Captain Thomas Trenholm T1 [Tape One]

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Trenholm, Captain Thomas

1995-11-01

01:03:30

This is the first tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. Captain Tom begins by telling about his father, Captain William Trenholm, a story about catching swordfish, and his childhood. He then tells about schooner races and his father buying the M. M. Gardner, trips down to Barbados, his father's ship Marine, and life at sea. There is also mention of food and water while at sea, navigation, and a trip to Guyana carrying Ottawa pine.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:04:47 Discussion about his father Captain William Trenholm and his beginnings as a sailor; Captain William Trenholm, farming, WWI, 1868, Port Elgin, schooners, Marine. | SIDE A 00:04:47 -- 00:15:48 Discussion about fishing for swordfish and a story about catching two at the same time; harpoon, 1934, swordfish prices, swordfish, fishing, Louisbourg. | SIDE A 00:15:48 -- 00:18:03 Discussion about swordfish liver and other fish oils; tonic, cod liver oil, swordfish liver oil, halibut liver oil, fish liver oil, swordfish liver prices, remedies. | SIDE A 00:18:03 -- 00:20:01 Discussion about his first memories of boats and his childhood; 1914, Pictou, Minnie, school, childhood, school teacher, Louisbourg. | SIDE A 00:20:01 -- 00:24:25 Discussion about schooner races, with mention of the Bluenose I; Delawana, M. M. Gardner, Esperanto, Halifax, schooner races, 1921, Elsie, 1920, Lunenburg schooners, Bluenose I. | SIDE A 00:24:25 -- 00:26:54 Discussion about his father buying going to buy the Delawana, but choosing the M. M. Gardner instead; M. M. Gardner, 1921, Delawana, schooners, Captain William Trenholm. | SIDE A 00:26:54 -- 00:30:35 Discussion about his father's sailing routes and a story about a trip to New York; M. M. Gardner, New York, Maritimes, lathes, Jack Reid, Fred Polley, Lunenburg, schooners, Louisbourg, ballast, Captain William Trenholm. | SIDE A 00:30:35 -- 00:31:30 A story about sailing to Barbados, with mention of navigation; sextant, navigation, Barbados. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:30. SIDE B 00:31:35 -- 00:35:44 A story about sailing to Barbados continues, with mention of navigation and 1,200 puncheons of molasses; marine chronometer, navigation, Barbados, celestial navigation, molasses, hogshead, puncheon. | SIDE B 00:35:44 -- 00:39:00 Discussion about his father buying the Marine for $7,800 in 1919; 1919, Captain William Trenholm, Marine, ship prices, Ireland, St. Mary's Bay, Deveaux, square-rigged, three master, schooner. | SIDE B 00:39:00 -- 00:43:57 A story about sailing to Barbados continues, with mention of life at sea; Barbados, 1924, weevils, shanghaiing, hangover cure, hangovers.| SIDE B 00:43:57 -- 00:49:33 A story about sailing to Barbados with his wife and his brother in law Bill; 1933, Mary Trenholm, Bill, Charlie, Louisbourg, seasickness, Murdoch MacLean, cod, Portuguese, tobacco, jigger. | ***The tape appears to have stopped at 00:57:42. SIDE B 00:49:45 -- 00:57:42 Discussion about longitude and latitude; longitude, latitude, Sable Island, celestial navigation, marine chronometer, sextant, meridian altitude. | SIDE B 00:57:42 -- 00:58:30 Brief discussion about food on the ships; milk, butter, ships, grease the spars. | SIDE B 00:58:30 -- 01:00:03 Discussion about his father and wages on the ships; wages, Captain William Trenholm. | SIDE B 01:00:03 -- 01:02:05 Discussion about food on the ships continues; tea, weevils, food, water, water butt. | SIDE B 01:02:05 -- 01:03:30 A story about a trip down to Guyana carrying Ottawa pine; Georgetown, Guyana, Ottawa pine. | Tape ends at 01:03:30. ***Tape ends mid-sentence.