Archive Record

Metadata

Catalog Number

2019.010.10

Object Name

Audio File

Scope & Content

RECORDED: [location unknown],
SUMMARY:
2019.010.10a: Mr. Kipp recounts that his father, Henry Kipp, settled in Chilliwack in 1862; he talks about the land and streams of the area; the Indians and the naming of Centreville by Henry Kipp and Jon;athan Reece; the first settlers. He recounts his father's journey to BC from Ontario via Panama; settlement in the Chilliwack area; early homesteaders.
2019.010.10b: Mr. Kipp continues by describing ear;ly settlement and formation of a land company; the Kipp family; an incident with the Indians; Indian labourers; schooling; churches; winters; changes in the geography.;

2019.010.10c: Mr. Kipp continues by discussing the steamboat landing in Chilliwack; Ashwell's store; Five Corners; hotels; Bummers Roost; the route to Cariboo; Women's Christian Temperance Union; the Comm;ercial Hotel; barn raising/quilting bees; social life; Cultus Lake; "Sheepy MacDonald"; mail carriers; entertainment; the Harrison Hotel; churches.
2019.010.10d: Mr. Kipp continues with his discussion a;bout churches in the community; the first white burial; the cemetery; Chinatown; Sunday observance; childhood adventures and experiences; doctors; dentists; fires; subdivision; drainage.

Other Creators

Imbert Orchard

Title

James Kipp interview

Collection

Sto:lo Archives