Maclachlan, Morag

Grace MacInnis, M.L.A., reminisces about her father, J.S. Woodsworth, M.P. and reform politics in Canada during the first half of the twentieth century. Topics covered includes conscientious objecting, the Winnipeg General Strike 1919, labour radicalism, trade unionism, and West coast political militancy.

Mrs. Graham reminisces about her girlhood growing up in the Methodist missions at Kitimat and Coqualeetsa in the Fraser Valley. Her father, Rev. G. Raley, was an active collector and promoter of traditional crafts in addition to superintending mission schools and undertaking missionary work.

Mr. German recalls the founding of the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association at Agassiz in 1917.

Harold Winch provides a vivid first-hand account of the Great Depression in Canada, particularly in Vancouver, British Columbia. Topics include government policing of the unemployed, the privation suffered by many, and demonstrations conducted by the unemployed for assistance and relief including the Post Office and Art Gallery sit down strikes.

Agatha Klassen offers a history of Mennonite settlement in the Yarrow area of the Fraser Valley. Helena Braun reminisces about her experiences on the Fraser River Flood of 1948.

D'Arcy J. Baldwin analyzes the responses to the devastating Fraser River floods of 1894 and 1948 in the Fraser Valley. As part of the team responsible for flood control in 1948, he provided detailed commentary on the logistics of the 1948 effort.