Alexander McGregor and Ian McGregor

Recorded July 8, 2020 39:58 minutes
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Id: mby019883

Description

Alexander "Alex" McGregor (71) is prompted by his son, Ian McGregor (39), to talk about the importance of preserving small towns, as well as their family agriculture business, which spans over a century.

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I.McG. and A.McG. talk about why small towns are important, how history is all around. A.McG. says, "It's the people in particular that come to mind."
I.McG asks his father to talk about the powerful women of the ranch.
A.McG. reflects on the women of the small towns and the women in his family, in particular, his mother.
A. McG. describes saving small towns who were at the edge of being forgotten. Saving the houses and buildings that were over a century old. He describes it as saving the unspoiled lands, full of geological and native history.
A. McG. speaks on his family migration story and how they have been in the Pacific Northwest for nearly 150 years.
A.McG. reflect on his father saying that any job is as important as any other.
I.McG asks his father what makes farm families so important. A.McG. responds that many families have heritage to the land and that "there's a dedication to the stewardship of the land, to leave it a better state than how they found it."
A.McG. ends the recording by stating that small town farmlands are a "country where the roots are deep and the people are outstanding."

Participants

  • Alexander McGregor
  • Ian McGregor

Partnership

Partnership Type

Outreach