Collection search - Hay, Elizabeth Lusk - Interview

FINNIGAN, Joan

1992-0109

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1987-08

Joan Finnigan (Interviewer)

Interview of Elizabeth Lusk Hay, descendant of early settlers in the Ottawa Valley near Luskville, Quebec, and later on Ghost Hill near Aylmer, Quebec. Hay begins with a history of the Lusk family from Ireland and a background of the Lusk homestead near Aylmer. She talks about her memories of her childhood including other families in the area such as the Merifields, Balmers, Wrights and McLeans. Other topic include several stories and legends of Ghost Hill, the history of Aylmer and the traditions of the Irish families in the Valley. The tape also includes oral history notes by Joan Finnigan on some early hockey players from the Ottawa Valley and some of the Valley's historic homes.

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