Deborah Dobbins 02/09/2024
Description
Deborah Dobbins, third generation Canadian, explains her family’s part in helping to settle the prairies of Western Canada. She talks about the community of Wildwood where they were placed when they entered the country in 1921. She discusses the generational progression and her dedication to preserving the significant history of the black homesteaders in Canada.
| Date(s) | 2/9/2024 |
| Call Number | DBH_004 |
| Subjects | Homestead Act, Descendants, Mobility, Cultural memory, Canadian migration African Americans, Emigration and immigration, Families, Frontier and pioneer life, Interviews, Land tenure |
| Interviewee(s) | Deborah Dobbins |
| Interviewer(s) | Tanya Finchum | Kalenda Eaton |