Pat Hennessey T2 [Tape Two]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Hennessey, Patrick John "Pat"
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1999-01-15
Date Digitized
2010-08-17
Abstract
This is an interview with Patrick John "Pat" Hennessey of Souris and St. Catherines, P.E.I. In this interview Pat talks about the Harvest Excursion, the family farm, rum running, the Spanish Flu, the Titanic, radio, dances and socials, lobster, fishing, cooking, Dr. Gus and home remedies, Christmas, pack peddlers, the 1930s, stores in Souris, transportation, entertainment, school, and various other topics.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Souris, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1930s
1912
1919
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:35
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:00:41
Discussion about the Harvest Excursion continues on from Tape One; Harvest Excursion.

SIDE A 00:00:41 -- 00:08:01
Discussion about the family farm; wool, Condon's mill, mills, pigs, pork, cows, homemade soap, stallions, horse breeding, traveling man.

SIDE A 00:08:01 -- 00:14:43
Discussion about Chester MacDonald, Hilda MacPhee, and rum running; Hilda MacPhee, rum runners, rum running, fiddlers, Chester MacDonald, Charlie MacDonald, Jim MacLean, prohibition, prohibition officers, drownings, rum, Chepstow, Joe MacPhee.

SIDE A 00:14:43 -- 00:17:27
Discussion about WWI and the Spanish Flu; Spanish Flu, WWI, 1919, Paul MacDonald.

SIDE A 00:17:27 -- 00:19:10
Discussion about the Titanic; Titanic, 1912.

SIDE A 00:19:10 -- 00:22:06
Discussion about the first radio he remembers; radios, Holman's, Jim MacGregory, news.

SIDE A 00:22:06 -- 00:27:20
Discussion about house parties and socials, with mention of fiddlers and moonshine; entertainment, dances, house parties, socials, pie socials, tea socials, fiddlers, Lewis McInnis, Frank Bell, moonshine.

SIDE A 00:27:20 -- 00:29:10
Discussion about walking; walking, Angus Dan MacIsaac.

SIDE A 00:29:10 -- 00:31:45
Discussion about lobster canneries, lobster, cod, and hake; lobster canneries, lobsters, fertilizer, Johnston, Allan Joe Gillis, Naufrage, cod, hake, fishing.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:45.
SIDE B 00:31:53 -- 00:42:45
Discussion about Dr. Gus MacDonald and home remedies; Dr. Gus, Dr. Gus MacDonald, operations, surgery, MacCormack, home remedies, John Joe MacDonald, sulfur and molasses, cod liver oil, cures, gruel.

SIDE B 00:42:45 -- 00:44:55
Discussion about his family and his mother's cooking; cooking, food, meat, berries.

SIDE B 00:44:55 -- 00:47:25
Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, plum pudding, Santa Claus, Christmas dinner.

SIDE B 00:47:25 -- 00:51:38
Discussion about pack peddlers and life in the the 1930s; Joe Ghiz, pack peddlers, 1930s, money.

SIDE B 00:51:38 -- 00:58:39
Discussion about stores in Souris; Souris, Matthew and MacLean's store, Matthew and MacLean's, stores, Hughes' store, Stern's store, eggs, bartering, sugar, tea, prices, goods, tobacco, tobacco prices, chewing tobacco.

SIDE B 00:58:39 -- 01:02:35
Discussion about various topics including transportation, entertainment, and friends; trains, traveling, transportation, trucks, cars, entertainment, fiddlers, dances.

SIDE B 01:02:35 -- 01:03:35
Discussion about school; Little Harbour School, school, Souris, teachers, John Benedict MacDougall.

Tape ends at 01:03:35.