Berva McDonald Recording Co. <> Jack and Berva's recording project, started in the 1964, to record as many old timers' voices as they could. Click on the blue link to listen or scroll down to read about what's there.
<> BERVA MCDONALD RECORDING CO TAPE TRIALS <> Jack and Berva playing with their new tape recorder, with some delightful interactions between them, lots of hamming it up including Shakespeare.
<> DEAR DIARY - 1964 HOLIDAY TRIP <> A 3 part chronicle of Jack & Berva’s 1964 holiday road trip from Rossland to Moose Jaw. Kootenay Pass was new (the official opening had been 13 October 1963), as was the TransCanada Highway (it was officially dedicated on 3 September 1962 at Rogers Pass, but the last section was completed in Newfoundland in 1965, and construction continued until 1971. In 1964 about 5000 kms still remained unpaved, and much of their trip was on unpaved roads where access was weather dependent).
<><> Part 1 - Rossland to Prince Albert
<><> Part 2 - Prince Albert to Jan Lake, Flin Flon, The Pas
<><> Part 3 - The Pas to Moose Jaw