Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Beck, Jessie
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1998-04-22
Date Digitized
2010-06-14
Abstract
This is an interview with Jessie Beck. In this interview Jessie talks about her family's immigration from England, John Norton, the Norton English Oak trees, and John Norton's relatives.
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Subject (Geographic)
Subject (Temporal)
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
00:22:25
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***SIDE A of this tape is an interview with Louise Ravenill. This interview with Jessie follows an interview with Earl Kennedy approximately 10 minutes into SIDE B.
SIDE B 00:00:01 -- 00:06:29
Discussion about her family's farm, her father John Norton, and his immigration to P.E.I. in 1821; Brudenell, John Norton, botanist, 1822, English Oak trees, 1821, trees, Steven Bouyer.

SIDE B 00:06:29 -- 00:14:40
Discussion about the Norton trees and all the places they still stand today; lime trees, Portage Road, Bunbury, Victoria Hotel, Norton trees, trees, Norton, English Oak trees, MacPhail Homestead, J. Walter Jones, Bill Hunter, Mount Edward Road, 1941, Frederick Peter.

SIDE B 00:14:40 -- 00:15:27
Discussion about John Norton and his relatives; John Norton, Bellevue Cottage.

***The remainder of the tape, 00:15:27 -- 00:22:25 is consists of a recording of birds and dead air.
Tape ends at 00:22:25.