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1954-1957 (Creation)
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- 1 diary (.PDF)
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Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1954 to December 31, 1957:
- January 1-March 31, 1954: Kechika River valley
- April 1-June 3, 1954: Working at Christy's Lodge in Lower Post
- June 3-September 14, 1954: Working for Northwestern Explorations around Mile 1117 on the Alaska Highway
- September 15-30, 1954: Travel to Fort St. James and preparations for trip to Diamond J Ranch
- September 30-November 15, 1954: Trip to Diamond J Ranch with Clem Reierson
- November 16-December 31, 1954: Kechika River valley with Clem Reierson
- January 1-February 12, 1955: Kechika River valley and trip to Lower Post with Clem Reierson
- February 12-March 12, 1955: Alaska Highway
- March 12-May 25, 1955: Kechika River valley
- May 25-June 1, 1955: Trip to Lower Post
- June 1-July 11, 1955: Lower Post waiting for Emil Bronlund and his Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Ltd. (CMS) crew
- July 11-August 16, 1955: Packing for Emil Bronlund
- August 17-September 11, 1955: Lower Post and trip to Diamond J Ranch
- September 11-23, 1955: Trip to Lower Post
- September 24-October 1, 1955: Lower Post
- October 2-15, 1955: Return trip to Diamond J Ranch
- October 16, 1955-May 17, 1956: Kechika River valley
- May 17-26, 1956: Trip to Lower Post and preparation for packing
- June 5-September 21, 1956: Packing for Northwestern Explorations' Flat Lake mineral claims
- September 21, 1956-February 18, 1957: Lower Post
- February 18-May 27, 1957: Kechika River valley
- May 27-July 3, 1957: Alaska Highway
- July 3-September 4, 1957: Packing for Continental Mining in Yukon
- September 4-October 13, 1957: Alaska Highway
- October 13-26, 1957: Travel to Freer's cabin at Horneline Creek
- October 26-December 9, 1957: Kechika River valley
- December 10-18, 1957: Trip from cabin to Lower Post
- December 18-31, 1957: Lower Post
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- English
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Original Willard Freer diary is held at Hudson's Hope Museum.
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Northern BC Archives holds only a digital replica of the original diary (in TIFF, JPEG, and PDF formats) and its accompanying transcript created by Jay Sherwood (.DOCX, .PDF).
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No restrictions.
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Personal or academic use of materials is welcomed under the standard fair dealing and educational use clauses of Canadian Copyright Law. Commercial use is, however, forbidden without the express permission of the copyright holder. For information on obtaining written permission from the copyright holder, please contact the Northern B.C. Archives and Special Collections.
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Additional details about Freer's time with Clem Reierson are described in Reierson's book "From Vanderhoof to Lower Post" (2014).
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Sherwood, Jay, and Willard Freer. 2023. Kechika Chronicler : Willard Freer’s Northern BC and Yukon Diaries, 1942-1975. Qualicum Beach, BC: Caitlin Press Inc.