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Interview - Mr. Peter White

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Listen to the Peter White Interview here.

Listen to the Peter White Interview here.

Creators

Peter White, Interviewee

Donna Bowes

, Interviewer

Media Type

Audio

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Item Type

Audiocassettes

Description

This audio is from a recorded interview with Mr. Peter White who spent nearly every summer of his life vacationing at a cottage on the Petawawa Point in Petawawa, Ontario. Mr. White discusses his family history, working in the lumber camps, local families of Petawawa and life near the military facility, CFB Petawawa.

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Use the following guide to search out certain topics in the interview .
00:00 Introduction
00:16 Family history
01:00 Working for Lumber companies
01:42 Cottages at Petawawa Point
04:18 Pembroke Lumber Company
04:48 Changes in the area
06:45 Log driving on the Petawawa River and conditions of the river
11:20 Transcanada Highway and transportation
17:37 Hotels and dance halls
20:30 Laundry in the Petawawa River
28:11 CFB Petawawa
32:00 Recreation and dances
34:20 General Stores: Giesebrecht's and Selkirk's
38:53 Conclusion
This audio has been edited to remove long pauses and silences to decrease playing time.

Date of Original

August 20, 1982

Date Of Event

1914-1982

Playing Time

00:39:00

Subject(s)

Dance halls
Interviews
Lumber industry
Military facilities
Recreation
Transportation

Local identifier

PPL_IV_White

Collection

Len Hopkins Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Petawawa

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 45.8941466241802 Longitude: -77.2653070788574

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