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Interview - Mr. Harvey Fraser

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Listen to the Mr. Harvey Fraser Interview Here

Listen to the Mr. Harvey Fraser Interview Here

Creators

Harvey Fraser, Interviewee

Donna Bowes

, Interviewer

Brenda Lee-Whiting

, Transcriber

Media Type

Audio

Text

Item Type

Audiocassettes

Description

This audio is from a recorded interview with Mr. Harvey Fraser of Petawawa, Ontario. The interview covers a range of topics including the immigration of his ancestors from Europe to Canada, involvement in the War of 1812 (briefly), and their final settlement on Allumette Island and then Pembroke.

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Use the following guide to search out certain topics in the interview .
00:00 Introduction
00:13 Reasons for immigration
01:00 Conditions on boats travelling overseas
02:14 War of 1812
03:50 Moving to Alumette Island
04:40 General living condition, food, cooking, etc.
06:45 Weather
07:00 Animal skinning, making clothing
07:36 Cellars and root houses
08:00 Education
10:20 George McConnell, carpenter (Mr. Fraser's uncle)
11:00 General conditions at homestead on Alumette Island, including local plants grown, drying of fruits and meats.
This audio has been edited to remove long pauses and silences to decrease playing time.

Date of Original

July 22, 1982

Date Of Event

1812-1982

Playing Time

00:15:15

Subject(s)

Education
Food
Food drying
Interviews
Settlements
Transportation

Local identifier

PPL_IV_Fraser

Collection

Len Hopkins Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Petawawa

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 45.8941466241802 Longitude: -77.2653070788574

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