Marianna and Teresa, Early Memories of the Fraser River Flood
Marianna and Theresa are Bessie Lashin‘s daughters. One of their earliest memories is witnessing a flood in Richmond in 1948. Bruce MacDonald: …
Joe Comparelli and His Youth in Strathcona
Fisherman Joe Comparelli (b. 1923) shares memories of delivering newspapers as a child, attending the Grandview School of Commerce, and living in Little …
Beatrice Dinsmore Remembers Tough Times
Bea Dinsmore (b. 1916), former print shop owner and 48 years a widow, talks about the tough times of the 1940s and …
Bessie Lashin About the Shipyards and the Hard Times of the War
Bessie Lashin (b. 1916) has lived in the same East Van house for almost 70 years, and still remembers the tough jobs …
Marjorie McKeown About Growing Up on Rose Street
Marjorie McKeown (b. 1916) grew up in the Rose Street neighbourhood close to Victoria Drive and married her next-door neighbour. I was …
