#013 – Keeping Yukon’s History Alive and Well. An interview with historian Donna Clayson.

 

In today’s podcast interview, we only begin to scratch the surface of Donna Clayson’s lifelong passion and enthusiasm towards preserving the Yukon’s rich and diverse history. As an accomplished writer of short stories, news articles, research papers, and often times history presenter at the Yukon Transportation Museum, she undoubtedly has a natural way of drawing the listener into her Yukon adventures. She speaks of her own life experiences and recounts the lives and adventures of the old timers who influenced her along the way. The fact that she’s lived off the grid for many years in the quintessential “log cabin in the woods”, speaks volumes about her character and embracing nature to embrace nature. 

She recounts her chance meetings with some of the most colourful 5% the Yukon has ever known and how these people have influenced her passion and commitment to preserve the adventuresome stories these men and women have given to our community. We also discuss her role as an administrator for the Yukon History and Abandoned Places FaceBook group started by Murray Lundberg and how she continues to be involved as a researcher with an upcoming Yukon documentary film. I assure you this is only the beginning of what’s yet to come, so please stay tuned for upcoming interviews with Donna in the very near future.

I’d like to invite you to help me build the knowledge base for future shows by becoming a member of My Amazing Yukon Life Facebook Group. This is where our personal stories come together as we build upon the collective memories of one another to record and preserve personal stories of the Yukon’s rich history and colourful life adventures. 

You can also download each episode from Buzzsprout or wherever you get your podcasts from. While you’re there, hit the subscribe button and leave me a comment on what you’d like to hear next on the show.

I hope you enjoyed this podcast, pictures, and links and I thank you for joining me as a “M.A.Y.L. carrier”, as we deliver our amazing Yukon life stories to the outside world. 

Cheers

“Trapper Dan your Renaissance Man”

Daniel Halen