Oral History Centre

Voices

Ed Schreyer's First Memory 
In this interview by Alexander Freund, The Right Honourable Edward Richard Schreyer, Premier of Manitoba 1969-1977 and Governor General 1979-1984, recalls his first memory.
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Erika Thorne - Epiphany 
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Erika Thorne - Mainstream/Margin  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Erika Thorne - Wellsprings  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Jill Cooper - Escape Hatch  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Jill Cooper & Geoff Ripat - Recharging  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Menno Wiebe - Russian Colonies  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Menno Wiebe - Canadian Colonies  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Menno Wiebe - Mother's Stories  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Will Braun - Speaking in Your Own Voice  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Will Braun - My White Privileges  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Will Braun - Where We Come From  
(de)colonization excerpt by Matthew Schaaf
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Sara Varsintzky - Dealing With the Nazi Past  
In this interview conducted by Alexander Freund in Ottawa in 1996, Sara Varsintzky (pseudonym), a German postwar immigrant in Canada, recalls diverse encounters with the Nazi past.
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Introduction to the Zoom H2  
A ten-minute clip that records in different settings to demonstrate the influence of the recording environment and the placement of the microphone on the quality of the recording.
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