In this episode, we open our diary of voices from our past for a conversation with the late Professor Bob Surtees—one of the original seven Nipissing University faculty, and author of Northern Connection about the early days of the ONR, and an authority on Native treaties. This was originally recorded in 2001 as part of the Cogeco cable series, “Life Is.” In it he talks about the early days of Nipissing, and teaching Canadian history. Please excuse any dated references.