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Contributors
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2004-01-07
Date Digitized
2010-06-08
Abstract
This is the fifth of six tapes with Kathleen "Kay" H. Jelley of Freeland, Unionvale, and O'Leary P.E.I. In this interview Kay talks about her father's horses, family coming home from away for the summers, the name Swabey, her parents, her siblings, potato and berry picking, fish, and washing clothes.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:42
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:06 -- 00:05:30
Discussion about her father's horses, with a description of their house when she was a girl; horses, horse trading, Dave Milligan, driving horses.

SIDE A 00:05:30 -- 00:08:51
Discussion about her siblings coming home in the summers; Lloyd Henderson, Mary Henderson, summer vacation.

SIDE A 00:08:51 -- 00:12:50
Discussion about the name Swabey and members of her family with that name; Swabey Jelley, Swavey, Henry Birchfield Swabey.

SIDE A 00:12:50 -- 00:15:45
Discussion about entertainment and dances, with mention of smoking; entertainment, dances, movies, Cecil Dennis, smoking, tobacco pipe.

SIDE A 00:15:45 -- 00:19:04
Discussion about walking, her sister Alice, and a story about a sleigh that knocked a man down; walking, sleigh.

SIDE A 00:19:04 -- 00:19:37
Discussion about water witches; water witches.

SIDE A 00:19:37 -- 00:22:45
Discussion about Little Harry Williams, her father father's carpentry work, and Everett Hardy; Mary Jane Williams, Little Harry Williams, Harry Williams.

SIDE A 00:22:45 -- 00:25:41
Discussion about how her parents met; Boston, Richard's Shipyard, Cody.

SIDE A 00:25:41 -- 00:27:24
Discussion about her wedding; wedding, Earle Jelley, Kay Jelley.

SIDE A 00:27:24 -- 00:30:29
Discussion about her brothers and their work and people in her family who emigrated to Boston; Harvest Excursion, Boston, teacher.

SIDE A 00:30:29 -- 00:31:23
Discussion about her mother's family, with mention of Swabey; big families, Cody.

SIDE A 00:31:23 -- 00:31:50
Discussion about her good memory; Dr. McPhee, 1936.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:50.
SIDE B 00:31:59 -- 00:32:53
Discussion about her good memory continues, with mention of twins; twins, Dr. McPhee.

SIDE B 00:32:53 -- 00:36:59
Discussion about knitting for soldiers and sending parcels during WWI and WWII, with mention of newspapers; WWI, WWII, knitting, parcels, newspapers.

SIDE B 00:36:59 -- 00:40:33
Discussion about how strong her mother was, with a story about a lightning storm; Stuart Banks, lightning storm.

SIDE B 00:40:33 -- 00:41:35
Discussion about Tommy Duncan and a lightning storm; Tommy Duncan, lightning storm.

SIDE B 00:41:35 -- 00:43:10
Discussion about her sister Alice's wedding, with mention of her husband Ira and his fear of kittens; honeymoon, kittens.

SIDE B 00:43:10 -- 00:45:24
Discussion about killing hens and other farm animals, with mention of goose feathers; killing hens, goose feathers, pillows.

SIDE B 00:45:24 -- 00:47:14
Discussion about tractors, horses, plowing, and walking; tractors, horses, plowing, walking, cars.

SIDE B 00:47:14 -- 00:49:53
Discussion about picking potatoes, with mention of her family being apart; Eaton's, potato picking, neighbours, Hardy.

SIDE B 00:49:53 -- 00:52:16
Discussion about apples on their farm, with mention of foxes; apples, winter apples, cherry trees, foxes, fox ranching.

SIDE B 00:52:16 -- 00:53:55
Discussion about berries and jam, with mention of everyone staying at the family home in the summers; berries, cranberries, jam.

SIDE B 00:53:55 -- 00:57:24
Discussion about her brother Jim and his cars; Stutz Bearcat, Ford, cars, Joy Hayes.

SIDE B 00:57:24 -- 00:59:00
Discussion about picking potatoes; Joy Hayes, barrels of potatoes, potato picking, sloven, blue potatoes, red potatoes, potato varieties.

SIDE B 00:59:00 -- 01:00:52
Discussion about fish and fish peddlers; fish days, fish, fish peddlers, John W. Palmer, fishermen, fishing.

SIDE B 01:00:52 -- 01:02:51
Discussion about washing clothes; washing clothes, rainwater, icicles, homemade soap.

SIDE B 01:02:51 -- 01:03:42
Discussion about white sand; white sand.

Tape ends at 01:03:42.
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