Audio file
Contributors
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1995-12-11
Date Digitized
2010-07-08
Abstract
This is an interview with Annie Sarita (nee MacKenzie) and Earl Thomas Richards of Alberry Plains, P.E.I. In this interview Earl and Annie talk about their ancestors, the Belfast riots, church, shipbuilding, farming, stores, mills, horses, mechanic work and cars, the Titanic, the Halifax Explosion, WWI and WWII, school, and bears.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:29
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:05:20
Discussion about Earl's ancestors, early Charlottetown, and riots; Poole, Charlottetown, millers, Belfast, Poole's Corner, Montague, 1847, riots.

SIDE A 00:05:20 -- 00:08:35
Discussion about school and his birth; school, Alberry Plains, Stanley Curran, teachers.

SIDE A 00:08:35 -- 00:17:05
Discussion about religious feuds, the Belfast riots, shipbuilding, and St. Joachem's Church; 1847, Belfast riots, riots, 1875, shipbuilding, religion, St. Joachem's Church, Vernon River, Dromore, Protestants, Catholics,
SIDE A 00:17:05 -- 00:21:05
Discussion about his father's farm, church, Ross's mill, and a fire at MacLeod's store; farming, potatoes, potato varieties, Sundays, Gordon Ross, Ross's mill, Baptist church, MacLeod's store, fire.

SIDE A 00:21:05 -- 00:22:48
Discussion about Fitzpatrick's carding mill in St. George; Fitzpatrick's carding mill, Fitzpatrick's mill, carding mill, woolen mill, wool.

SIDE A 00:22:48 -- 00:24:45
Discussion about the Richards family history; Richards, Murray Harbour, 1773.

SIDE A 00:24:45 -- 00:27:22
Discussion about working as a mechanic in Vernon River, with mention of cars; Ernest Collins, mechanic, cars.

SIDE A 00:27:22 -- 00:29:59
Discussion about horses, plowing, and horsepower; horses, plowing, horsepower.

SIDE A 00:29:59 -- 00:31:41
Discussion about taking produce to Poole and Thompson's store; Poole and Thompson's, produce, turnip prices, produce prices, Montague, potato prices.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:41.
SIDE B 00:31:47 -- 00:34:00
Discussion about cars continues, with mention of trips out West; cars, Bristo, Willis Knight, traveling.

SIDE B 00:34:00 -- 00:35:28
Discussion about mechanic school in Montreal and courting; Montreal, mechanic school, room and board, 1941, courting.

SIDE B 00:35:28 -- 00:39:36
Discussion about the Titanic, with mention of the Halifax Explosion; Titanic, 1912, Halifax Explosion.

SIDE B 00:39:36 -- 00:43:06
Discussion about WWI and WWII, his family home, and his first tractor; WWI, WWII, tractor, International tractor, Lester Hayden, lightning, fire.

SIDE B 00:43:06 -- 00:45:50
Discussion about farming, cattle, and a book about New Perth; cattle, Johnny Richards.

SIDE B 00:45:50 -- 00:50:16
Discussion with Annie about her family, where she grew up, chores, and trips to Charlottetown; drugget, telephones, chores, Charlottetown.

SIDE B 00:50:16 -- 00:53:20
Discussion with Annie about school, with mention of frolics and concerts; school, school subjects, concerts, frolics, beaches.

SIDE B 00:53:20 -- 00:58:38
Discussion about the Women's Institute and her family background; Women's Institute, frolics, MacKenzie.

SIDE B 00:58:38 -- 01:03:29
Discussion about bears; bears, bear traps, 1870.

Tape ends at 01:03:29.