Herstory: Margaret and Walter Hartley
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Title
Herstory: Margaret and Walter Hartley
Subject
People
Description
Oral history interview with Mrs Margaret and Mr Walter Hartley in Neebing on December 6, 1978. The interview is a part of the Women's Decade Council Herstory project.
The recording consists of one side of a cassette tape, available here as an MP3 file. (Click on the speaker logo to play the file.)
Discussions centre about Clara Christiansen who married Lars Olson in 1899 and immigrated from Norway. Arriving two years after her husband, with two young children, the Olsons lived in Fort William before moving to Neebing, then built the house the Hartley’s live in.
Referencing a book, the Hartleys discuss Clara raising a family, and being a "doctor woman" (midwife). One of her daughters died of the flu epidemic, one from diphtheria, and five children survived. In 1956 the family sold the place and moved to Mountain Road. Gertie Docking, (nee Olsen), was one of the daughters who grew up on the farm. Looking at pictures, the house was owned by a German family, the Sedwich’s, from 1956-1972, and abandoned.
The Hartley’s bought the house and discuss the history of the farm with cows and chickens; women on the farm raising their families; and living amidst the industry boom of lumber and mines.
The recording consists of one side of a cassette tape, available here as an MP3 file. (Click on the speaker logo to play the file.)
Discussions centre about Clara Christiansen who married Lars Olson in 1899 and immigrated from Norway. Arriving two years after her husband, with two young children, the Olsons lived in Fort William before moving to Neebing, then built the house the Hartley’s live in.
Referencing a book, the Hartleys discuss Clara raising a family, and being a "doctor woman" (midwife). One of her daughters died of the flu epidemic, one from diphtheria, and five children survived. In 1956 the family sold the place and moved to Mountain Road. Gertie Docking, (nee Olsen), was one of the daughters who grew up on the farm. Looking at pictures, the house was owned by a German family, the Sedwich’s, from 1956-1972, and abandoned.
The Hartley’s bought the house and discuss the history of the farm with cows and chickens; women on the farm raising their families; and living amidst the industry boom of lumber and mines.
Creator
Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council
Date
1978-12-06
Rights
Release form was obtained by the Herstory project, allowing the recording to be shared and used.
Format
MP3
Language
English
Type
Audio
Coverage
Canada - Ontario - Thunder Bay
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Citation
Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council, “Herstory: Margaret and Walter Hartley,” Archives & Digital Collections at Lakehead University Library, accessed May 18, 2026, https://digitalcollections.lakeheadu.ca/items/show/14686.
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