The American Heart Assocation has resources  for the entire history. Look at past issues of JAMA for further references.


Nora Hague wrote:

> I've been asked to post this on behalf of Melissa Blackburn of the BBC, who
> are looking for reminiscences from descendants of people involved with the
> construction of the CPR.
>
> I'm afraid I wouldn't even know where to start to locate such people, except
> perhaps to ask Pierre Berton, who must have met some of them during the
> filming of The National Dream.
>
> Any ideas? Please contact Melissa directly, her address is at the end.
> Thanks.
>
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> Nora Hague, Senior Cataloger / Access 2D
> Notman Photographic Archives
> McCord Museum of Canadian History
> 690 Sherbrooke West, Montreal
> Quebec, Canada H3A 1E9
>
> Tel: 514-398-7100 x285
> Fax: 514-398-5045
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> Web Site: http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/
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> The history department here at BBC television is making a
> documentary film about the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It
> would be part of our well-known Timewatch series and be seen all over the
> world, and would be directed by one of our senior producers, Jonathan Gili.
>
> Obviously the story of the CPR is a great one (well-known in Canada
> but not, I suspect, outside it) and our film would cover the fascinating
> history of the construction of the railway from 1881 to 1885. We would use
> eye-witness accounts of the time, and the wealth of contemporary photographs
> to paint a picture of this enormous human endeavour.
>
> I'm particularly interested in interviewing the remaining relatives
> of the protagonists of this story - this ranges from the great figures such
> as Donald Smith and William Van Horne, to the navvies who worked on the
> track, and the people who were affected by the advent of the CPR. I've
> already contacted quite a few people, and am hoping to find others. At the
> moment, its the working people's ancestors - the people who got their hands
> dirty, from Canadian navvies to the Chinese workers - that I'm particularly
> interested in finding. It is for this reason that I'm writing to you.
>
> Do you know anyone who is related either to someone who worked on
> the original building of the CPR line, or who was affected by the line (ie
> they moved to the West around 1880-85, or they were already there) - anyone
> who has a story to tell? We strongly believe that the best way of telling
> these old stories is through the stories and characters handed down over
> generations.
>
> Perhaps you could suggest anyone else I could talk to? Obviously I'm working
> closely
> with the CPR on this, but any help you could give me would be wonderful.
>
> As you imagine, its quite an undertaking! We're hoping to come to
> Canada in December for a preliminary visit, and then to film in January.
> Many thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon
>
> Yours
>
> Melissa Blackburn
> Timewatch
> Room 5433
> BBC White City
> 201 Wood Lane
> London W12 7TS
> Tel:0208 752 6220
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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