Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Corbett, Robert M.
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2000-06-06
Date Digitized
2010-08-06
Abstract
This is an interview with Robert M. Corbett of South Granville and Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Robert talks about school, growing up in South Granville, his family, chores, the family farm, cattle, snow, Breadalbane, doctors, and electricity.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
00:31:46
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***This interview is SIDE A only, SIDE B is a recording of Emily of New Moon.
SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:08:49
Discussion about school and his teachers, with mention of chores; 1933, school, South Granville School, Dorothy MacKenzie, teachers, Marshall Matheson, Francis MacLean, chores, school subjects, report cards, school grades.

SIDE A 00:08:49 -- 00:09:49
Discussion about his grandfather Donald Corbett; Donald Corbett, Scottish.

SIDE A 00:09:49 -- 00:10:22
Discussion about Bruce MacLennan; Bruce MacLennan.

SIDE A 00:10:22 -- 00:11:56
Discussion about school continues; walking, school, wood stoves.

SIDE A 00:11:56 -- 00:16:52
Discussion about his family and their farm; Jeanette MacKay, cattle, cow bells.

SIDE A 00:16:52 -- 00:19:32
Discussion about thrashing and horses; thrashing, thrashing mills, horses.

SIDE A 00:19:32 -- 00:21:45
Discussion about snowstorms and the postman; snowstorms, snow, deep snow, breaking the roads, postman.

SIDE A 00:21:45 -- 00:23:42
Discussion about Palmroy Murray's power plant and people in Breadalbane; electricity, Breadalbane, power, power plants, Palmroy Murray.

SIDE A 00:23:42 -- 00:25:00
Discussion about Sundays and socials; Sundays, socials, ice cream socials.

SIDE A 00:25:00 -- 00:26:30
Discussion about the McCourts; McCourt, Bill McCourt.

SIDE A 00:26:30 -- 00:27:41
Discussion about his siblings; Evelyn Corbett, Mildred Corbett.

SIDE A 00:27:41 -- 00:28:19
Discussion about Kathleen Campbell; Kathleen Campbell, Kathleen MacKay.

SIDE A 00:28:19 -- 00:29:16
Discussion about doctors; doctors, Dr. Murchison, Dr. Matheson.

SIDE A 00:29:16 -- 00:31:14
Discussion about a general stores, Breadalbane, and Fredericton; Breadalbane, general stores, Millvale, Fredericton.

SIDE A 00:31:14 -- 00:31:46
Discussion about families in Granville; MacKay, Granville, Corbett.

Tape ends at 00:31:46.