SIDE A 00:00:07 -- 00:01:25
Discussion about the end of the Marine; Parrsboro, Marine, schooner.
SIDE A 00:01:25 -- 00:04:30
Discussion about his father's love for schooners and a story about going from Barbados to Portland with a load of molasses; Barbados, Portland, Maine, schooners, five-master, six-master, heavy cargo, Sydney, tonnage, molasses, Gaspe.
SIDE A 00:04:30 -- 00:06:53
Discussion about about becoming first mate at age 15; Barbados, first mate, schooner, Louisbourg, molasses, port watch, birthday, Portland.
SIDE A 00:06:53 -- 00:08:01
Discussion about becoming a captain; sea captain, Master's papers, 1943, tonnage.
SIDE A 00:08:01 -- 00:12:25
Discussion about the sinking of the Douglas E. Parks; Douglas E. Parks, ship sinking, dory, Louisbourg, Tom Myles.
SIDE A 00:12:25 -- 00:14:40
A story about his brother Russell in WWI; Russell, WWI, Vimy Ridge, Russell Trenholm, trenches, shells.
SIDE A 00:14:40 -- 00:15:35
Discussion about his brother Russell as a sea captain; skipper, skipper, Urania, Rayburn, Freddy A. Higgins, rum runners, rum running, Russell Trenholm.
SIDE A 00:15:35 -- 00:19:25
Discussion about his brothers, Harry and Russell, and the rum runner Amazetia, with mention of a Master's ticket; Harry Trenholm, Russell Trenholm, rum runners, rum running, Amazetia, Master's ticket, home trade waters, Pictou, coasting ticket, MacDonald.
SIDE A 00:19:25 -- 00:26:18
Discussion about different kinds of rum, a story about the Ida M. Zink, and how the rum trade worked; three-master, schooner, rum, Demerara, black diamond rum, rum prices, Barbados rum, sugar plantation, Ida M. Zink, Ida M. Zinck, rum trade, Williams, Harold Fiander, 3 mile limit, 12 mile limit, Nassau, St. Pierre, Lady Hawkins, CNS, WWII, knockabout, Marion Belle Wolf, St. Lucia.
SIDE A 00:26:18 -- 00:27:09
Discussion about different kinds of rum continues; rum, Falernum.
SIDE A 00:27:09 -- 00:30:12
Discussion about Captains George Dunn, Hod Hayle, and Milton Chapman, with mention of the Leo; Captain George Dunn, Captain Hod Hayle, Captain Milton Chapman, Leo, schooners, coal, cargo, gravel, Murray Harbour.
SIDE A 00:30:13 -- 00:31:42
Discussion about hauling gravel from Cape Breton; gravel, shipping, Cape Breton, Marble Mountain.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:42.
SIDE B 00:31:49 -- 00:32:54
Discussion about hauling gravel from Cape Breton continues; Pickard and Co., gravel prices, marble gravel, tonnage.
SIDE B 00:32:54 -- 00:39:30
Discussion about Jack Reid and a story about the time he saved Tom's life; Jack Reid, drowning, Jim Trenholm, Covey, Louisbourg.
SIDE B 00:39:30 -- 00:40:21
Brief discussion about swimming and shipwrecks; swimming, shipwrecks, insurance.
SIDE B 00:40:21 -- 00:42:14
Discussion about poop decks; poop deck, aft, cabin house, officer's cabin.
SIDE B 00:42:14 -- 00:44:14
Discussion about superstitions and sailing on Sundays, with mention of catching swordfish; swordfish, superstitions, Sundays, 1946, swordfish prices.
SIDE B 00:44:14 -- 00:51:23
Discussion about schooners and cargo; Nellie Dixon, tonnage, honey, St. Simon, schooner prices, diesel engine, 1950, schooner, cargo, Annandale, radio ads, Murray Harbour, Souris, coal, produce.
SIDE B 00:51:23 -- 00:53:42
Brief discussion about his son Thomas William "Bud" Trenholm, with mention of merchant navy papers; air force, Thomas William "Bud" Trenholm, merchant navy papers, RAF, home trade waters.
SIDE B 00:53:42 -- 00:59:23
Discussion about the sale of the St. Simon and his ship the Vera Marie T.; St. Simon, Vera Marie T., Wood Islands, hauling produce, cargo, Mary Trenholm, shipbuilding, 1960, sleeping quarters, Ingonish, potatoes, tonnage.
SIDE B 00:59:23 -- 01:03:36
Discussion about produce prices; produce prices, Lem Woods, potatoes, turnips, shipping, potato prices, turnip prices, Louisbourg, Dog Island.
Tape ends at 01:03:36.
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