SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:02:20
Mary Talks about her grandparents from Springfield and home remedies; Springfield, home remedies.
SIDE A 00:02:20 -- 00:07:21
Her father James and his farm; cows, pigs, hens, digging potatoes, horses, milking.
SIDE A 00:07:21 -- 00:09:30
She discusses coils of hay, her mother, and how busy her parents were; hard work, hay.
SIDE A 00:09:30 -- 00:10:47
Her father's death in the 1930s and Dr. Murchison from Clyde River; Dr. Murchison, Clyde River, 1930s.
SIDE A 00:10:47 -- 00:14:35
Teaching school, women's jobs, the "Islander Parties" in Boston; women's work, teaching, teachers, school, Islanders, Boston.
SIDE A 00:14:35 -- 00:16:30
Getting the Spanish Flu in 1920 and teaching people who were older than her in her first years teaching; teaching, teachers, Spanish Flu, 1920.
SIDE A 00:16:30 -- 00:23:14
She talks about her first teaching jobs, walking to school, the school inspector, Prince of Wales College and how she was paid almost the same thing for 10 and a half years of teaching; Donagh, Elmwood, Maplewood, schools, school, teaching, teachers, walking, teacher's salary, school inspector, Prince of Wales College.
SIDE A 00:23:14 -- 00:26:45
How polio affected her brother Leo and his experiences and jobs; polio.
SIDE A 00:26:45 -- 00:28:10
Hearing about the first world war and the Halifax Explosion; WWI, Halifax Explosion.
SIDE A 00:28:10 -- 00:30:50
Traveling, going to Prince of Wales College, and her aunt the dressmaker; dressmaker, dresses, Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown, traveling, boarding, room and board.
SIDE A 00:30:50 -- 00:31:38
She talks about a traveling tailor named Callaghan who would go to the country and take suit orders; suits, tailors, traveling salesmen, Callaghan.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:38.
SIDE B 00:31:42 -- 00:34:20
Discussion about the traveling tailor continues, with mention of clothing made out of flour bags; flour bags, flour bag clothes, tailors, Callaghan, suits, clothing.
SIDE B 00:34:20 -- 00:37:15
Self sufficiency, potatoes, pork, fish, butter and eggs around Easter; eggs, Easter, self-sufficiency, potatoes, pork, fish, butter.
SIDE B 00:37:15 -- 00:39:20
Washing clothes by hand and not having sheep; washing, clothes.
SIDE B 00:39:20 -- 00:40:45
Quiet Sundays; cards, quiet Sundays, Sundays, card games.
SIDE B 00:40:45 -- 00:41:45
Raspberries and strawberries; trading, baterting, berries, raspberries, strawberries.
SIDE B 00:41:45 -- 00:42:43
The flour-mill in Kensington; porridge, mills, Kensington, gristmills, flour.
SIDE B 00:42:43 -- 00:44:59
Her big family and how one local family had 4 boys and 4 girls; big families.
SIDE B 00:44:59 -- 00:51:10
Going out West for a year, working at Devereau's store and shorty after buying it, Jim Montgomery who sold candy, and the salesmen that would come by daily; Devereau's store, stores, Jim Montgomery, business owners, candy, traveling salesmen.
SIDE B 00:51:10 -- 00:54:45
Operating the store, running it on credit, the sugar rationing during the war, her fine and loyal customers, and giving up the store after the war; WWII, stores, credit, store credit, business owners, Devereau's store.
SIDE B 00:54:45 -- 01:00:05
The oncoming chain stores and the Lebanese grocery store, the old Charlottetown stores, and the milkman named Drake; Drake, milkman, stores, Lebanese, grocery stores, Charlottetown, pork, bologna.
SIDE B 01:00:05 -- 01:03:20
Christmas time in her youth; oranges, cookies, presents, Christmas.
Tape ends at 01:03:20.
