Stanley Lord

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Lord, Stanley Windsor
Interviewee: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1995-12-14
Date Digitized
2010-07-07
Abstract
This is an interview with Stanley Windsor Lord of Crapaud and Victoria, P.E.I. In this interview Stanley talks about his family and their work on schooners, growing up in Victoria, Christmas, lobster fishing, the Harland, serving in the navy during WWII, sinking German submarines, playing hockey for the Victoria Unions, the Nellie J. Banks and rum runners, and his work with the Canadian Hydrographic Service.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Victoria, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1930s
WWII
1942
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:38
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:05:30
Discussion about his family history and their work schooners; England, schooners, Johnston Lord, Victoria, Earl Lord, four master, Canadian National Steamships, CNS, seaman, molasses.

SIDE A 00:05:30 -- 00:13:09
Discussion about growing up in Victoria, with mention of Christmas, shipping, and school; Victoria, Christmas, Christmas goose, presents, toys, Santa Claus, shipping, potatoes, coal, school, fire, lime kilns.

SIDE A 00:13:09 -- 00:17:06
Discussion about lobster fishing and lobster factories; lobster fishing, lobster prices, lobster factories, lobster canneries, one lunger, Bruce Stewart, Charlie Miller.

SIDE A 00:17:06 -- 00:20:12
Discussion about The Great Depression, general stores, and the Harland; SS Harland, Harland, general stores, The Great Depression, 1930s.

SIDE A 00:20:12 -- 00:27:06
Discussion about serving in the navy during WWII; HMCS Outremont, German submarines, WWII, Canadian Navy, navy, U-boat, Royal Canadian Navy, striking force.

SIDE A 00:27:06 -- 00:31:45
Discussion about D-Day and his shipmates; D-Day, WWII, navy, Royal Canadian Navy, 1942, Nelson Crane.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:45.
SIDE B 00:31:53 -- 00:32:50
Reading of a poem by Dutch; poem, poetry.

SIDE B 00:32:50 -- 00:36:30
Discussion about playing hockey, team trips, games and teammates; Victoria, Maritime Championships, hockey, hockey teams, hockey players, Victoria Unions, rinks, 1937, silver thaw, goalie.

SIDE B 00:36:30 -- 00:37:22
Discussion about his wife driving a taxi in Pictou; Pictou, taxi, Emma Lord, cars.

SIDE B 00:37:22 -- 00:48:05
Discussion about playing hockey, team trips, games and teammates continues; Victoria, hockey, hockey teams, hockey players, Victoria Unions, Danny MacLeod, Gordie Drillon, Buck Whitlock, goalie.

SIDE B 00:48:05 -- 00:52:22
Discussion about the Nellie J. Banks and rum runners; Nellie J. Banks, rum runners, rum running, Captain McGuire.

SIDE B 00:52:22 -- 01:03:38
Discussion about working for the Canadian Hydrographic Service; Canadian Hydrographic Service, C.S.S. Hudson, C.G.S. Cartier, HMCS Cartier, wages, salary, sharks, Northwest Passage, Cape Horn, Christmas.

Tape ends at 01:03:38.