Oral history interview with Nolan Reilly interviewing Abraham Arnold in 2006–2007. The interview (8h 59mm 52ss) was conducted in Winnipeg primarily between 2006 and 2007 with a final session in January 2010.

The Interview file contains 8 individual interview sessions.

The Related Interview Documents file contains all documentation submitted with the project including digital copies of:
Unpublished Manuscript (Abe Arnold Memoire); Interviewer Notes; Newspaper Clippings; Unpublished MS (Biography by Nolan Reilly); Photographs; Transcripts for OH Forum; Archival (Unedited) Audio Files.

Consists of one cassette tape (PA2006.6.12) and a transcript for the interview with Ahab Constant conducted by Nancy Shewchuk. Topics covered include his memories of Trappers’ Festival and playing in his music group as a child.

Consists of one minidisk (PA2008.1.18), one CD (PA2008.1.7) and a transcript for the interview with Albert Cowley conducted by Conrad Merasty and Brenda Bignell. The interview is very brief; the topics covered are limited to his life and family history.

Consists of one minidisk (PA2008.1.42), two CDs (PA2008.1.34-35) and a transcript for the interview with Annabel Sanderson conducted by Keith Hyde. Topics covered include childhood, living off the land, family/home life, chores, meeting her husband, hunting and trapping, food, handmade crafts, recreational activities, working, Jock McAree, Tom Lamb, wedding, church, changes in the community, health problems, children, pastimes, survival and self-sufficiency, and spirituality.

Interview given by Anonymous.

Interview given by Anonymous.

Consists of one cassette tape (PA99.2.3), one oral history summary for the tape, and two transcripts – one for the interview with Antoinette Godin conducted by Trevor Allen and one for the interview with Phil Reader conducted by Krista Cooke. Topics covered in the interview with Antoinette Godin includes Frechette’s Dairy, Godin’s Bakery, appliances, World War II, home conveniences, fishing, and childhood. Topics covered in the interview with Phil Reader include the Dog Derby, treatment of animals, Shorty Russick, Emile St. Godard, Fur Queens, crime in The Pas, the Chief of Police, smoking, moose hunting, trapping, and Toby (famous sled dog).

Consists of one CD (PA2005.1.34) and a transcript for the interview with Arnold Watts conducted by Mark Nabess. Topics covered include his father, work, the Red Brick School, Boomtown The Pas, plumbing, business, flood of 1948, children, grandchildren, pay, prices, different jobs he held, and plumbing projects.

Consists of one minidisk (PA2005.1.18), one CD (PA2005.1.33) and a transcript for the interview with Arthur Partridge conducted by Mark Nabess. Topics covered include farming, working, floods, being a carpentry helper, his youth, children, grandchildren, freight hauling, marriage, religious life, drinking, different jobs, family, and being in a care home.

Interview given by KC and Audrey Poff.