Rossland Memories
The Rossland Memories Project is our ongoing oral history interview project that seeks to collect, store, and share memories of longtime Rosslanders for future generations.
This is an ongoing project! Please let us know if you have ideas of people whose stories we should capture. If you have an oldtimer in your life with stories to tell, consider signing up to be an interviewer — we can provide training and equipment to help you conduct the oral history interview! There are also volunteer opportunities to help organize, transcribe, and publicize the memories.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact our Research Department at archives@rosslandmuseum.ca.
Some of the interviews we’ve conducted are already up online! Check them out below or peruse our Rossland Memories YouTube playlist!
Mary Vickers
Mary Vickers, nee Ling, talks about her life in Rossland. Topics include MacLean and Cook Schools, growing up in Balfour, Bill Vicker playing and coaching hockey, skiing, Sacred Heart Catholic Church's Catholic Women’s League, Father Mac, golfing, and the Trail Times Ski School, among other topics. This interview was conducted on March 12, 2020 as part of the Rossland Memories Oral History Project.
Ken and Beryl Davis
Ken and Beryl Davis discuss participating in various winter and summer sports in Rossland. Ken played on the lacrosse and hockey teams, but they enjoyed skiing and skating.
Lois Haynes, Pat Dorey, and Mary Watkinson
Lois, Pat, and Mary discuss their time growing up in Rossland during the 1930s and 40s. They recall memories of Rossland schools, winter and summer activities, and Rossland during the Second World War.
Richie & Audrey Mann, Al Fisher, and Ruth Grubisic
Interviewed in 2014/2015 by Roly Worsfold, Richie, Audrey, Al, and Ruth talk about their time growing-up in Rossland, skiing on Red mountain, fiddling, and much more.
Rino DeBiasio
Rino DeBiasio talks about his life in Rossland, including how he got into skiing, the first Red chairlift, and his time on the Red Mountain Volunteer Ski Patrol.
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Allan Hotel
- Feb 22, 2014 Dorothy McCann Feb 22, 2014
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Bank of Montreal
- Apr 28, 2014 Gwen & Jim Markle Apr 28, 2014
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Beer Parlour
- Feb 22, 2014 Dorothy McCann Feb 22, 2014
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Black Jack Ski Club
- May 8, 2014 Jim and Diane Delong May 8, 2014
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Cabins
- Feb 19, 2015 Mike Schulz Feb 19, 2015
- May 8, 2014 Jim and Diane Delong May 8, 2014
- Mar 3, 2014 Louie Corrado, Ira McAulay, Bill Cheveldave Mar 3, 2014
- Feb 20, 2014 Nona Archibald Feb 20, 2014
- Feb 5, 2014 Richie Mann Feb 5, 2014
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Chinese Garden
- Mar 5, 2014 Rose McLellan Mar 5, 2014
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Cominco
- Feb 20, 2014 Nona Archibald Feb 20, 2014
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Fiddling
- May 5, 2014 Richie & Audrey Mann, Al Fisher, and Ruth Grubisic May 5, 2014
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Firefighting
- Mar 27, 2014 Bill Newman Mar 27, 2014
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Hospitals
- Apr 28, 2014 Gwen & Jim Markle Apr 28, 2014
- Mar 27, 2014 Bill Newman Mar 27, 2014
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Hunter Brothers
- Aug 20, 2014 Lois Haynes, Pat Dorey, and Mary Watkinson Aug 20, 2014
- Apr 28, 2014 Margaret Rosse Apr 28, 2014
- Mar 5, 2014 Rose McLellan Mar 5, 2014
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Lacrosse
- Mar 12, 2020 Mary Vickers Mar 12, 2020
- Dec 19, 2016 Ken and Beryl Davis Dec 19, 2016
- Mar 12, 2014 Rino DeBiasio Mar 12, 2014
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Local Businesses
- Jan 8, 2015 Dave and Doreen Butler Jan 8, 2015
- Apr 28, 2014 Margaret Rosse Apr 28, 2014
- Apr 28, 2014 Gwen & Jim Markle Apr 28, 2014
- Apr 22, 2014 Bob Flegel Apr 22, 2014
- Mar 14, 2014 Edith McCuaig Mar 14, 2014
- Feb 22, 2014 Dorothy McCann Feb 22, 2014
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Mines
- Mar 5, 2014 Rose McLellan Mar 5, 2014
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Notable Rosslanders
- Mar 14, 2014 Edith McCuaig Mar 14, 2014
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Railways
- Apr 22, 2014 Bob Flegel Apr 22, 2014
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Ramshead Inn
- Jan 8, 2015 Dave and Doreen Butler Jan 8, 2015
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Rossland Memories
- May 12, 2021 Rossland Memories Oral History Project: What is it? May 12, 2021
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Schools
- Aug 20, 2014 Lois Haynes, Pat Dorey, and Mary Watkinson Aug 20, 2014
- May 8, 2014 Jim and Diane Delong May 8, 2014
- Apr 28, 2014 Margaret Rosse Apr 28, 2014
- Apr 28, 2014 Gwen & Jim Markle Apr 28, 2014
- Apr 22, 2014 Bob Flegel Apr 22, 2014
- Mar 27, 2014 Bill Newman Mar 27, 2014
- Mar 14, 2014 Edith McCuaig Mar 14, 2014
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Ski Clubs
- May 5, 2014 Richie & Audrey Mann, Al Fisher, and Ruth Grubisic May 5, 2014
- Mar 3, 2014 Louie Corrado, Ira McAulay, Bill Cheveldave Mar 3, 2014
- Feb 20, 2014 Nona Archibald Feb 20, 2014
- Feb 5, 2014 Richie Mann Feb 5, 2014
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Skiing
- Mar 12, 2020 Mary Vickers Mar 12, 2020
- Dec 19, 2016 Ken and Beryl Davis Dec 19, 2016
- Feb 19, 2015 Mike Schulz Feb 19, 2015
- Jan 8, 2015 Dave and Doreen Butler Jan 8, 2015
- May 8, 2014 Jim and Diane Delong May 8, 2014
- May 5, 2014 Richie & Audrey Mann, Al Fisher, and Ruth Grubisic May 5, 2014
- Mar 12, 2014 Rino DeBiasio Mar 12, 2014
- Mar 3, 2014 Louie Corrado, Ira McAulay, Bill Cheveldave Mar 3, 2014
- Feb 20, 2014 Nona Archibald Feb 20, 2014
- Feb 5, 2014 Richie Mann Feb 5, 2014
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Sports
- Mar 5, 2014 Rose McLellan Mar 5, 2014
- Mar 3, 2014 Louie Corrado, Ira McAulay, Bill Cheveldave Mar 3, 2014
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Summer Activities
- Mar 12, 2020 Mary Vickers Mar 12, 2020
- Dec 19, 2016 Ken and Beryl Davis Dec 19, 2016
- Aug 20, 2014 Lois Haynes, Pat Dorey, and Mary Watkinson Aug 20, 2014
- Mar 12, 2014 Rino DeBiasio Mar 12, 2014
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Tadanac
- Feb 20, 2014 Nona Archibald Feb 20, 2014
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Winter Sports
- Mar 12, 2020 Mary Vickers Mar 12, 2020
- Dec 19, 2016 Ken and Beryl Davis Dec 19, 2016
- Aug 20, 2014 Lois Haynes, Pat Dorey, and Mary Watkinson Aug 20, 2014
- May 5, 2014 Richie & Audrey Mann, Al Fisher, and Ruth Grubisic May 5, 2014
- Mar 12, 2014 Rino DeBiasio Mar 12, 2014