Minnie Langille T2 [Tape Two]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Langille (Wilson), Minnie
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
Unknown year
Date Digitized
2010-12-11
Abstract
This is an interview with Minnie Langille (nee Wilson) of River Hedgeville, NS. In this interview talks about traveling in the winter, entertainment, Christmas, socials, food, her parents, homemade soap, horses, WWII, the 1930s, her family in the United States, rationing, and various other topics.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Hedgeville, NS
Cape John, NS
Subject (Temporal)
WWII
1930s
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
00:32:32
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 00:00:00 -- 00:05:12
Discussion about traveling in the winter continues on from Tape One, with a story of an accident; horse and sleigh, sleighs, accidents, funerals, sleigh bells.

SIDE A 00:05:12 -- 00:06:16
Discussion about visiting; visiting.

SIDE A 00:06:16 -- 00:07:00
Discussion about a New Years shooting match; shooting match, New Years, entertainment.

SIDE A 00:07:00 -- 00:11:47
Discussion about Christmas, box socials, and birthdays; box socials, Christmas, birthdays, entertainment, Darkies, Christmas dinner, goose grease, cakes, donuts, baking, cooking, pea soup.

SIDE A 00:11:47 -- 00:13:52
Discussion about her mother and foul language; Hazel Isaacson, swearing, foul language.

SIDE A 00:13:52 -- 00:16:35
Discussion about homemade soap; soap, homemade soap, lye.

SIDE A 00:16:35 -- 00:17:52
Discussion about firewood and a story about her father cutting himself; firewood, accidents.

SIDE A 00:17:52 -- 00:19:27
Discussion about her father; Leonard Wilson.

SIDE A 00:19:27 -- 00:21:00
Discussion about horses; horses.

SIDE A 00:21:00 -- 00:23:30
Discussion about various topics including the phantom ship and the Spanish Flu; phantom ship, Cape John, Spanish Flu, folklore.

SIDE A 00:23:30 -- 00:25:12
Discussion about WWII and sending parcels to soldiers; WWII, war parcels, Chester Wilson, Harold Wilson, Elton Wilson.

SIDE A 00:25:12 -- 00:30:35
Discussion about the 1930s and her family in the States; 1930s, Great Depression, poverty, television.

SIDE A 00:30:35 -- 00:32:02
Discussion about rationing during WWII; rationing, WWII, tea, sugar.

Tape ends at 00:32:02.