An Interview with James F. Falconer

01/25/23 • 140 min

From the Vaults: Audio from Edmonton's Past

In today's episode, we join John McIssac in his November 27th, 1981 interview of James F. Falconer. Falconer, a member of the Edmonton Public School Board among other positions, describes the changes he saw in Edmonton and Alberta during his career.
Cover Image: EA-4-9 [James F. Falconer]
https://cityarchives.edmonton.ca/james-f-falconer-2
This interview was originally recorded on a 5 inch open reel tape and was digitized by an archivist on March 25th, 2021.

These interviews were recorded in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Both social attitudes and language standards have changed since that time. Some opinions expressed and language used may be offensive to listeners today.

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