SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:02:11
Discussion about the Marine, with mention of driving motorcycles on the deck continues on from Tape Six; Marine, motorcycles, poop deck.
SIDE A 00:02:11 -- 00:04:15
Discussion about the Marine and different trips on her; Beunos Aries, ballast, Ireland, death, burial at sea, Captain Johanson.
SIDE A 00:04:15 -- 00:06:00
A story about his brother Jim, who loved to climb, with mention of other siblings; Harry Trenholm, Jim Trenholm, Master's ticket, Evalynne Trenholm, masts, climbing, daredevil.
SIDE A 00:06:00 -- 00:09:20
Discussion about living on the Marine, with mention of a dog basket; Marine, dog basket, schooner, companionway, forecastle, donkey engine, anchors.
SIDE A 00:09:20 -- 00:13:00
Discussion about buying the Marine for $7,800, with mention of shipworms; Captain William Trenholm, schooner, Marine, shipworms, auction, 1919, Weymouth, 1923, New York.
SIDE A 00:13:00 -- 00:20:12
Discussion about Amelia Earhart and a story about crashing in Cape Breton; Amelia Earhart, Cape Breton, Baleine, airplane, plane crash, Louisbourg, Beryl Markham, George Lewis, 1930s.
SIDE A 00:20:12 -- 00:21:41
Brief discussion about Olivier Smith from Mt. Stewart, with mention of boat building; Olivier Smith, Mt. Stewart, Doyle.
SIDE A 00:21:41 -- 00:28:22
Discussion about the Trenholm family history; Trenholm, Yorkshire, England, Three Rivers, Quebec, immigrants, First Nations people, Cape Tormentine, rum running, family history.
SIDE A 00:28:22 -- 00:31:53
Discussion about becoming captain of the Nellie Dixon at age 17, with mention of the 1929 earthquake; Boston, Nellie Dixon, 1929, earthquake, 1889, Fredonia, Sid Munn, Harry Trenholm, A. M. Whitman, Joyce M. Smith, sea captain.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:53.
SIDE B 00:31:59 -- 00:35:18
Discussion about becoming captain of the Nellie Dixon at age 17 continues, with mention of hauling coal and a story about a bad storm; sea captain, Nellie Dixon, schooner, coal, shipping, Sydney, Newfoundlanders, Jim Morgan.
SIDE B 00:35:18 -- 00:37:20
Discussion about Christmas and winters on the ships; Christmas, winter, Hazelwood, Marine, Halifax, Louisbourg, schooner.
SIDE B 00:37:20 -- 00:40:39
Discussion about school and fights; school, fist fights, Jim Trenholm, school teacher, education, Louisbourg, navigation.
SIDE B 00:40:39 -- 00:42:08
Discussion about his father's beginnings as a sea captain; Captain William Trenholm, schooner, Port Elgin, money, Charlie Trenholm.
SIDE B 00:42:08 -- 00:45:51
Discussion about his mother and how she and his father met; Mathilda Pfaffhauser, Saba, Charlottetown, milliner, Minnie, Bertha, Hazelwood, courting, Captain William Trenholm, Netherlands Antilles.
SIDE B 00:45:51 -- 00:49:17
Discussion about his mother's family; Pfaffhauser, Netherlands Antilles, Saba, Switzerland, silk.
***The tape appears to have stopped or skipped at 00:57:56.
SIDE B 00:49:17 -- 00:57:56
Discussion about the French ship, Le Chameau, sinking off of Cape Breton, with mention of gold coins; man-of-war, 1725, Fort Louisbourg, Baleine, Port Nova, Le Chameau, Alex Storm, shipwreck, gold coins, sunken treasure.
SIDE B 00:57:56 -- 01:02:04
A story about a drunken monkey on board the ship; monkey, beer, hangover, drunk.
SIDE B 01:02:04 -- 01:03:55
A story about his father bringing rum back from Barbados; Captain William Trenholm, rum, Barbados, church, RCMP, Grand Manan.
Tape ends at 01:03:55.
