ORAL HISTORY sous fonds – 1995 – present – 20 hours of audio and video recordings

(A.23.3.a-o) – Loc. Computer hard drive – Oral History 1970s is a series of video and audio interviews with Denman Island residents who reside on Denman in the 1970s. Many were counterculture newcomers to Denman. Some grew up on Denman and were children of old Denman families. They talk of life on Denman in the 1970s and beyond, a time of changing cultural values. The interviews range from half an hour to one hour. The interviews were conducted 2019 to 2021.

a. Juan Barker – video

b. Patti Willis – video

c. Des Kennedy – video

d. Sandy Kennedy – video

e. David Fairburn – video

f. Leslie Dunsmore – video

g. Yoshi & Susan-Marie Yoshihara – audio

h. Graeme Isbister – video

i. John Isbister – video

j. John Kirk- video

k. Charlie Tait – video

l. Dorrie Woodward – video

m. Gordon Huchens – video

n. Reita Bloomfield – video

o. Marjo van Tooren – video

There are also 6 videos of edited material from the above interviews exploring various topics.

a. Arrival b. Culture Clash

c. Pleasures and Changes

d. Making a Living

e. Life on Denman

f. Theatre and Crafts

(A.23.4) – Loc. about logging on Denman 1920s to 1960s. – Oral History logging is an audio interview with Pat Veness in 2020

(A.23.5.a- ) – Loc. -Oral History 1996 is a series of audio interviews on cassette with older Denman residents reminiscing about life in Denman from the 1920s to the 1980s.