John Trainor T2 [Tape Two]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Trainor, John
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2007-01-09
Date Digitized
2010-07-16
Abstract
This is an interview with John Trainor of Southport, P.E.I. In this interview John talks about plane crashes and pilots, Charlottetown, dances, horses, tobacco, thrashing, horsepower, the Harvest Excursion, church, bootleggers, characters, schooners, radio, and fiddlers.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Charlottetown, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1940s
1920s
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
00:31:42
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***This tape is SIDE A only, SIDE B is blank.
SIDE A 00:00:07 -- 00:03:48
Discussion about plane crashes and pilots; airport, Johnson's River, 1940s, Gillan, plane crash, accident, Tea Hill, Alec Matheson.

SIDE A 00:03:48 -- 00:06:34
Discussion about going in to Charlottetown, with mention of dances, Old Home Week, and horse races; dances, Rollaway, Old Home Week, horses, Charlottetown, horse races, exhibition, Willard Kelly.

SIDE A 00:06:34 -- 00:10:34
Discussion about various topics including chewing tobacco, thrashing, horsepower, and the Harvest Excursion; tobacco, chewing tobacco, thrashing, horsepower, Harvest Excursion.

SIDE A 00:10:34 -- 00:14:58
Discussion about firewood and blacksmiths; blacksmiths, welding, horseshoes, Everett Horton, Moreside, firewood, coal.

SIDE A 00:14:58 -- 00:18:03
Discussion about church and going to town for groceries; church, Mt. Ryan, Fort Augustus, Market Square.

SIDE A 00:18:03 -- 00:24:47
Discussion about policemen, bootleggers, and characters; Chief Burtwhistle, liquor, policemen, bootleggers, moonshine, card games, characters, Frank MacAree.

SIDE A 00:24:47 -- 00:26:53
Discussion about the railway bridge and schooners hauling coal; railway bridge, schooners, Red Point wharf, Lem Wood, coal, shipping.

SIDE A 00:26:53 -- 00:31:42
Discussion about the biggest changes over the years, with mention of radio, fiddlers, and neighbours; farming, radio, radio programs, Don Messer, Jack Webster, fiddlers, neighbours.

Tape ends at 00:31:42.