Audio - Mrs. Gladys Wright discusses homesteading in Athabasca including living in a tent on the riverbank when her family initially arrived in Athabasca in 1912. She mentions her time as a night operator in the telephone office as well as a lengthy discussion of the people involved in river freighting in Athabasca at this period. She also recollects the flu epidemic of 1918, with people dying within a day of contracting the disease, as well as the doctors advice that fresh air was the best treatment for the virus. Many early inhabitants of Athabasca are mentioned by name and occupation (42:08 minutes)
