Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: MacLure, Walter L.
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2003-12-11
Date Digitized
2010-06-02
Abstract
This is the second half of an interview with Walter L. MacLure of West Covehead, P.E.I. In this interview Walter talks about smoking meat, ice, traveling, gristmills, Christmas, lobster, hockey, cars, the Hindenburg, carpentry, lumber, electricity, livery stables, Charlottetown, and snow. There is also mention of church, Falconwood, telephones, the 1956 ice storm, the 1929 earthquake, The Great Depression, and hotels.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:56
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:06 -- 00:02:28
Discussion about smoking meat continues from Tape One, with mention of sharing and curing meat; smoking meat, smoked meat, pork, sausage, homemade soap, curing meat, beef, sharing.

SIDE A 00:02:28 -- 00:06:13
Discussion about ice and ice houses, with mention of selling ice to local hotels; ice houses, refrigeration, ice, Black River mill, ice cakes, hotels, ice boxes.

SIDE A 00:06:13 -- 00:09:31
Discussion about traveling over the ice and winter travel; winter travel, traveling, bushing the ice, ice travel, smart horses,
SIDE A 00:09:31 -- 00:12:57
Discussion about black oats, wheat, and Racham's mill in Wheatley River; black oats, wheat, Racham's mill, Chester Racham, Wheatley River, miller's toll, grain toll, Walter Leard, Warren Leard.

SIDE A 00:12:57 -- 00:14:59
Discussion about his family, with mention of big families; big families.

SIDE A 00:14:59 -- 00:17:34
Discussion about Christmas; presents, Christmas, oranges, Christmas trees, Christmas dinner, plum pudding, Christmas goose, Santa Claus.

SIDE A 00:17:34 -- 00:18:02
Discussion about curing meat continues; curing meat, cured meat, ham.

SIDE A 00:18:02 -- 00:20:12
Discussion about lobster, with mention of firewood; lobster, firewood, fertilizer.

SIDE A 00:20:12 -- 00:20:36
Discussion about how he met his wife Dorothy; South Granville, Covehead, teacher, school.

SIDE A 00:20:36 -- 00:23:30
Discussion about hockey teams, hockey rinks, and hockey gear; hockey, Brackley, Harrington, Highfield Granites, Milton Hornets, Jack Rodd, hockey rinks, hockey teams, hockey gear.

SIDE A 00:23:30 -- 00:26:07
Discussion about cars and Dr. Jenkins; cars, Model-T Ford, Chevrolet 490, Rolls Royce, Louise Jenkins, Dr. Jack Jenkins, pilots, Steven Jenkins.

SIDE A 00:26:07 -- 00:28:05
Discussion about seeing the Hindenburg; Hindenburg, zeppelin, 1903s.

SIDE A 00:28:05 -- 00:28:44
Discussion about the 1929 earthquake; 1929, earthquake.

SIDE A 00:28:44 -- 00:31:54
Discussion about The Great Depression and his work as a carpenter, with mention of lumber; The Great Depression, 1930s, carpenter, wages, lumber, lumber prices.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:54.
Side B 00:32:00 -- 00:33:56
Discussion about lumber continues; lumber, spruce, var, 1941, lumber prices, yellow birch, larch.

Side B 00:33:56 -- 00:38:31
Discussion about carpentry, with mention of plaster, balloon framing, and shingles; cow hair, moose hair, horse hair, plaster, balloon framing, var shingles, shingles, asphalt shingles.

Side B 00:38:31 -- 00:39:25
Discussion about electricity and the ice storm of 1956; electricity, 1950s, 1956, ice storm.

Side B 00:39:25 -- 00:41:20
Discussion about telephones and church; telephones, Gregor, Shaw, party lines, church, United Church, 1925, Presbyterian.

Side B 00:41:20 -- 00:43:39
Discussion about carpentry, with mention of fixing boats and steaming wood; steam box, steaming wood, carpentry, shipbuilding.

Side B 00:43:39 -- 00:44:54
Discussion about Falconwood and a fire there; Falconwood, fire, 1931, Kent Street, David and Fraser.

Side B 00:44:54 -- 00:46:33
Discussion about livery stables in Charlottetown; Charlottetown, livery stables, Walker's livery stable, hotels, Queen Hotel.

Side B 00:46:33 -- 00:48:50
Discussion about traveling to town and the Charlottetown Market; Charlottetown, Charlottetown Market, traveling.

Side B 00:48:50 -- 00:50:48
Discussion about snow and breaking the roads in the winter; road tax, breaking the road, snow.

Side B 00:50:48 -- 00:51:48
Discussion about Two Story Duncan; Two Story Duncan.

Side B 00:51:48 -- 00:53:37
Discussion about stone houses and lime kilns; stone houses, lime kilns.

Side B 00:53:37 -- 00:54:00
Brief discussion about Jerry Jackson the blacksmith; Jerry Jackson, blacksmiths, Brackley.

***The remainder of the tape, 00:54:00 -- 01:03:56, is blank.
Tape ends at 01:03:56.