Pansy and Gavin Reid T2 [Tape Two]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Reid, Gavin David
Interviewee: Reid, Pansy Maria (Myers)
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1995-12-20
Date Digitized
2010-07-08
Abstract
This is the second portion of an interview with Pansy Maria (nee Myers) and Gavin David Reid of Victoria Cross and Montague, P.E.I. In this interview Pansy and Gavin talk about cars, radio, their milk business, pack peddlers, picnics and entertainment, general stores, moonshine, butter, cheese, homemade soap, washing machines, and ice.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Montague, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1920s
1930s
1940s
1918
1903
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
00:31:27
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***This tape is SIDE A only. SIDE B is blank.
SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:01:41
Discussion about the first cars they remember; cars, 1918, driving, women drivers, Blanche MacLeod, Dr. Beer, roads.

SIDE A 00:01:41 -- 00:11:01
Discussion about their milk business in Montague; milk bottles, milk, milk prices, milk delivery, cream, Windswept Farm, 1920s, 1930s, Sundays, milk separator, Pasteurization, Johnny Fraser, milk testers, 1940s.

SIDE A 00:11:01 -- 00:15:09
Discussion about the Raleigh man and pack peddlers; Raleigh man, pack peddlers, Herbie Beaton, Watkins man, Dow, Pitkins.

SIDE A 00:15:09 -- 00:17:26
Discussion about the first cars continues; Dr. Beaton, 1903 Lincoln, cars, crank engine.

SIDE A 00:17:26 -- 00:18:30??
Discussion about the first radios; radio, 1930.

SIDE A 00:18:30?? -- 00:20:58
Discussion about picnics and entertainment, with mention of Jack Webster; entertainment, Jack Webster, fiddlers, Webster, picnics, Ayrshires, Strobogi, Cardigan Head.

SIDE A 00:20:58 -- 00:22:13
Discussion about moonshine; moonshine, Stuart Adams.

SIDE A 00:22:13 -- 00:23:09
Discussion about general stores; general stores, Lester Mellish, Poole and Thompson, egg trading.

SIDE A 00:23:09 -- 00:25:32
Discussion about butter and cheese; butter making, butter, cheese, crock, New Perth, butter factory, cheese factory, buttermilk, Frank MacNeill.

SIDE A 00:25:32 -- 00:26:37
Discussion about making soap; homemade soap, soap.

SIDE A 00:26:37 -- 00:27:49
Discussion about washing machines; washing machines,
SIDE A 00:27:49 -- 00:29:11
Discussion about ice and ice houses; ice, ice houses, Knox's Dam.

***The remainder of SIDE A 00:29:11 -- 00:31:27 is blank.
Tape ends at 00:31:27.