; and an exterior view of Queen Anne's Cottage, Weston Grove Road, Woolston, South Hampton, Hampshire, England, Mrs. Scott's last home in England.
The audio transcript file for Lucille Barrett (R-1253, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes a colour photograph of Lucille Barrett seated on a couch, 1977; and black and white photographs of Radville, including an exterior view of The Canadian Bank of Commerce; the hotel in Brooking; and Mrs. and Mrs. Eric Wallin and Mrs. Hughes.
The audio transcript file for Bill Barrett (R-1254, Box 10, shelf 5031.02) includes a colour photograph of Bill Barrett, 1977; and black and white photographs of Mike Rice with a sledge pulled by oxen in front of the Palace Cafe; Chris Jenson's dray team in front of Radville Livery Feed and Sale Barn; Sarah Barrett and Mrs. Sanders; two men and two women, including Minnie Wallin, standing in front of the Radville Creamery; Harry Roan's farm; and Bill Barrett's first tractor.
