Marilyn Mol

Audio - (Poor quality at beginning of second cassette for about 10 minutes). Roy recounts the history of his grandfather, Onesime Bergeron, who moved from North Dakota to Washington state to Morinville, AB to Athabasca, AB. Roy's father, Horace, was one of the twelve Bergeron children. Onesime helped Horace build a sash and door business on Strathcona Street (50th) in c 1913. The business was eventually purchased a bit at a time by Mike Demchuk. Roy talks about his siblings; his mother, Alberta Genereaux; and his schoolfriends (1:42:41 minutes)

Audio - Dr Josephine Mary Brown gives a very detailed account of her life as a doctor and active member of several boards in Athabasca. Dr. Brown was born in 1919 and became a doctor following university and a stint in the army in 1947. Her first placement was in Athabasca and she gives many details about practising medicine in Athabasca at that time. Dr. Brown provided guidance for many projects in Athabasca: she was deputy mayor, initiated the building of the medical centre, a founding member of the pottery club, a library board member, and contributed in many meaningful ways to society in Athabasca (1:02:57)

Audio - Mrs. Ellen Bishop (Loutit) discusses her personal history. She talks of life in the Athabasca area in the early part of the twentieth century with stories about dog teams pulling sleighs, collecting syrup from birch trees, etc. Mrs. Bishop was a mid-wife for those who lived along the river and delivered several of her own children (28:44 minutes)

Audio - Mrs. Dorothy Chartrand discusses her family history which includes her grandfather, Octave, and his son Pierre setting up the Bellerose Livery Stable in Athabasca in 1898. She talks about her family's short sojourn in Colinton near the Athabasca Landing Trail. Mrs. Chartrand mentions early businesses and settlers in the Athabasca area and discusses freighting, lumbering and the railway (19:52 minutes)