Audio file
Contributors
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2007-08-13
Date Digitized
2010-07-20
Abstract
This is an interview with Florence (Millar Clow) Smith of Boston, Massachusetts. In this interview Florence talks about the history of the Clows and the Millars from Murray Harbour. She also talks about her life in Boston, the 1930s, vacations on the Island, her parents, Christmas, and her family.
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Subject (Geographic)
Subject (Temporal)
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:29
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:07:57
Discussion about her family history and her relation to the Clows and her family in Boston; Clow, Captain Thomas Clow, Alexander Clow, Benjamin Clow, 1890, shipbuilding, Boston, James Clow, Charlie Clow, Alice Martin, Jim P. Clow, 1842, Mary Millar.

SIDE A 00:07:57 -- 00:17:51
Discussion about visiting Prince Edward Island in 1935, her life in Boston, and her father's work on the railway; school, one room school, Boston, 1935, electricity, indoor plumbing, 1891, cars, trolleys, trains, Albert Foster, railway, summer vacation, Jim P. Clow, Roy Clow, Loretta MacDonald, Munn.

SIDE A 00:17:51 -- 00:20:25
Discussion about going back to Boston after her vacation and other visits she made to the Island; 1974, vacations, Millar, Boston.

SIDE A 00:20:25 -- 00:23:34
Discussion about a boarding house Charlie Clow ran in the Boston area and other businesses the Clows had; Charlie Clow, Boston, boarding house, Clow, emigration.

SIDE A 00:23:34 -- 00:25:10
A story about Harry Millar leaving the Island to go to California and being there for the 1906 earthquake; California, Harry Millar, 1906, earthquake, emigration.

SIDE A 00:25:10 -- 00:27:15
Discussion about her grandfather's store in the Boston area; general store, goods, potato chips, telephones, 1930s, Boston, trolley, Clow.

SIDE A 00:27:15 -- 00:30:47
Discussion about home remedies, fox farms, and life the 1930s in the Boston area; Ethel Clow, home remedies, molasses, fox farms, lobster, 1935, 1930s, Boston, violin lessons.

***The remainder of SIDE A, 00:30:47 -- 00:31:15, appears to be a recording of Dutch on CBC Radio.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:15.
SIDE B 00:31:27 -- 00:34:39
Discussion about her family history, with mention of a grandfather clock; Murray Harbour, Clow, grandfather clock.

SIDE B 00:34:39 -- 00:36:02
Discussion about her birth in Boston; lady doctors, Boston, 1924.

SIDE B 00:36:02 -- 00:39:14
Discussion about photographs from her visit to the Island in 1935 and her family; 1935, Ed Munn, vacation, Mary Millar Clow, Benjamin Clow.

SIDE B 00:39:14 -- 00:41:51
Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, Santa Claus, Christmas dinner, cooking, pies, holidays.

SIDE B 00:41:51 -- 00:44:00
Discussion about sending parcels from Boston and the kindness of Islanders, with mention of telephones; parcels, Boston, kindness, telephones, Loretta MacDonald.

SIDE B 00:44:31 -- 00:54:10
Discussion about her parents, how Florence got her name, and the history of the Clows; Ethel Clow, Albert Foster, Spanish Flu, Harry Millar, Donna Collins, Clow, 1857, 1829, Murray Harbour.

SIDE B 00:54:10 -- 00:55:25
Dutch reads a list of names related to the Clows and a discussion about her relation to people in Murray Harbour; Clow, Murrary Harbour.

***The remainder of SIDE A, 00:55:25 -- 01:03:29, appears to be a recording of music on CBC Radio.
Tape ends 01:03:29.