Elmer McInnis T1 [Tape One]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: McInnis, Elmer
Researcher: Thomson, Robyn and MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: Gray, Tristan John
Date Recorded
Unknown year
Date Digitized
2010-08-25
Abstract
This is an interview with Elmer McInnis of Lorne Valley West, PEI. In this interview Elmer McInnis talks about his early childhood and his family, meeting his wife Mable, working on the farms, his favorite horses, the Spanish Flu and World War I.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Temporal)
1944
1941
1951
1927
1928
1912
1914
1918
WWI
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:02:50
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:02 -- 00:16:50
Discussion about Elmer's childhood, family, home remedies, and Dr. Grant; Alexander McInnis, Annie MacLeod, 1908, Mustard, Dr. Grant, home remedies, 1944.

SIDE A 00:16:50 -- 00:28:08
Discussion about his wife Mabel and how they met and taking over her father's farm; farming, Mabel MacKenzie, 1941, 1951, rowing.

SIDE A 00:28:08 -- 00:31:11
Discussion about the Harvest Excursion; trains, 1927, Harvest Excursion.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:11.
SIDE B 00:31:37 -- 00:38:50
Discussion about the Harvest Excursion continues, with mention of traveling, his first taste of coffee, and going home; 1928, trains, farming, robbery, traveling, coffee.

SIDE B 00:38:50 -- 00:52:26
Discussion about his bothers, making violins, and ghost stories; 1944, 1914, electricians, violins, fiddles, ghost stories, 1912, 1914, 1928, WWI, farming.

SIDE B 00:52:26 -- 01:02:50
Discussion about the Halifax Explosion, the Spanish Flu, his favorite horse Laddie, and sick horses; 1917, 1918, war, 1919, Spanish Flu, doctors, horses, traveling man, Halifax Explosion.

Tape ends at 01:02:50.