Orphanage

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Researcher: Gray, Tristan John and MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: Gray, Tristan John
Date Recorded
Unknown year
Date Digitized
2010-07-19
Abstract
This is a tape titled Orphanage. It includes stories and discussion about the orphanage in Mt. Herbert. Some topics covered include students, teachers, religion, horses, and former employees of the orphanage.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Mt. Herbert, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1930s
1920s
Rights
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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 00:00:00 -- 00:12:10
Discussion about various topics including Mt. Herbert, working with horses, going to school, teaching, meeting his wife and teaching at the orphanage, how it was divided, how many students he taught, how the kids were just the same, but still different than any of the others he taught, how long he worked for; teaching, orphanage, teaching, Mt. Herbert, teachers.

SIDE A 00:12:10 -- 00:21:40
Seeing the orphans out in town after they left and had grown, how the orphanage was Protestant, working with horses, the first orphanage in Rankin's house, the area around the orphanage, J. Walter; J. Walter Jones, orphanages, horses, Rankin, orphans.

SIDE A 00:21:40 -- 00:26:04
Owning a very fast race horse, not being able to breed the horse, and changes in the horse races; horses, horse racing, horse races, race horses.

SIDE A 00:26:04 -- 00:31:30
A woman is interviewed about the orphanage, she was a Fraser before she married, she talks about how she got her job, what she did, working with children, co-workers, and working at a church; Fraser, orphanages, Mt. Herbert, teaching.

SIDE B 00:31:45 -- 00:41:01
Her duties at the orphanage, children she took care of, working nights, pranks the children made, the furnace exploding, kids staying at the orphanage, her jobs, getting married in 1928 and leaving work; 1928, orphanages, Mt. Herbert.

SIDE B 00:41:01 -- 00:48:19
The old orphanage, and where she went to live, the cheese factory that was nearby, good and bad memories of the orphanage, seeing children after they grew up, and her feelings for the children; orphanages, Mt. Herbert, orphans, cheese factories.

SIDE B 00:48:19 -- 01:03:02
The Women's Institute; Women's Institute.

Tape ends at 01:03:02.