Conversations in Time
By St. Andrews Heritage Centre
Conversations in TimeMar 21, 2021
Don Forfar
In this week’s episode we meet Don Forfar, a former reeve of St. Andrews who tells us about going to an all-boys school, the beginning of his political career, and how he won his election. He also shared some of the issues his council and the R.M. faced during his terms with us.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Elmer Keryluk
In this episode we talk to Elmer Keryluk, who at 17 became a teacher and worked his way up to assistant superintendent of the Lord Selkirk School Division. He tells us about the change from one-room schools to today’s education system and about his roles in the development of the community.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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George Pike
In this week’s episode we meet George Pike, a former reeve of St. Andrews who fondly recalls his memories of growing up in this community. From biking with friends to visiting drive-in theatres, we find out what it was like to be young in the St. Andrews of the past.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Laurie Hunt
This episode, we talk to Laurie Hunt, a St. Andrews council member, who spent some time in the business of bee farming and who also has a passion for collecting antiques for his private museum. We discuss the history of the old fire hall that now holds his extensive collection and how his items have even caught the attention from the television show Canadian Pickers.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Martin Zelych
In this week’s episode we talk to Martin Zelych, who grew up on a farm in St. Andrews, witnessing the changes in agriculture over time. He also tells us about being the reeve of St. Andrews, what school was like when he was a kid, and how much local social life has evolved.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Al Ostermann
In this episode we talk to Al Ostermann, who has been everything from a farmer, a tradesman, a teacher with three degrees, to reeve of St. Andrews. With his work ethic instilled in him from his father, Al shares how he firmly believes in working hard for what you want, education, and motivating others to be successful.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Ken & Shirley Dawson
In this episode we meet Ken and Shirley Dawson. “You can take a boy from the farm, but you can’t take the farm from the boy,” Ken tells us about growing up. Married for 57 years, Ken and Shirley have lived in St. Andrews for their whole lives. They share with us how they met, about starting out and returning to farming as a profession, and the challenges of the job.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Gord Holmes
This week we meet Gord Holmes, who followed in his father’s footsteps to become a mechanic. He shares his family history with us, his experiences, and the lessons he learned growing up that lead to his extensive knowledge of the area and people that have lived here.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Marge Paradoski
This episode, we speak with Marge Paradoski, who was St. Andrews’ first female firefighter. She spent over 20 years fighting fires locally, motivated by personal experience with loss due to fire in her childhood. She also shares with us what it was really like to be the first woman in a profession at the time.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Phyllis Loutit
In this episode we meet Phyllis Loutit, who turned 100 in 2020 and has lived her whole life in St. Andrews. She and her son share a bit about her life and her family with us. We discuss how much she has seen St. Andrews change in her lifetime, her love of curling, the residents of St. Andrews’ participation in the two world wars, and much more.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Pat Alexiuk
In this week’s episode we speak with Pat Alexiuk, whose family lived in the St. Andrews Rectory from 1947-1967 before it was a museum. She tells us about how the building has changed, inside and out, since she lived there and how the community embraced her family when they moved to St. Andrews.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Irene Foster
This episode, we speak with Irene Foster who is well-versed in St. Andrews’ history, having written a large portion of the history book Beyond the Gates. Passionate about history, Irene shares with us how far St. Andrews has come and how she personally wrote a letter to the Queen requesting preservation of a local historic building.
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Music: “Jig of Slurs. Dublin Reel - Merry Blacksmith. The Mountain Road” by Sláinte
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Conversations in Time - Trailer
Welcome to Conversations in Time, an oral history podcast presented by the St. Andrews Heritage Centre. Keep an eye out for weekly episodes coming to you in January 2021.