Rossland Talking Tours
Stories of people, places, and events in Rossland, just talking, no walking
Places
Old Glory Met Station <> stories by Booty Griffiths of rescues, and stories by some of the met-men who lived there.
Black Bear Drift Tour <> with Harry Lefevre and Jack McDonald
First Miners Union Hall <> with Alex Stewart
Stony Creek Bridge <> with Alfie Albo
Post Office <> with Edward Davies
Wading Pool <> with Edward Davies
Burns Block <> with Edward Davies
Hunter Bros Store <> with Edward Davies
Freedomite Dormitory (New Denver) <> Norman Brewster’s interesting talk on the dormitory, as well as the history in the West Kootenays of the Doukhobours and Freedomites (Sons Of Freedom). Use the Norman Brewster link and then scroll alphabetically through the audio tracks
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People
Arranged alphabetically by last name
Warren Crowe
Davies Family <> with Edward Davies
Drake Family <> John (called Don by most folks) and his sister Pat grew up on the Drake Dairy farm at a time when there were 10 dairies in Rossland. Grampa Drake started at the Warfield dairy, owned by Cominco, looking after the herd. When Cominco shut the dairy down he acquired that herd and started his own dairy farm in Rossland.
Freedomites <> Norman Brewster’s interesting history of Doukhobors & Freedomites (Sons Of Freedom) in the West Kootenay, as well as the New Denver Freedomite Dormitory. Use the Norman Brewster link and then scroll alphabetically through the track list
Murray Gibson Collection <> Recordings from Murray Gibson’s collection
Ike Glover <> Ike talks about the early days of ham radio, and working in the mines. Ike’s gentle, easy-going style of story telling really brings his subject to life.
Lefevre Family <> with Edward Davies
Jack McDonald <> 60 hours of Rossland voices going back to the 1890s from Jack’s collection
Alice Martin <> Alice came to Rossland on the 4th of July 1897 at the age of 18 months
Roger Terhune : Memoirs Of A Miner <> Roger Terhune and Andy Cant in session with Wayne Krewski
Don Vockeroth : Hair-Raising Adventure In The High Alpine <> Don Vockeroth in session with Wayne Krewski
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Events
The Killing Of Mah Lin <> In 1900, Ernest Chenoweth, an eight year old Rossland boy, became, and remains to this day, the youngest person in Canada ever tried for a capital crime in the murder of Mah Lin.
The Wreck Of The Mitchel Bomber <> Jim Douglas tells the story of the day the Mitchel Bomber crashed in Plewman Basin. Use the link above and scroll down to find the track. For the song go here to find the track : Ghost Cat Of Plewman Basin
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Songs Of Rossland
Maps
Rossland Key Plan Map 1897 <> This is the plan submitted to Ottawa in July 1897 for the city's incorporation
Roger Terhune Map 1908 <> A 1908 Department of Mines map of Rossland, given to me by Roger Terhune
Alfie Albo Map ca1900 <> A map of Rossland ca1900, drawn by John Albo in 1965. It was compiled from recollections by John McLeos, James Hunter, Mrs Alex Paige, Ed Paul, Harry Lefevre, Joe Albo, Alfred Albo Sr (Alfie), and John Albo himself
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