Alex MacGregor

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

MacGregor, Alex

1993-00-00

01:03:25

This is an interview with Alex MacGregor of Big Island, Nova Scotia. In this interview Alex talks about families and farms on Big Island, surrounding islands, fishing, crossing the ice, general stores, school, thrashing, milk and milk delivery, his mail route, cars and tractors, dances, and New Glasgow.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:04:32 Discussion about Big Island, with mention of Point Betty and MacGlashin Island; John Mason, coal, Big Island, dances, Point Betty, rum running, MacGlashin Island. | SIDE A 00:04:32 -- 00:06:38 Discussion about the MacGregors; MacGregor, George MacGregor. | SIDE A 00:06:38 -- 00:10:25 Discussion about fishing; fishing, lobsters, salmon, smelts, lobster canneries, lobster prices, 1930s, Big Island. | SIDE A 00:10:25 -- 00:15:35 Discussion about various topics including the Hendersons, Hattie Muir, fishing, crossing the ice, Joe MacDonald, and farming; Henderson, Hattie Muir, fishing, crossing the ice, Joe MacDonald, Big Island. | SIDE A 00:15:35 -- 00:28:35?? Discussion about various topics including school, people from Big Island, smelt fishing, and pulp; Alan Fraser, Ada Murray, school, smelt, smelt fishing, pulp, Big Island, Dan MacLean, Joe MacDonald, smelt prices, Mersey Bowater. | SIDE A 00:28:35?? -- 00:31:28 Discussion about good neighbours, thrashing, and milk; thrashing, neighbours, cattle, cattle feed, Jersey, Guernsey, milk, creamery, SIDE A ends at 00:31:28. SIDE B 00:31:36 -- 00:36:15 Discussion about milk continues; milk, dairy, wages, cream, milk prices, cream prices, 1927, Dearborn Dairy. | SIDE B 00:36:15 -- 00:37:42 Discussion about his mail route; mail route, mailman, postman, wages, salary, 1938, 1947. | SIDE B 00:37:42 -- 00:40:02 Discussion about his first car and the first tractors on Big Island; cars, tractors, 1939, Big Island, Fred MacLean, Roy MacLean, Billy McGee, International tractor. | SIDE B 00:40:02 -- 00:46:38 Discussion about Billy Stewart's mill, bad storms, the causeway to Big Island, Chisholm's farm, and coal; Billy Stewart, Will Stewart, mill, wheat, gristmill, storms, Alec Stewart, coal, Chisholm, causeway, Jack Mason. | SIDE B 00:46:38 -- 00:51:02 Discussion about general stores, his father's mail route, and dances; general stores, groceries, Frank MacDonald, mailman, postman, Frolick, mail route, dances, Luther's Dance Hall. | SIDE B 00:51:02 -- 00:52:48 Discussion about the first cars; 1921, cars, Joe MacDonald, Big Island, 1919, Star car, Durant, 1929 Star, Durant Star, 1927 Chevy. | SIDE B 00:52:48 -- 00:54:43 Discussion about trips to New Glasgow, selling butter, and shipping milk; New Glasgow, butter prices, butter, milk. | SIDE B 00:54:43 -- 01:03:25 Discussion about families and farms on Big Island, with mention of Olding Island and the MacGregor family history; MacLean, MacDonald, MacGregor, Big Island, Olding Island, Joe MacDonald, Reid, Muir, wharf, Hector MacLean, Herbert Smith, Randy Muir, John MacGregor. | Tape ends at 01:03:25.