Collection search - Snyder, Frederick - Interview
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Record information – Brief Snyder, Frederick - Interview
Series title:Voice of the PioneerHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):168465Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:MCNEIL, BillAccession:1981-0111Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Release date:1975-04Production company:Bill McNeil (Interviewer)Description:Interview with Frederick Snyder, a German lawyer who led a group of 150 immigrants to settle north of Winnipeg in 1927. Snyder discusses how they chose to come to Canada, his control over the 3500 acre co-operative farm, their hardships in clearing the land and cultivating their first crop, the decision to raise dairy cows during the Depression, and Snyder's battle to have milk declared a public utility in Manitoba. Snyder also reflects on a number of topics including: inflation today caused by moral pollution; eventual subdivision of community into individual farms; his retirement interests in philosophy and painting; his contact with Germany; and his Canadian identity.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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