SIDE A 00:00:07 -- 00:03:17
Discussion about his family; Katherine Trainor, pneumonia, Alice Dunphy, Will Trainor, James Trainor, strong men.
SIDE A 00:03:17 -- 00:04:35
Discussion about home remedies; home remedies, cod liver oil, sulfur and molasses.
SIDE A 00:04:35 -- 00:10:20
Discussion about life in the 1930s, with mention of harvesting hay; 1930s, The Great Depression, Wellington MacNeill, shipping, Everett White, cars, gas prices, hay, hay balers, J. Walter Jones.
SIDE A 00:10:20 -- 00:12:33
Discussion about food and Leonard Wood; Catholics, fish on Fridays, blue potatoes, potatoes, Irish cobblers, potato varieties, Leonard Wood, Matt Wood, shipping.
SIDE A 00:12:33 -- 00:17:59
Discussion about planting by the moon, Andrew Murnaghan whom he shares a birthday with, and his family; planting by the moon, phases of the moon, Andrew Murnaghan, Donagh, Dr. Dewar, cars, Boston.
SIDE A 00:17:59 -- 00:20:17
Discussion about cars; Model-T Ford, engine crank, Model-T tractors.
SIDE A 00:20:17 -- 00:30:38
Discussion about plowing, horses, horse breeding, and Wellington MacNeill; plowing, gang plow, horses, draft horses, driving horses, horse breeding, traveling man, stallions, Gorman, livestock, George MacDonald, Wellington MacNeill, Western horses.
SIDE A 00:30:38 -- 00:34:20
Discussion about chores on the farm and life in The Great Depression; hay, farming, chores, making hay, The Great Depression, 1930s, poverty.
SIDE A 00:34:20 -- 00:36:55
A story about a forerunner; forerunners, Mrs. McAuley, neighbours.
SIDE A 00:36:55 -- 00:38:27
Discussion about ghost stories; ghost stories, Mrs. McAuley, Levina McAuley, ghosts.
SIDE A 00:38:27 -- 00:40:04
Discussion about mussel mud; mussel mud, lime.
SIDE A 00:40:04 -- 00:43:00
Discussion about telephones, a story about the party line, and Lettie MacKinnon; telephones, party line, telephone rings, Ned Rooney, Lettie MacKinnon.
SIDE A 00:43:00 -- 00:44:29
Discussion about picking potatoes; potato picking, summer vacation, school vacation.
SIDE A 00:44:29 -- 00:48:01
Discussion about school; school, Johnson's River school, teachers.
SIDE A ends at 00:48:01.
SIDE B 00:48:11 -- 00:52:48
Discussion about school continues; school, teachers, school inspectors.
SIDE B 00:52:48 -- 00:55:27
Discussion about foxes and potato farming; foxes, silver foxes, fox ranching, potato farming, potato varieties.
SIDE B 00:55:27 -- 00:58:26
Discussion about fish and meat; fish, lobster, meat, salted pork, pork.
SIDE B 00:58:26 -- 00:59:39
Discussion about Irish moss and peat, swamps, and water; Irish moss, peat, swamps, water.
SIDE B 00:59:39 -- 01:03:07
Discussion about cattle and his mother's work; cattle, cattle breeds, washing machines, bread, woolen mills, knitting, housework.
SIDE B 01:03:07 -- 01:07:20
Discussion about Christmas, fiddlers, and dances; Christmas, Christmas concerts, singing, fiddlers, Walker, music, dances.
SIDE B 01:07:20 -- 01:12:35
Discussion about rum running, bootlegging, and moonshine; rum running, St. Pierre, moonshine, rum, liquor scripts.
SIDE B 01:12:35 -- 01:13:34
Discussion about duck raffles and card games; card games, duck raffles, raffles.
SIDE B 01:13:34 -- 01:17:47
Discussion about the SS Harland and traveling over the ice; SS Harland, wharves, ice travel, Fred Dixon, glib ice.
SIDE B 01:07:47 -- 01:19:59
Discussion about oyster fishing; oysters, oyster fishing.
SIDE B 01:19:59 -- 01:27:12
Discussion about delivering mail, with mention of delivery the mail by tractor; mail, postman, mailman, mail routes, tractors.
SIDE B 01:27:12 -- 01:29:22
Discussion about the ice storm of 1956, the Spanish Flu, and cheese factories; 1956, ice storm, Spanish Flu, rum, cures, cheese factories.
SIDE B 01:29:22 -- 01:36:07
Discussion about signing up for WWII and being shot; WWII, Albert Robinson, truck drivers.
Tape ends at 01:36:07.
