Item N-2003-014: 0018B - [Interview with Barbara Bromley]

• Sound recording

1 audio cassette (44 min. 16 sec.) : 0.4 cm, 10 x 6.5 x 1.2 cm

This audio recording is a continuation of N-2003-014: 0017, an interview with Barbara Bromley. In this segment of the audio recording, Mrs. Bromley discusses the entertainment available in the early days of Yellowknife, including house parties, square dance club, the local theatres, formal dances hosted by the area mines and other organizations, and skating. She speaks about the establishment of homecare and geriatric services in Yellowknife, and Mary Murphy, head matron of the Yellowknife Red Cross Hospital. She also discusses the preservation of heritage in Yellowknife, the first Anglican rectory, the original Dominion Bank of Canada, and the original hospital building at Con Mine.

Over the second segment of the audio recording, Mrs. Bromley speaks about the Yellowknife Red Cross Hospital and staff, the Nurses Association, organized recreation available for children in Yellowknife, Girl Guides and Scouts clubs in Yellowknife. She also discusses everyday living in Yellowknife during the 1950s, including local businesses, food cost and availability, and telegraph and radio telephone services available in town.