Boswell Robertson T2 [Tape Two]

Interview

Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Robertson, Boswell Alexander

2002-03-02

01:03:16

This is an interview with Boswell Alexander Robertson of Souris, P.E.I. In this interview Boswell talks about home remedies, farming, the 1930s, potatoes, farm machinery, school, cookhouses, Christmas, radio, traveling salesmen, family, and various other topics.

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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:00:55 Discussion about home remedies; home remedies, burdocks, cherry bark. | SIDE A 00:00:55 -- 00:09:09 Discussion about farming and tough times, with mention of potatoes and apples; farming, wages, 1940s, potato farming, potatoes, milking, potato varieties, cobblers, Green Mountains, blue potatoes, apples, apple varieties, crab apples. | SIDE A 00:09:09 -- 00:11:46 Discussion about farm machinery; farm machinery, tractors, beater diggers, Cockshutt tractors, elevator diggers. | SIDE A 00:11:46 -- 00:15:53 Discussion about school and snow; school, snow, deep snow, 1961, Lorne Keefe. | SIDE A 00:15:53 -- 00:16:45 Discussion about starch and cheese factories; starch factories, Dixon, Baltic, cheese factories. | SIDE A 00:16:45 -- 00:18:42 Discussion about changes in farming; farming, potato farming. | SIDE A 00:18:42 -- 00:21:32 Discussion about life in the 1930s; 1930s, tough times, taxes, Johnny Jim. | SIDE A 00:21:32 -- 00:23:05 Discussion about mussel mud, kelp, and using lobster as fertilizer; kelp, mussel mud, lobster, fertilizer. | SIDE A 00:23:05 -- 00:26:19 Discussion about cookhouses; cookhouses, Nellie Young, cooks, cooking, North Lake, lobster canneries, Johnston. | SIDE A 00:26:19 -- 00:27:05 Discussion about rum; rum, rum running, 1930s. | SIDE A 00:27:05 -- 00:28:15 Discussion about his 1930 Chevy and how he met his wife; cars, 1930, Chevy. | SIDE A 00:28:15 -- 00:29:42 Discussion about Christmas concerts; Christmas, Christmas concerts. | SIDE A 00:29:42 -- 00:30:59 Discussion about Mossey's peddling wagon; Mossey, peddlers, peddling wagons. | SIDE A 00:30:59 -- 00:31:30 Discussion about Christmas; Christmas. | SIDE A ends at 00:31:30. SIDE B 00:31:45 -- 00:35:11 Discussion about Christmas continues; Christmas, Christmas dinner, presents. | SIDE B 00:35:11 -- 00:41:00 Discussion about various topics including wool, mixed farms, falling through the ice, and weather; wool, spinning, sheep, knitting, mixed farms, meat, weather. | SIDE B 00:41:00 -- 00:44:12 Discussion about flour bag clothes; flour bag clothes, flour bags, underwear. | SIDE B 00:44:12 -- 00:45:27 Discussion about potato scabs; potato scabs, lime. | SIDE B 00:45:27 -- 00:48:46 Discussion about the biggest changes over the years; changes. | SIDE B 00:48:46 -- 00:52:41 Discussion about radios; radios, Marconi, radio programmes, WWVA. | SIDE B 00:52:41 -- 00:55:45 Discussion about a cure for cancer, traveling salesmen, and home remedies; Alec Paquet, home remedies, cures, cancer, traveling salesmen, Dave Murdoch. | SIDE B 00:55:45 -- 01:03:16 Discussion about Kingsboro and the Robertson family; Kingsboro, school, Duncan Robertson, Dan Robertson. | Tape ends at 01:03:16.