
Dalton Fisher: ‘I Worked 23 Hours a Day as a Carny at the PNE’
Dalton Fisher (b. 1935) reminisces about the simple charm of his 1950s childhood and the wearisome conditions of his first job as …
Dalton Fisher (b. 1935) reminisces about the simple charm of his 1950s childhood and the wearisome conditions of his first job as …
Claire Adelberg (b. 1915) shares memories of seeing the end of World War I, working at Woodward’s, and finding love again where …
Elinore Macdonald (b. 1944) remembers the first years of her life between being scared of bombers, missing her father, and reading the …
Robert Andrew (b. 1939) fell in love with Vancouver during a “magical” childhood visit and decided to return as a student in …
Jack Fitzgerald (b. 1926 and married to Irene) worked in a Boeing aircraft plant during the War and has lived on Commercial …
Irene Fitzgerald (b. 1927 and married to Jack) remembers her youth as a time of hard work and frugality. I was born …
Marianna and Theresa are Bessie Lashin‘s daughters. One of their earliest memories is witnessing a flood in Richmond in 1948. Bruce MacDonald: …
Fisherman Joe Comparelli (b. 1923) shares memories of delivering newspapers as a child, attending the Grandview School of Commerce, and living in Little …
Jana Sakich (b. 1946) remembers her childhood neighbourhood, sweet treats and favourite playgrounds. Jana Sakich: I was born in 1946 to a …
Bessie Lashin (b. 1916) has lived in the same East Van house for almost 70 years, and still remembers the tough jobs …