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Date Recorded
2004-01-28
Date Digitized
2010-06-09
Abstract
This interview is with Marguerite Stewart talking about deliveries to the cellar in the house on School Street, where they shopped in Charlottetown, her grandfather and the Salvation Army, how she met her husband Gordon, working in a dress shop, an interview to sing in New York City, singing on CFCY, Christmas, the Cudmore and McCallum families, the old police chief and his son Ken. Her husband Gordon then comes into the inteview as well and they talk about their wedding and honeymoon, and her father Arthur being called home after her grandfather became sick.
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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:13
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:04:00
Deliveries to the cellar in the house on School Street, her uncles, and being related to the Shaws and McCallums; McCallum, Shaw, School Street, cellars.

SIDE A 00:04:00 -- 00:08:05
Where they shopped in Charlottetown, the changes to University Avenue, and how Marguerite met her husband; courting, University Avenue, Charlottetown, shopping, groceries.

SIDE A 00:08:05 -- 00:11:37
Her grandfather and the Salvation Army, her great-grandfather Cudmore and the North Winslow Church; North Winslow, Cudmore, Salvation Army, church.

SIDE A 00:11:37 -- 00:16:05
She continues on about how she met her husband, how they came to marry, and learning to drive; driving, cars, courting, marriage.

SIDE A 00:16:05 -- 00:18:44
Working in a dress shop, clerks, hats and getting paid; hats, dresses, wages.

SIDE A 00:18:44 -- 00:24:50
An interview for singing in New York, being unable to sing well, and what they did in New York; New York, WWII, singing.

SIDE A 00:24:50 -- 00:28:45
Bunbury house dances, teaching friends how to dance, singing on CFCY, a story about Erno Ballo, and Professor Vinnicombe; singing, house dances, dancing, waltz, Bunbury, CFCY, radio, Erno Ballo, Professor Vinnicombe, music.

SIDE A 00:28:45 -- 00:31:22
Christmas, visiting out in the country and riding in a sleigh, and traveling and being afraid of the railroad bridge; railway bridge, Christmas, horse and sleigh, visiting, traveling.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:22.
SIDE B 00:31:31 -- 00:37:20
The Cudmore and McCallum families, Sgt. Don McKinnon, and the Shaws who were her great grandparents; Shaw, McCallum, Cudmore, Sgt. Don McKinnon.

SIDE B 00:37:20 -- 00:39:20
The old police chief and his son Ken; police chief, policemen, Charlottetown, Chief Birtwhistle, Ken Birtwhistle.

SIDE B 00:39:20 -- 00:48:12
How she was courted by Gordon and his father dying in the car, their marriage in 1941, her honeymoon, Gordan going to war and taking care of the baby on her own with a little bit of help from the neighbours; Gordon Stewart, marriage, courting, 1941, WWII, honeymoons.

SIDE B 00:48:12 -- 00:59:16
Discussion about letters home from Gordon and then Gordon talks about borrowing a car for the honeymoon, their wedding, and how Marguerite was late; Gordon Stewart, honeymoons, wedding, marriage, cars, war letters.

SIDE B 00:59:16 -- 01:03:13
Discussion about her father Arthur being called home after her grandfather got sick and then Gordan talks about Black Sam's bridge, a candy store, notable black Islanders; African Canadians, Black Sam's Bridge, Islanders, Gordon Stewart.

Tape ends at 01:03:13.