Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2023.103.002

Title

Stories by James Augustus Watton

Object Name

Memoir

Dates of Creation

[between 1980 and 1995]

Creator

Watton, James Augustus

Description

Digital document containing 16 stories (in the form of a memoir) written by James Augustus Watton during his retirement years, about his life working in northern Ontario.

Chapters titled:
- Flying home
- "All that glitters"... is a tip
- Hello or goodbye
- Miles and miles of bush
- Innoculations and immunity
- A wedding to remember
- The keys of the kingdom
- What's in a name?
- Christmas 1984
- Tasty chicken in a bag
- Canterbury in the bush
- Ministry
- Isolation
- The goose hangs high
- The archbishop's letter (a swan song from an ugly duckling)
- Untitled

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

0.16 MB of textual records (PDF, 46 pages)

Restrictions on Use

The donor and other family members reserve the right to allow individuals at their discretion to publish these items. Any researcher or organization wishing to publish or upload content to be viewed online, will first need to receive permission from the donor, or her heirs, during the term of copyright. The BCM&CC may copy unpublished works in accordance with s. 30.21 of the Copyright Act. Government records will be subject to applicable legislation with regards to access and privacy.

Places

Fort George
Hudson Bay
James Bay
Kashechewan
Moosonee
Timmins

People

Watton family
Watton, Irene
Watton, James Augustus

Search Terms & Subjects

Christmas season
Churches, Anglican
First Nations
First Nations culture
Illness
Mining
Trading posts
Weddings