Nora McKain, nee Adams, oral history interview conducted by Peter Chant on 20 Jun. 1977.

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Object Description

Object Name

Oral History

Recording

Object ID

SR-119 A

Title

Nora McKain, nee Adams, oral history interview conducted by Peter Chant on 20 Jun. 1977.

Extent

1 side of 1 audio cassette.

Date

20 Jun. 1977.

Description

SR-119 A: Tracks 1 - 4 discuss the Adams family, including William Charles Adams and Gertrude Collins. The Adams farm is described. The Collins family is also discussed.
Track 5 discusses McKain's marriages, to Louis Couture and James McKain.
Tracks 6 and 7 continue to discuss the Adams family. The Simmons family is mentioned.
Track 8 briefly mentions McKain's travels to Great Britain.
Tracks 9 - 11 discuss McKain's community involvement with the United Church, fraternal organizations, and volunteering.

People/Subject

Adams, William Charles

McKain, Nora Evelyn (née Adams) (1918-2018)

Nora Evelyn Adams was born in 1918 to William Charles and Gertrude Adams, née Collins. She first married Louis Couture, and they had two sons, Leon (b. 1938) and Raymond (b. 1942). She later married James McKain in around 1954. Nora attended Vancouver's Academy of Useful Arts c. 1936 and studied dressmaking with many Japanese, Chinese, and Italian students, under the direction of the well known Miss Waterman. She took the course rather than finishing high school as her parents felt she should have a trade. She was a member of the Royal Purple, belonged to the Native Daughters in Fort Langley, and lawn bowled in her later years. She passed away March 26, 2018.

Native Sons and Daughters of British Columbia

A small, secret organization created in 1899, based on a similar organization in California. They adopted Hudson's Bay company titles for their Officers, such as "Chief Factor" for the head of a local chapter or "Post". They were formed to maintain awareness of BC pioneers and provide mutual economic benefits for their members. The organization ran what is today Fort Langley Historical Site from the 1930s until 1955. The Native Sons viewed different cultural groups, in particular Asian cultures, as threats to white Canadian society.
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-435/1191)

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