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1967-1969 (Creation)
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- 1 diary (.PDF)
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Summary of the diary of Willard Freer, January 1, 1967 to December 31, 1969:
- January 1-5, 1967: Working at Fireside, BC
- January 6-May 25, 1967: Freer's cabin in the Kechika River valley
- May 25-June 1, 1967: Fireside, BC
- June 1-17, 1967: Working for a government water resources project
- June 17-July 23, 1967: Freer's cabin in the Kechika River valley
- July 24-31, 1967: Preparing for hunting trips
- August 1-September 26, 1967: Hunting guide and packer for Skook Davidson
- September 26-November 15, 1967: Diamond J Ranch and Freer's cabin in the Kechika River valley
- November 15, 1967-August 18, 1968: Working at Fireside along the Alaska Highway
- August 18-September 26, 1968: Packer and hunting guide for Earl Boose
- September 26-November 30, 1968: Kechika River valley and Alaska Highway
- December 1, 1968-January 11, 1969: Trip to Dawson Creek and Peace River District
- January 12-February 1, 1969: Watson Lake
- February 1-June 6, 1969: Freer's cabin in the Kechika River valley
- June 6-December 31, 1969: Alaska Highway and trips on the Kechika River
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Some pages of the diary were water damaged, resulting in bleeding ink that is difficult to read.
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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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Sherwood, Jay, and Willard Freer. 2023. Kechika Chronicler : Willard Freer’s Northern BC and Yukon Diaries, 1942-1975. Qualicum Beach, BC: Caitlin Press Inc.