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Oral History
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Recording
Object ID
SR-136
Title
Velma Elizabeth Kerr, nee Smith, oral history interview conducted by Loryl MacDonald on 17 Aug. 1989.
Extent
1 audio cassette.
Date
17 Aug. 1989.
Description
SR-136: Tracks 1 - 2 discuss the Smith family and Kerr's family with Bob Kerr.
Tracks 3 - 4 describe Kerr's education at Milner School and in high school, and childhood games and farm chores.
Track 5 discusses Kerr's work in the Milner Store.
Track 6 discusses religion and the Methodist Church.
Track 7 discusses World War I. World War II is also mentioned.
Track 8 describes the Depression and its effects on people in Milner.
Track 9 discusses East Indian families in Milner and Native families in Fort Langley.
Tracks 10 - 11 describe the businesses in early Milner and compare the development of Milner and Langley.
Tracks 12 - 13 are conversations about Kerr's reflections on living in Milner.
People/Subject
Kerr, Velma Elizabeth (nee Smith)
Velma Elizabeth Smith was born at Milner in 1908. She married Robert Ferguson Kerr (November 4, 1896-September 14, 1974) on August 31, 1927, and they had a daughter and a son, Jean and Les.
Milner Elementary School
The original Milner School was built in the early 1900's as a one room structure located on Johnston Townline Road (216th Street) just south of Medd Road (64th Avenue). The Milner Elementary School as it stands in 2003 at 6656 Glover Road was constructed in 1914 by Mr. Owen Hughes. Changes through the years have included the addition of a principal's office, a gymnasium, a medical room, and a portable classroom.
The school closed in the 1980s due to declining pupils and was later turned into the Milner Education Centre.
Milner Store (Milner Supply)
This store was originally known as J. Graham General Merchant. It was later known as Milner Supply. It is not the same store that was in the downstairs of the Milner Community Hall.
See Also: stores and business
Term Source: HPC Record (HPC-208/1004)
Native Peoples of North America
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
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