SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:03:18
Discussion about home remedies, with mention of medication and a story about her son having convulsions; home remedies, onions, bealing, aspirin, convulsions, Elmer McDougall, Tylenol, Dr. Farmer, medication, hangovers.
SIDE A 00:03:18 -- 00:15:23
Discussion about musicians in her family, house parties, dances, and fiddlers; music, fiddlers, house parties, musicians, dances, Larry Smith, Hugh John Smith, John Welsh, John James McInnis, Father Lynch, walking, waltzes, step dancing, Frank McQuaid, sleigh bells.
SIDE A 00:15:23 -- 00:16:32
Discussion about her brother Frank, who died of a ruptured appendix; appendicitis, Frank McQuaid, 1940s.
SIDE A 00:16:32 -- 00:19:29
Discussion about raffles, with a story about killing ducks; chicken raffles, horse raffles, raffles, ducks, Elmer McDougall.
SIDE A 00:19:29 -- 00:22:02
Discussion about box socials; box socials, matchmaking.
SIDE A 00:22:02 -- 00:23:06
Discussion about picnics and church socials; picnics, Red Cross picnics, church socials, Scotchfort, tea.
SIDE A 00:23:06 -- 00:26:46
A story about trick played on her as a girl; courting, tricks, Father Lynch.
SIDE A 00:26:46 -- 00:27:53
Discussion about going to the beach and swimming; swimming, beach.
SIDE A 00:27:53 -- 00:29:24
Discussion about the Dalvay house; Dalvay, buggies.
SIDE A 00:29:24 -- 00:31:38
Discussion about horses; horses, driving horses, stallion.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:38.
SIDE B 00:31:44 -- 00:33:38
Discussion about planting and killing pigs by the phases of the moon; planting by the moon, moon phases.
SIDE B 00:33:38 -- 00:39:51
Discussion about her family farm and the work she did, with mention of thrashing, picking potatoes, milking, and livestock; farming, thrashing, Dan Bradley, potato picking, potatoes, buttermilk, milking, cattle, neighbours, potato varieties.
SIDE B 00:39:51 -- 00:41:00
Discussion about working at the Fenton Court's store continues; George Boswall, Bedford Store, Thompson, Bedford.
SIDE B 00:41:00 -- 00:44:43
Discussion about working as a housemaid; 1964, housemaid.
SIDE B 00:44:43 -- 00:49:23
Discussion about their first telephone, with a story about listening in and her son being in a car accident; 1964, telephone, telephone numbers, car accident.
SIDE B 00:49:23 -- 00:51:31
Discussion about the first time they had electricity, with mention of a washing machine and raising welfare children; 1963, washing machine, electricity, welfare children.
SIDE B 00:51:31 -- 00:55:00
Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, presents, stockings, Santa Claus
SIDE B 00:55:00 -- 00:56:02
Discussion about the men going in to Charlottetown on holidays for a drink; holidays, drinking.
SIDE B 00:56:02 -- 01:00:30
Discussion about her first trip to Charlottetown, with mention of church and deep snow; Charlottetown, Jim Trainor, church, 1923, deep snow, horse and sleigh.
SIDE B 01:00:30 -- 01:03:15
Discussion about the biggest changes in her lifetime; neighbours, respect.
Tape ends at 01:03:15.
