Ethel Thompson

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Thompson (Leard), Ethel
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
Unknown year
Date Digitized
2010-09-17
Abstract
This is an interview with Ethel Thomson (nee Leard) of Tryon, P.E.I. In this interview Ethel talks about her family, Christmas, midwives and doctors, church and Sundays, chores on the family farm, cars, school, electricity, painting, funerals, courting, and various other topics.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Tryon, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1920
1915
1920s
1930s
WWII
WWI
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:08
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:02 -- 00:06:39
Discussion about her family and her father's work; Jessie Leard, Jessie Nicholson, Fred Leard, Fred Alexander Leard, Frank Leard, masonry, The Patriot.

SIDE A 00:06:39 -- 00:07:36
Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, Santa Claus.

SIDE A 00:07:36 -- 00:09:12
Discussion about her mother and her birth; Nellie Fell, 1915.

SIDE A 00:09:12 -- 00:12:55
Discussion about midwives and doctors; midwives, doctors, Sarah MacKenzie, Mrs. Will Thomas, Jessie Leard, Jessie Nicholson, Steven Leard, 1930s, 1920s, Dr. Bovyer, Dr. Bell, Dr. Nelson Bovyer, Dr. Everett Bell.

SIDE A 00:12:55 -- 00:22:50
Discussion about her family continues, with mention of WWI, WWII, and illnesses; Nellie Fell, immigrants, diphtheria, illnesses, WWI, WWII, polio, Fred Leard.

SIDE A 00:22:50 -- 00:24:22
Discussion about Christmas continues; Christmas, self-sufficiency, Christmas dinner.

SIDE A 00:24:22 -- 00:27:56
Discussion about church and Sundays; church, Sundays, Methodists, horses, church union, taking the works.

SIDE A 00:27:56 -- 00:31:30
Discussion about chores on the family farm; farming, chores, haying, horses, gristmills, mills, Ives' mill, Lord's mill, Charles Ives.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:30.
SIDE B 00:31:35 -- 00:35:36
Discussion about various topics including electricity, radio, and reading; Charles Ives, power, electricity, radios, radio, reading, Anne of Green Gables.

SIDE B 00:35:36 -- 00:37:41
Discussion about traveling to Summerside on the train; trains, traveling.

SIDE B 00:37:41 -- 00:40:06
Discussion about cars; cars.

SIDE B 00:40:06 -- 00:47:02
Discussion about school and painting lessons; school, painting lessons, painting, Georgie Read Barton.

SIDE B 00:47:02 -- 00:50:00
Discussion about the family farm continues, with mention of furniture makers; farming, apples, eggs, Chisolm's Store, furniture factories, furniture makers, undertakers, Jim Chisolm, Heath Chisolm, undertakers.

SIDE B 00:50:00 -- 00:55:16
Discussion about funerals and diphtheria; funerals, hearses, diphtheria, 1920.

SIDE B 00:55:16 -- 01:03:08
Discussion about school continues, with mention of courting; walking, school, Tryon Consolidated School, Prince of Wales College, Archie Thomson, courting.

Tape ends at 01:03:08.