Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Pryce, Edith
Audio engineer: Gray, Tristan John
Date Recorded
1996-01-11
Date Digitized
2010-06-10
Abstract
This interview is with Edith Pryce talking about her family history and being raised by her grandparents, her grandfather an expert cabinet maker, Christmas, her sister Lois, her father and drives to the beach, working at her father's business repairing car tires, stores on Kent Street, a boarding house, Montreal, the china cabinet contents, stories about her uncle Harry and recieving a letter and trinkets from him, how she met her husband, and their dog Mr. Chips.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:34:36
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:08:30
Edith's family history and how she came to be raised by her grandparents, her grandfather the cabinetmaker, living in town and the iceman; cabinetmakers, iceman, Charlottetown.

SIDE A 00:08:30 -- 00:12:05
Her grandfather who was an expert cabinetmaker, her grandmother and the other Whitlocks; Whitlocks, cabinetmakers.

SIDE A 00:12:05 -- 00:15:02
Christmas and being spoiled; Christmas, presents.

SIDE A 00:15:02 -- 00:19:23
Her sister Lois, her father working for a druggist, Charlottetown's wooden sidewalks, and snow that was higher than the streetlights; deep snow, snow, Charlottetown, sidewalks.

SIDE A 00:19:23 -- 00:30:55
Her father's cars and drives to the beach, Prince Street School, and Brighton; Brighton, bobby cotton, Prince Street School, beaches, cars, driving, school.

SIDE A 00:30:55 -- 00:39:30
Working at her father's business repairing car tires, fishing and her dad trying to go fishing on his wedding day, and how her mother died in the Catholic hospital; death, cars, tires, fishing.

SIDE A 00:39:30 -- 00:42:30
How her father liked to ski and going to Quebec to do it, her stepmother, how nice of a person her father was, and how much he liked to sing; singing, skiing, Quebec.

SIDE A 00:42:30 -- 00:46:57
Discussion about their shop on Kent Street, other stores that were nearby, and a boarding house; boarding houses, Kent Street, stores, Charlottetown.

SIDE A ends at 00:46:57.
SIDE B 00:47:04 -- 00:54:25
Discussion about the boarding house continues, with mention of a train ride to Montreal with her grandmother and an air show and the Upton Airport; Upton, Upton Airport, Upton Airfield, boarding houses, Charlottetown, Montreal, trains, air shows, airplanes.

SIDE B 00:54:25 -- 00:56:45
Going to Montreal and her uncle Harry who was a fighter pilot in WWI and was shot down; POWs, WWI, fighter pilots, pilots, Montreal.

SIDE B 00:56:45 -- 01:12:10
The china cabinet contents and pictures and letter from her uncle Harry; silver matchboxes, crystal goblets, war letters, china, china cabinets.

SIDE B 01:12:10 -- 01:22:45
Pictures of uncle Harry and his test scores, a letter to Harry from 1908, and several other trinkets she has from her uncle; 1908, war letters.

SIDE B 01:22:45 -- 01:30:45
Discussion about a cigar box with Harry's treasures, her father's brass work, furniture, African tom tom's and tables and a discussion about the African countries that her uncle Harry lived in; Africa.

SIDE B 01:30:45 -- 01:34:36
How she met her husband and her dog, Mr. Chips; dogs, pets, courting, marriage.

Tape ends at 01:34:36.