Audio Interview with Mr. Tom Gorman and Mr. John Gorman

Audio - Mr. Tom Gorman and Mr. John Gorman discuss their lives in Athabasca including Tom's birth on April 3, 1917, the first night that Dr. Meyer arrived in Athabasca. Early farming, fishing, freighting and railway stories are discussed in great detail with prices, personnel and practices mentioned. Social activities such as soccer, inter-school softball games, chicken raffles, card parties and box socials are mentioned by the brothers. Some firsts are mentioned including: - Martin Hines with the first thresher in the country and A.J. Gorman with the first one with a blower - 1925 - a 120 McCormick Tractor and McCormick Thresher. Around 1920, Art Cullen brought back a load of tar sands, and sent it to Edmonton to be used as an experimental road surface (1:02:31 minutes)