Eddie Easter T3 [Tape Three]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Easter, Edward B. "Eddie"
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2001-08-26
Date Digitized
2010-07-23
Abstract
This is an interview with Edward B. "Eddie" Easter of Indian River and Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Eddie talks about churches, his uncle Jim, Tuplin's mill, blacksmiths, horses, apple trees, crows, pigs, stumping, hauling mussel mud, cars, radio, fox ranching, rum running, and various other topics.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Indian River, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1923
1920s
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:13
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:02 -- 00:04:07
Discussion about the church in Indian River, the church union, and feuds; Indian River, churches, Presbyterian, church unions, United church, religious feuds, Father Gillis, Joe Murdoch Gillis.

SIDE A 00:04:07 -- 00:06:12
Discussion about his uncle Jim, with mention of his phonograph, his diet, and his smoking; phonograph, smoking, cigarettes.

SIDE A 00:06:12 -- 00:13:16
Discussion about working at Tuplin's mill, with mention of riding logs; Tuplin, Tuplin's mill, sawmill, gristmill, mills, wages, log riding, Indian River church.

SIDE A 00:13:16 -- 00:15:45
Discussion about early jobs he did; road work, wages, carpenters, plaster.

SIDE A 00:15:45 -- 00:17:27
Discussion about Tuplin's mill continues; Tuplin's mill, mills.

SIDE A 00:17:27 -- 00:29:50
Discussion about blacksmiths, Norman Ferguson, and horses; Lewis MacLellan, Norman Ferguson, John Sinclair, MacKenzie, blacksmiths, horse trading, horses, accidents, William P. Woodside, Roderick MacLellan.

SIDE A 00:29:50 -- 00:31:32
Discussion about apple trees on their farm; apple trees, apples.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:32.
SIDE B 00:31:39 -- 00:35:58
Discussion about pet crows; cherry trees, cherries, crows, pets, sheep.

SIDE B 00:35:58 -- 00:40:09
Discussion about pigs and butchering, with mention of tripe and buttermilk; pigs, butchering, John L. MacLellan, butchers, liver, pig stomach, tripe, buttermilk.

SIDE B 00:40:09 -- 00:47:02
A story about a stump fence and cutting up wood; 1923, stump fence, stumps, dray cart, beech.

SIDE B 00:47:02 -- 00:55:07
Discussion about hauling mussel mud; mussel mud, 1923, mussel mud digger, lime, fertilizer.

SIDE B 00:55:07 -- 00:56:50
Discussion about the first car he saw; cars, Ramsay, Preston Ramsay.

SIDE B 00:56:50 -- 00:58:51
Discussion about the first radio he saw; radio, crystal set, Frank Easter, CFCY.

SIDE B 00:58:51 -- 01:01:23
Discussion about fox ranching; Jim Tuplin, foxes, fox ranching, fox prices, black foxes, tame foxes.

SIDE B 01:01:23 -- 01:03:13
Discussion about rum running; rum running.

Tape ends at 01:03:13.