Notes - Mr. Oscar Swenson's grandson has chronicled his grandfather's life from his birth (Stettler, AB) and childhood (Athabasca Landing, AB) to his work, married, and retired life in Minnesota. Mr. Swenson shares many anecdotes including digging coal from the riverbank as a child to heat their house in the winter. He also talks of his father creating a "perpetual light” for the town of Athabasca with a copper tube tapping a reserve of natural gas just below the surface of the town. Through his grandson, Oscar speaks of his family, his jobs, his volunteering efforts and his hobbies in this detailed biographical document (8 pages)
