SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:06:46 Discussion about his father, Art MacSwain, and the work he did at canneries, with mention of lumber camps; Art MacSwain, lobster factory, soldering cans, cannery, 1920s, 1930s, Fred Delory, Billy Martell, preservers, Greek River Road, lumber camp. | SIDE A 00:06:46 -- 00:11:32 Discussion about his grandfather immigrating to Canada from Scotland, and Alvin's travels to trace his family history there; Isle of Skye, Scotland, Isle of Raasay, 1885, 1851, MacSwain, MacLeod. | SIDE A 00:11:32 -- 00:13:08 Discussion about his relation to the MacLeans; Angus MacLean, Jim MacLean, Peters Road, Lillian MacDonald. | SIDE A 00:13:08 -- 00:15:37 Discussion about his father's farm, with mention of custom planting and wool; wool, custom planting, farming. | SIDE A 00:15:37 -- 00:16:31 Discussion about milk, butter, and the cheese factory in Sturgeon; cheese factory, butter, milk, cheese, Sturgeon. | SIDE A 00:16:31 -- 00:18:32 Discussion about horses, with a story of being lost in a blizzard; horses, blizzard, snowstorm, smart horse. | SIDE A 00:18:32 -- 00:21:04 Discussion about thrashing grain and custom sawing; thrashing, thrashing grain, custom sawing, custom thrashing, bartering, trading. | SIDE A 00:21:04 -- 00:21:53 Discussion about his relation to the Clows of Murray Harbour North; Clows, Murray Harbour North. | SIDE A 00:21:53 -- 00:23:33 Discussion about MacKinnon's General Store on Peters Road; MacKinnon's General Store, Les MacKinnon, characters. | SIDE A 00:23:33 -- 00:25:04 Discussion about his birth at home, with mention of Dr. Brehaut and midwives; midwives, Dr. Lester Brehaut, birth, Ella MacSwain. | SIDE A 00:25:04 -- 00:26:17 A story about people who helped those sick with the Spanish Flu; Spanish Flu. | SIDE A 00:26:17 -- 00:30:46 Stories about Dr. Lester Brehaut; Dr. Lester Brehaut, house calls, doctors, Murray River. | SIDE A 00:30:46 -- 00:31:26 Discussion about home remedies, with mention of Dr. Brehaut; home remedies, mustard plaster, Dr. Brehaut. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:26. SIDE B 00:31:34 -- 00:33:19 Discussion about home remedies, with mention of Dr. Brehaut continues; eczema, cranberries, Dr. Brehaut, salves. | SIDE B 00:33:19 -- 00:34:51 Stories about Dr. Brehaut giving people money; Dr. Brehaut, money, charity. | SIDE B 00:34:51 -- 00:35:41 A story about Dr. Gus MacDonald; Dr. Gus MacDonald. | SIDE B 00:35:41 -- 00:36:51 Discussion about home remedies continues; cherry bark, castor oil, home remedies. | SIDE B 00:36:51 -- 00:37:36 Discussion about the Spanish Flu, WWI, and the Halifax Explosion; Spanish Flu, WWI, and the Halifax Explosion. | SIDE B 00:37:36 -- 00:40:34 Discussion about school; Peters Road West School, one room school, teachers, Helen LeLacheur, school, Alliston School, college. | SIDE B 00:40:34 -- 00:47:51 Discussion about joining the army in 1941 and doing office work in England in 1942; 1941, infantry, army, England, 1942, Canadian Army, WWII. | SIDE B 00:47:51 -- 00:49:55 A story about scared men on D-Day; D-Day, WWII. | SIDE B 00:49:55 -- 00:51:22 Discussion about his rank in the army; infantryman, WWII. | SIDE B 00:51:22 -- 00:53:02 A story about casualties on D-Day; D-Day, WWII. | SIDE B 00:54:02 -- 00:57:20 A story about beer on V-E Day and being promoted to Staff Sergeant; sleep, V-E Day, beer, wages, Staff Sergeant. | SIDE B 00:57:20 -- 01:03:15 A story about going to the Isle of Skye in Scotland while he was on leave during WWII to learn about his ancestors; Isle of Skye, Scotland, WWII, ancestry, Jim McInnis, ancestors, generosity, Norse, MacSwain. | Tape ends at 01:03:15.
