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y ' ago Alan
ung history
t m the Mil-
uelph, began
• an oral history
oath Huron County.
tidy, which analyzes
styles in rural
muni ties between 1900
1040, began` in Howick
ownship. Itrequired
palling to at least per cent
of the township's residents
Ware are 70 years old or more
o(i ilowick senior citizens.
Mr. Brookes' project,
which is being done in
Cooperation with the Rural
-4Development Outreach Pro-
,': is being carried on this
demmer by two students
OM the university, Cathy
'i&Ulson and Gordon Hak:
`While based in Wingham, the
two are re archin
history m Pi**
berry Tops,
Miss Wilson exp1Y
the research ta:king.
basically the sam force as
last summer, withmany of
the participant being cont
tected thro the Wingh, no
and Area Day (;etre for e
Homebound.' So far Most
people have hien very
cooperativeand actually
enjoy reminiscing with the
students,
Miss Wilson and Mr: Hak
have been conducting inter-
views during the past three
weeks and Plan to continue
for another three. Their goal
is .to talk to 25 seniors who
grew up in this area. and .a
variety of others who worked
in the West on harvest,- ex -
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4t`stons
:Seniorsparticipating in
the stub are asked a
Maga* Of questions during
'4the interview, which could
take two,tw .,-hour sessions.
But Was, Wilson maintained
•that the discussions are
more dike informal talks
than structured 'interviews.
She said she doesn't bring in
paper that lists the
questions;, but has them
mernorized and uses a tape
recorder,
Sa far they :have talked
with many seniors with dif-
ferent family and religious
backgrounds, resulting in a
vast collection of varied
information. The goal of the
project is to compile this
information into a slide
presentation to be used by
the i DOP, a serf¢
written articles for re.
material and pethapp
book. °.
Although many partici.'
pants have been •',relatg
different e>kperienCea the
students have noticed some
topics and trends.
Most recall the Hallowe'en'„
pranks, such as switching.
buggy wheels and hitched
horses while the driver is
busy at a party. The'thrill of
the Model T. Ford is another
popular topic, together with.
the school inspector's visits,
and courting.
This type of information
gives an insight into what life
was really like for the
average individual. As Prof.
Brookes explained, there are
a few diaries available, but
pg written
;ould be
"because the
r$#erson doesn't.
lot of his own
`herefore, oral
Fare now becoming a
(ins of recording
ds the students
ttstanding during
?iod being studied
natively short
e period and
Ny ties. And these
ns can be backed
professor's earlier
on said there was
dependence then,
people got ou 4in
world earlier."
Rained by Prof.
.ost people ended
A,es*
Brood
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