Courtney Maynard T2 [Tape Two]

Contributors

Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Interviewee: Maynard, Courtney

Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul

Date Recorded

2006-02-01

Date Digitized

2010-07-14

Abstract

This is an interview with Coutney Maynard of Port Hill, P.E.I. In this interview Courtney talks about WWII, thrashing, the 1930s, lobster, politics, dances, Lennox Island, trains, rum running, mussel mud, Summerside, tobacco, horse races, tractors, foxes, Milligan and Morrison, horses and sleighs, cars, and various other topics.

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Physical Location

Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

Duration

01:03:02

Member of

Dutch Thompson Audio Collection

Model

1 1 Item in Collection

Transcript

SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:01:05
Discussion about serving in WWII continues on from Tape One; WWII, Holland, Dutch, coffee.

SIDE A 00:01:05 -- 00:06:32
Discussion about thrashing, with mention of his mother's hard work; thrashing, wages, oats, wheat, stooking.

SIDE A 00:06:32 -- 00:09:20
Discussion about The Great Depression and a story about a lobster supper at the Masonic Lodge; Masonic Lodge, lobsters, welfare, 1930s, The Great Depression, 1930s.

SIDE A 00:09:20 -- 00:12:04
Discussion about lobster and lobster canneries, with mention of using seafood as fertilizer; lobsters, Robert Williams, John L. Arsenault, lobster canneries, Port Hill, fertilizer.

SIDE A 00:12:04 -- 00:12:49
Discussion about the phases of the moon; phases of the moon.

SIDE A 00:12:49 -- 00:15:08
Discussion about fiddlers, dances, and religion; fiddlers, dances, entertainment, religion.

SIDE A 00:15:08 -- 00:16:32
Discussion about politics and work projects; politics, Tories, Liberals, Conservatives, work projects.

SIDE A 00:16:32 -- 00:17:59
Discussion about the causeway to Lennox Island and a story about cars going through the ice; Lennox Island, causeway, ferry, accidents.

SIDE A 00:17:59 -- 00:19:38
Discussion about the first time he went to Summerside, with mention of silent movies; Summerside, movie prices, silent movies.

SIDE A 00:19:38 -- 00:22:09
Discussion about rum running; rum running, rum, prohibition.

SIDE A 00:22:09 -- 00:28:37
Discussion about mussel mud with stories about falling through the ice; mussel mud, lime, fertilizer, Johnny Francis, Lennox Island, Perce Clark, Grand River.

SIDE A 00:28:37 -- 00:30:24
Discussion about tobacco; twist tobacco, chewing tobacco, tobacco, cigars.

SIDE A 00:30:24 -- 00:31:24
Discussion about foxes; foxes, fox ranching, cats.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:24.
SIDE B 00:31:30 -- 00:32:31
Discussion about foxes continues; foxes, fox ranching, fox feed, horse meat.

SIDE B 00:32:31 -- 00:36:43
Discussion about horses and sleighs; driving horses, horses, courting, horse races, selighs, Francis sleighs, Stewart sleigh.

SIDE B 00:36:43 -- 00:43:20
Discussion about trains, frozen crops, train stations, and Morris Maynard; Yeo, Port Hill Station, station agents, trains, train stations, Norman Thompson, Morris Maynard, 1933, 1951.

SIDE B 00:43:20 -- 00:44:56
Discussion about the Kilbride triplets; Gus Kilbride, Kilbride, triplets.

SIDE B 00:44:56 -- 00:47:46
Discussion about the King George Hall and the Yeos; King George Hall, 1913, Yeo.

SIDE B 00:47:46 -- 00:51:36
Discussion about horse races and dances at Milligan and Morrison's, with mention of night lights; Milligan and Morrison, 1937, horse races, Well MacNeill, Wellington MacNeill, electricity, lights, dances.

SIDE B 00:51:36 -- 00:53:30
Discussion about foxes continues; foxes, fox pelts, fox ranching, fox feed, horses.

SIDE B 00:53:30 -- 00:57:36
Discussion about his first tractor and the first cars; tractor, Massey tractor, tractor prices, cars,
***The remainder of the tape, 57:36 -- 01:03:02, is blank.
Tape ends at 01:03:02.