Ann Byrne T1 [Tape One]

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Byrne, Bridget "Ann"

1995-03-29

01:03:52

This is an interview with Bridget "Ann" Byrne of Fort Augustus, P.E.I. In this interview Ann talks about horses, her family history, groceries and stores, chores on the farm, school, the royal family, Boston, pack peddlers, the Spanish Flu, Father James MacDonald, blacksmiths, cars, Charlottetown, picnics, blueberries, Christmas, and food.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:01:20 Discussion about her birth; Watervale, midwives. | SIDE A 00:01:20 -- 00:03:36 Discussion about horses and her family farm, with mention of cheese and butter; horses, cattle, Lake Verde, butter factory. | SIDE A 00:03:36 -- 00:06:32 Discussion about taking the train, bartering eggs, and groceries; Lake Verde, trains, bartering, egg trading, groceries, train fare, MacAdam, general store, molasses. | SIDE A 00:06:32 -- 00:08:32 Discussion about chores on the farm, milking, and Wisner's gristmill; chores, milking, Wisner's mill, gristmill, Emmett Wisner. | SIDE A 00:08:32 -- 00:13:22 Discussion about school, with mention of the Queen and the royal family and deep snow; 1900s, school, William O'Brien, teachers, school subjects, Queen Elizabeth, school vacation, walking, deep snow, Johnny Cuminsky, breaking the roads. | SIDE A 00:13:22 -- 00:20:07 Discussion about her grandparents and her grandmother's immigration from Ireland, with mention of doctors and what it was like settling on the Island; Rose Clarken, Ireland, immigrants, Irish, Dr. Walsh, Dr. Collins, Dr. Martin, doctors, Mt. Stewart, Dr. Toombs, Michael Burns, potato famine, potatoes, Graham. | SIDE A 00:20:07 -- 00:23:50 Discussion about working in Boston, her family, and the Halifax Explosion; Boston, business college, Halifax Explosion, Boylan. | SIDE A 00:23:50 -- 00:26:10 Discussion about pack peddlers, the Watkins man, and the Raliegh man; pack peddlers, Lebanese, Watkins man, Raliegh man, Tommy Saib, Tommy Said. | SIDE A 00:26:10 -- 00:28:19 Discussion about the Spanish Flu and war; 1918, Spanish Flu, war. | SIDE A 00:28:19 -- 00:31:47 Discussion about Father James MacDonald; Father James MacDonald. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:47. SIDE B 00:31:58 -- 00:34:36 Discussion about Father James MacDonald continues; Father James MacDonald, Ann Welch. | SIDE B 00:34:36 -- 00:38:38 Discussion about various topics including blacksmiths, Annie Callaghan, and the first car she saw; cars, blacksmiths, Annie Callaghan, Dr. Ledwell, Johnny Gill. | SIDE B 00:38:38 -- 00:44:33 Discussion about various topics including the first radio, crossing the ice, wharves; ice travel, radio, wharves, Southport, Captain Wisner, Duffy. | SIDE B 00:44:33 -- 00:51:30 Discussion about old businesses in Charlottetown, with mention of foxes and Blake's; Charlottetown, Riley's tobacco, tobacco, tannery, Ma Poulton, Blake's, butcher, foxes, Dromore, Grabtown. | SIDE B 00:51:30 -- 00:55:13 Discussion about picnics and blueberries; picnics, blueberries, blueberry prices. | SIDE B 00:55:13 -- 00:58:57 Discussion about Christmas and money; Christmas, presents, candy, apples, money, taxes. | SIDE B 00:58:57 -- 01:03:52 Discussion about food and fiddlers; fish, herring, potatoes, butter, butter factory, Lake Verde, geese, fiddlers. | Tape ends at 01:03:52.