Lester MacLeod T1 [Tape One]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: MacLeod, John "Lester"
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2004-02-12
Date Digitized
2010-09-28
Abstract
This is an interview with John "Lester" MacLeod of Victoria and Albany, PEI. In this interview Lester talks about growing up in Victoria, his family, home remedies, his father's meat and cattle business, doctors, the SS Harland, shipping cattle, playing hockey growing up, going to Denver with Tic Williams to play hockey, and various other topics.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Victoria, PE
Denver, CO
Subject (Temporal)
1930s
WWI
1933
1935
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:40
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:01:27
Discussion about his childhood and blacksmiths; Riverdale, Johnny McGillivray, blacksmiths.

SIDE A 00:01:27 -- 00:03:30
Discussion about his grandparents; Janet Gordon, Appin Road, Peter Hicks.

SIDE A 00:03:30 -- 00:06:05
Discussion about home remedies; home remedies, mustard plasters, tonsillitis, iodine, cures, cod liver oil.

SIDE A 00:06:05 -- 00:09:23
Discussion about his grandparents continues, with mention of Gaelic and church; Janet Gordon, L. D. MacLeod, John J. MacLeod, Gaelic, Elsie Jenkins.

SIDE A 00:09:23 -- 00:10:54
Discussion about food; oatmeal, porridge, sour cream.

SIDE A 00:10:54 -- 00:11:43
Discussion about his father's work as a butcher and moving to Victoria; butchers, meat peddlers, L. D. MacLeod.

SIDE A 00:11:43 --00:12:58
Discussion about the Italian Air Force landing in Victoria; Victoria, Italian Air Force, Ceretti, 1933.

SIDE A 00:12:58 -- 00:14:11
Discussion about the Hindenburg; Hindenburg, 1935.

SIDE A 00:14:11 -- 00:23:19
Discussion about growing up in Victoria; Victoria, Louise Cannon, Wright Bros., Kay Wood, Charlie Palmer, lime kilns, schooners, shipping, Victoria Wharf, George Wotton, mailman, quiet Sundays, Sundays.

SIDE A 00:23:19 -- 00:25:06
Discussion about Dr. Gordon Lea and family; Dr. Lea, Dr. Gordon Lea, Chester Lea, Walter Lea.

SIDE A 00:25:06 -- 00:26:05
Discussion about the Pleasant View Hotel; Pleasant View, Pleasant View Hotel, Victoria.

SIDE A 00:26:05 -- 00:28:54
Discussion about the SS Harland, with mention of hauling cattle; SS Harland, Harland, shipping, hauling cattle.

SIDE A 00:28:54 -- 00:30:58
Discussion about his father's butcher shop; butchers, meat shops, meat peddlers, L. D. MacLeod, butcher shops.

SIDE A 00:30:58 -- 00:31:44
Discussion about shipping cattle; cattle, shipping cattle, Wellington McNeill, L. D. MacLeod.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:44.
SIDE B 00:31:52 -- 00:34:36
Discussion about shipping cattle continues; shipping cattle, Wellington McNeill, L. D. MacLeod, Walter Weeks, cattle buyers, Bobby Roberts, 1930s, cattle.

SIDE B 00:34:36 -- 00:35:19
Discussion about his father's butcher shop continues; meat prices, butchers, butcher shops, meat shops, L. D. MacLeod.

SIDE B 00:35:19 -- 00:36:46
Discussion about Victoria continues, with mention of lobsters; lobsters, Victoria, Calvin Howatt, lobster canneries, lobster.

SIDE B 00:36:46 -- 00:41:54
Discussion about various topics including meat, potatoes, and Victoria; beef, steaks, meat, L. D. MacLeod, potatoes, potato picking, Victoria, wages, Wright Bros., Maurice Block, cow hides.

SIDE B 00:41:54 -- 00:46:19
Discussion about various topics including WWI, moonshine, and midwives; WWI, moonshine, midwives, Dr. Bouvyer, Janet MacLeod, Janet Gordon.

SIDE B 00:46:19 -- 00:54:26
Discussion about playing hockey; hockey, Dan MacLeod, Lee Taylor, Bill MacLeod, Donald MacLeod, George MacLeod, Jim MacLeod, Lou MacLeod, Harold Betts, Stanley Lord, Gordie Drillon, Borden Nationals, Albany St. Pats, hockey players.

SIDE B 00:54:26 -- 01:03:40
Discussion about playing hockey in Denver with Tic Williams; Denver Canadians, Tic Williams, 1930s, hockey, hockey players, wages.

Tape ends at 01:03:40.