Title:
Barney Bjarnason interview with by Bernice Andersen
Creator:
Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society
Subject:
Land settlement and immigration
Subject:
Family and personal life
Description:
Interview by Bernice Andersen with Barney Bjarnason at Bernice's home.00:00 - Born in 1908 in Alberta, parents from Iceland. Sharing what he knows about Iceland and his parents' travels to Canada.06:29 - 10 children in their family07:50 - married Agnes Atkinson when he was 22, met at a box social at Big Bend School. His brother married her sister.09:12 - their children and grandchildren, including loss of children in birth and grandchild's adoption; midwives11:59 - school (Hekla), starting the fire to warm up the school, friends at school, stayed in school until grade 814:35 - setting up farm, mild winter when he was married, very cold weather, mixed farm, selling cream to Markerville and Red Deer Condensery17:00 - Icelandic picnic in Markerville, a potential socialist political speech at the picnic with the Alberta Provincial Police ready to arrest him, Dickson picnics, shopping in Markerville -- storekeeper gave candy for the children21:10 - Markerville businesses -- blacksmith shop21:51 - Hail storm, favourite horse22:53 - wedding day, married in the house, entertainment in Innisfail (lunch at Wong's restaurant, movie, marshmallow), going to ball games, playing baseball27:35 - dairying, separating the milk, Scandinavian cream hauler -- more information in Grub-Axe to Grain, danger of hauling cream31:55 - neighbours and community, 1930s low cost of living and cream cheque helpful, parents passing36:55 - telephone board, rural electrification, block heaters for the cars, travel changes over time, feeding cattle in storms39:26 - mixed farming changes over the years40:23 - antiques, including an Icelandic antique, discussion of his antiques, Calgary Brewing Company45:29 - threshing machines, thrashing48:28 - blank to end
Contributor:
Andersen, Bernice
Contributor:
Kure, Gordon
Date:
1989-02-17 - Creation Date
Date:
2024-09-18 - Digitization Date
Type:
MovingImage
Format:
1 videocassette (120 minutes) : col., VHS
Format:
1 video file (48:36) : col., .mp4
Identifier:
VC1499
Source:
MG 42 Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society fonds
Source:
1989-106
Relation:
Oral histories and movies created on behalf of the Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society
Coverage:
Markerville, Alberta
Rights:
Copyright assigned to Archives