Audio - Mrs. Violet Rein discusses her life in Athabasca from the 1920s on. She recounts the time that her husband shot a bear trying to get into their house at night to get the Irish cranberries she had picked during the day. She recounts the yearly Lac St. Ann Pilgrimage by the First Nations people travelling through the area. Various residents of Athabasca are discussed and anecdotes are shared with the interviewer (1:01:21 minutes)
Audio - Mr. Percy Ward and Mrs. Marion Ward discuss their family history, particularly Mrs. Ward's family (Lewis) as they were one of the original families in the Perryvale area. They discuss how Perryvale got its name (it was originally called Lewiston) and what travel was like along the Athabasca Landing Trail (horse, sleigh and by car for the first time in 1925). They discuss trapping, early settlers and buildings, along with Mr. Ward's experience in the service (1:01:08 minutes)
