Interviews conducted by Thelfa Yee-Toi for the Chapters of Saskatchewan's Spoken History oral history project, an Opportunities for Youth Project conducted by students with financial assistance from the federal government . Brief summaries are available in the Audio transcript file.
Burns Alexander Matheson of Regina, Saskatchewan (a farm worker, lumberjack and conservationist born in 1902 who served as a former regional superintendent in the Saskatchewan Department of Natural Resources) discusses his personal background, forest harvesting in the 1920s for the Pas Lumber Company and conservation of Saskatchewan's natural resources.
Margaret Morton of Lumsden, Saskatchewan, a teacher born in 1893, discusses her experiences teaching school from 1911 to 1922 and the impact of the Depression.
Slater Olafson of Regina, Saskatchewan, a rancher born in 1915, reminisces about his early life.
Edwin Oxelgren of Regina, Saskatchewan, a grain buyer born in 1894, discusses his homesteading experiences, prairie fires and the Depression.