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Object Description

Object Name

Oral History

Recording

Object ID

SR-107

Title

Howard Neil McLeod oral history interview conducted by Peter Chant on 25 May 1976.

Extent

1 audio cassette.

Date

25 May 1976.

Description

SR-107: Tracks 1 - 4 discuss the McLeod family history, including John Beaton McLeod and Catherine McKenzie, and Neil McLeod and Nellie Martha Ewnis.
Tracks 5 - 7 describe leisure in early Langley, including hunting and dances.
Tracks 8 - 9 discuss McLeod's family.
Track 10 describes women's interests in early Langley, including the Women's Institute.
Tracks 11 - 12 discuss Vancouver in the late 19th century and the McLeod property in Langley.
Track 13 continues to discuss Neil McLeod.
Tracks 14 - 15 discuss childhood in early Langley and changes in the area over time.

People/Subject

McLeod, Howard Neil

Howard Neil McLeod was born on August 27, 1915, to Neil McLeod and Nellie Martha, nee Ennis. Howard married on October 31, 1939. His wife was born in Scotland, and was 9 when her family came to Canada. They have 3 sons: Neil, born in 1942, Alec, born in 1944, and Ian, born in 1952. Howard died on April 12, 1990.

Women's Institute

The Women's Institute was founded in 1897, in Stony Creek, Ontario. Its original purpose was educating rural women so they could improve their lives through domestic science. One of the founders, Mrs Hoodless had lost her son after he drank contaminated milk. Hoodless believed similar deaths could be avoided if women had more knowledge. Hoodless said, “A nation cannot rise above the level of its homes, we women must work and study together to raise our homes to the highest level possible.” The group quickly grew, with BC getting its first branch in 1909. It soon spread overseas.

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