Item N-2003-014: 0007 - [Interview with Gerry Hordal]

• Sound recording

1 audio cassette (33 min. 31 sec.) : 0.4 cm, 10 x 6.5 x 1.2 cm

This recording features an interview with longtime Yellowknife resident Gerry Hordal, in which he discusses his arrival in Yellowknife from Goldfields, Saskatchewan, the old Yellowknife school, and transportation to and from school in Yellowknife’s early days. He discusses his experience of being a child in Yellowknife and the recreational activities available to youth, including the dances and the events held by Negus and Con Mine and the Legion. He considers changes to the community between 1945-1950, and the trials of obtaining fresh meat, fruits and vegetables in the 1940s and 1950s. He reminisces about the local theatres in town. He discusses the wave of Italian immigrants and the difficulties that they had in working in English speaking town. He also discusses notable Yellowknife residents including Vic Ingraham, Jock McMeekan, 100% Joe, the McAvoy bush pilots, and the phenomenon of bootlegging in Yellowknife.