SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:03:21
Discussion about his ancestors; 1824, Donald Farquarson, William Farquarson, 1900, 1774, Banffshire, Hachey Gallant, 1784, Ellen Brown, James Cunningham.
SIDE A 00:03:21 -- 00:08:55
Discussion about the Pigot side of his family, with mention of traveling on the train and shipbuilding; Francis Pigot, traveling, trains, Art Farquarson, Montague Pigot, shipbuilding, shipbuilders.
SIDE A 00:08:55 -- 00:13:20
Discussion about Mt. Stewart and foxes; Mt. Stewart, stores, Clark's store, trains, foxes, Keir Clark, MacEachern, fox ranching, nicknames, mailman Bappie Stewart.
SIDE A 00:13:20 -- 00:16:44
Discussion about his father and his work on the railway; Ernest Farquarson, Ernie Farquarson, 1910, railway men, railway, brakeman, conductors, stuck trains, Lake Verde.
SIDE A 00:16:44 -- 00:19:43
Discussion about animals in Charlottetown; Charlottetown, livestock, Connolly Estate, Parkdale.
SIDE A 00:19:43 -- 00:23:48
Discussion about various topics including skating, ice travel, and the Hillsborough Bridge; ponds, Pond Street, skating, ice, Drake, iceman, ice sleighs, Hillsborough Bridge, ice travel, 1906.
SIDE A 00:23:48 -- 00:29:12
Discussion about the end of WWI and the death of his cousin; WWI, 1920, newspapers.
SIDE A 00:29:12 -- 00:29:51
Discussion about his father and the railway continues; Ernest Farquarson, railway men.
SIDE A 00:29:51 -- 00:31:36
Discussion about his birth and the old Infirmary; Infirmary, tonsillitis, Dr. Warburton.
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SIDE A 00:31:36 -- 00:37:33
Discussion about school, with mention of cadets; school, Prince Street School, School Street, Charlottetown, West Kent School, West Kent, teachers, cadets, school rivalries, 1928.
SIDE A 00:37:33 -- 00:47:57
Discussion about signing up for WWII; 1937, WWII, Petawawa, army, 1939, Art Farquarson, Ordinance Corps.
SIDE A ends at 00:47:57.
***The audio drops from 00:58:50 -- 01:00:41 and the discussion is inaudible.
SIDE B 00:48:05 -- 01:00:41
Discussion about working for Canada Packers and his business of running a garage and renting out cars; Canada Packers, 1947, Jim Montgomery, traveling salesmen, candy, cars, car rentals, Ed Down, J. Walter Jones, bootleggers, Essex, Marmin, Buick, wages, Chief Birtwhistle, Reg McNutt, Willard MacDonald, Wendell Barber, gas stations, garages, .
SIDE B 01:00:41 -- 01:01:58
Discussion about ponds; ponds, West Kent.
SIDE B 01:01:58 -- 01:08:54
Discussion about The Butts and the Charlottetown waterfront; The Butts, swimming, Charlottetown, waterfront, schooners, Arnold Purdy, vessels, skiffs, coal, diving, Paoli's wharf, York Point Ferry, ferries, wharves, ice sleighs.
SIDE B 01:08:54 -- 01:12:31
Discussion about Wellington MacNeill and western horses; horse traders, cattle buyers, Wellington MacNeill, Well MacNeill, western horses, horses, auctions, Barry Tate, school.
SIDE B 01:12:31 -- 01:17:30
Discussion about various topics including livery stables, horses, and slovens; livery stables, horses, Walker's Livery Stable, Russell Farquarson, King Street, Charlottetown, Kent Street, Large's Livery Stable, slovens, 1930s, manure.
SIDE B 01:17:30 -- 01:21:35
Discussion about a homemade diving helmet; diving, Byron Burns, diving bell, Murrary Harbour.
SIDE B 01:21:35 -- 01:24:12
Discussion about schools in Charlottetown; schools, Prince Street School, Protestant, Catholic, West Kent School, religion, Queen's Square School, Charlottetown, Rochford Square School.
SIDE B 01:24:12 -- 01:27:08
Discussion about horse races; horse races, horses, ice races, North River.
SIDE B 01:27:08 -- 01:27:57
Discussion about serving in the reserve army; 1930s, army reserve, reserve army.
SIDE B 01:27:57 -- 01:32:57
Discussion about teaching and going to Prince of Wales College; 1937, Bunbury, Prince of Wales College, teachers, teaching, college, walking, Jack Farquarson, teacher's salary, West Kent School, bullies, corporal punishment, Fullerton.
SIDE B 01:32:57 -- 01:33:44
Discussion about trying chewing tobacco; twist tobacco, chewing tobacco.
SIDE B 01:33:44 -- 01:34:24
Discussion about the fire at Prince of Wales College; fires, Prince of Wales College.
SIDE B 01:34:24 -- 01:36:06
Discussion about the 1956 ice storm and deep snow; 1956, ice storm, storms, deep snow, 1923, snow.
Tape ends at 01:36:06.
