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Contributors
Interviewee: Bolger, Estelle
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2006-01-16
Date Digitized
2010-06-02
Abstract
This interview is with Estelle Bolger of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Estelle talks about Joe Bun Gaudet and playing on the radio, Christmas, her family, the Georgetown Exhibition, her husband Lenie, dancing, playing music, working in the barbershop, earthquakes, and helping the doctors.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:38
Model
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:04:06
Discussion about Joe Bun Gaudet and stories about playing on the radio with his band and dancing at parties; Joe Bun, Joe Bun Gaudet, Joe Bun's Orchestra, 1930, CHGS, Lenie Bolger, Ernie Gallant, dances, dancing, Peter Perry.

SIDE A 00:04:06 -- 00:08:19
Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, Christmas tree, presents, Christmas dinner, Santa Claus.

SIDE A 00:08:19 -- 00:13:33
Discussion about her mother, with mention of the Georgetown Exhibition and a story about an accident with a noose; Feathery Mick, Georgetown, Georgetown Exhibition, noose, Johnny Noble, accident.

SIDE A 00:13:33 -- 00:15:23
Discussion about the circus and the Georgetown Exhibition; elephants, circus, Georgetown Exhibition.

SIDE A 00:15:23 -- 00:18:59
Discussion about WWI, and a story about the first lie she told; WWI, Jeanie Burns, Jack Yorsten.

SIDE A 00:18:59 -- 00:22:17
Discussion about barbering and living in Borden; Abegweit Hotel, Borden, barbering, barber prices, barber scissors.

SIDE A 00:22:17 -- 00:26:24
Discussion about how she met her husband, Lenie, and stories about caskets, matches, and the post office; Lenie Bolger, caskets, matches.

SIDE A 00:26:24 -- 00:29:00
Discussion about telephones, phonographs, Norwegian music, and dancing; dancing, Norway, phonographs, telephones, Walter Shaw.

SIDE A 00:29:00 -- 00:31:46
Discussion about learning to dance; dancing, step dancing.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:46.
SIDE B 00:31:54 -- 00:34:00
Discussion about learning to play the fiddle; fiddler.

SIDE B 00:34:00 -- 00:35:06
Discussion about a party when she was 16; parties.

SIDE B 00:35:06 -- 00:36:39
Discussion about dances at the Highlands and Parker's Foundry; Highlands, dances, Parker's Foundry.

SIDE B 00:36:39 -- 00:40:21
Discussion about the 1929 earthquake; 1929, earthquake, Newfoundland, Kenny MacDonald, 1930s.

SIDE B 00:40:21 -- 00:44:00
Discussion about hockey in Georgetown, with mention of her grandfather; hockey, Georgetown, Mary Keough.

SIDE B 00:44:00 -- 00:47:03
Discussion about building their barbershop; barbershop, John Charles Gotell.

SIDE B 00:47:03 -- 00:50:25
As story about the station master in Port Hill; Port Hill, station master, Norboro, Albert Jay, suicide.

SIDE B 00:50:25 -- 00:52:24
A about a man tied to the ferry; ferry, accident.

SIDE B 00:52:24 -- 00:54:18
A story about assisting Dr. Stewart; Tyne Valley, Dr. Stewart.

SIDE B 00:54:18 -- 00:59:46
A story about a shining cross when her father died, with mention of her father's devotion to religion; religion, praying, cross, prayers, Frank Solomon, Solomon.

SIDE B 00:59:46 -- 01:02:18
Discussion about Sister Jeannie Byrnes and taking music lessons; Sister Jeannie Byrnes, music lessons, Mary MacDonald.

SIDE B 01:02:18 -- 01:02:57
Discussion about feuds between Protestants and Catholics; Protestants, Catholics, feud.

SIDE B 01:02:57 -- 01:03:38
Discussion about prohibition and alcohol; prohibition, alcohol.

Tape ends at 01:03:38.
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