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Interview with Muriel MacKay

Year: 2025

Type: editorial

Abstract: Audio recording and transcript of Muriel MacKay's 1979 interview with Bernard McNicholl for the Coal Tyee History Project. MacKay discusses living in Nanaimo where her father and other relatives worked in the mines. She talks about her family history and shares how members of her mother's family, the Addisons, were connected to the coal mining industry. MacKay reflects on her interactions with miners when she was a child, and she fondly recalls the strong sense of community amongst those connected to the industry.

Source: VIUSpace (Vancouver Island University Library)

DOI: 10.25316/8awh-7e47

Authors: Muriel MacKay, Bernard McNicholl

Language: English

Topic: Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis

Subfield: History

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6907628458

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