Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Dewar, Katherine
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2009-02-09
Date Digitized
2010-12-12
Abstract
This is an interview with Katherine Dewar of Summerside, PEI. In this interview Katherine talks about her family and their involvement in politics, her father's work with horses and cars, her father's work as Sheriff in Summerside, her mother's work as Deputy Sheriff, politics, the 1956 ice storm, and various stories about prisoners and her father.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:04:10
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:05:25
Discussion about her family and their involvement in politics; John A. Dewar, MLA, Tories, politics, cars, politicians, 1919, elections.

SIDE A 00:05:25 -- 00:21:27
Discussion about her father and his work with cars and horses; horses, cars, Robert Dewar, mechanics, wages, 1929, Summerside, Horatio Schurman, horse racing, horse races, Reid's Corner, Mae Profitt, Dr. George Forbes, Hotstove League, Dewar's Esso, Buick Riviera, Basil Stewart, gas pumps, gas stations, Nickelodeon, Bob Dewar.

SIDE A 00:21:27 -- 00:31:58
Discussion about her father's work as the Sheriff of Summerside, with stories about prisoners; Sherriff, Summerside, Robert Dewar, Prince County Jail, crime, prisoners, 1959, 1960s, Dorchester Penitentiary, prison, jail, Bob Dewar.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:58.
SIDE B 00:32:06 -- 00:50:08
Discussion about her father's work as the Sheriff of Summerside continues, with more stories about prisoners; Sherriff, Summerside, Robert Dewar, Prince County Jail, crime, prisoners, 1960s, prison, jail, Falconwood, poverty, charity, Geordie Brookins, Bob Dewar.

SIDE B 00:50:08 -- 00:53:25
Discussion about her mother's work as Deputy Sheriff; Deputy Sheriff, Sheriff, Mae Dewar.

SIDE B 00:53:25 -- 00:57:08
Discussion about politics; politics, 1966, 1959, Thane Campbell, Sheriff, Bob Dewar.

SIDE B 00:57:08 -- 00:58:51
Discussion about tools her father used as Sheriff; Sheriff, Summerside, Bob Dewar.

SIDE B 00:58:51 -- 01:00:48
Discussion about plowing the sidewalks with horses; snow, sidewalks, Bob Phillips, Bob Dewar, plowing snow.

SIDE B 01:00:48 -- 01:04:10
Discussion about the 1956 ice storm; ice storms, 1956, storms.

Tape ends at 01:04:10.