Albert Arthur "Art" Armstrong and the West brothers oral history interview conducted by Don Waite in 1976.

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Object Description

Object Name

Oral History

Recording

Object ID

SR-063

Title

Albert Arthur "Art" Armstrong and the West brothers oral history interview conducted by Don Waite in 1976.

Extent

1 audio cassette.

Date

1976.

Description

SR-063: Tracks 1 - 3 discuss the Armstrong family, including William Walter Armstrong and Jennie Griffiths. The West family is also mentioned.
Track 4 discusses riverboats.
Track 5 continues to discuss the West family.
Track 6 mentions Mrs. Gibbons.
Track 7 continues to discuss the Armstrong family and riverboats.
Track 8 discusses logging.
Track 9 continues to discuss riverboats.
Tracks 10 - 11 tell stories about early residents of Langley.
Track 12 discusses Henry West.

People/Subject

Armstrong, Albert Arthur "Art"

Albert Arthur "Art" Armstrong was born on March 27, 1908 to William Walter Armstrong Jr. of California and Jennie Lorene Griffiths of Harrowsmith, Kingston, Ontario. He attended the East Langley School. He married Hilda "Magda" Smith. Art died on February 19, 1993. Albert was interviewed in 1976. See SR-003 for the interview.

Armstrong, William Walter Jr.

William Walter Armstrong Jr. was born in the United States in April 1872. He married Jennie Lorna Griffith on the 24 November, 1897, at New Westminster. Their children include Robert (b. 1898), Walter (b. 1900), Vera (b. 1901), Ivan (b. 1902), William (b. 1904), Merita (b. 1906), Charles (b. 1907), Albert (b. 1909), Neville (b. 1911) and Leonard (b. 1913). William died in 1930.

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