Gertie Vessey

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: Vessey (Bouyer), Gertrude E.
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1998-03-03
Date Digitized
2010-08-30
Abstract
This is an interview with Gertrude E. Vessey (nee Bouyer) of York and Covehead, P.E.I. In this interview Gertie talks about her family, life on the family farm, traveling by horse and sleigh, blacksmiths, WWI, Christmas, Sundays, church, school, life during the 1930s, the Spanish Flu, doctors, her husband, hockey, her brother, and various other topics.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
York, PE
Covehead, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1930s
WWII
1919
1945
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:10
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:10:43
Discussion about her family and life on the family farm; Frank Bouyer, Eliza Shaw, Stephen Bouyer, Sara MacMillan, Nathan MacMillan, Elizabeth Rodd, games, chores, milking, butter, Marshall's Mill, berries, horses, poultry, eggs.

SIDE A 00:10:43 -- 00:12:37
Discussion about traveling by horse and sleigh and blacksmiths; blacksmiths, horse and sleigh, sleighs, George MacMillan, 1945, deep snow.

SIDE A 00:12:37 -- 00:15:18
Discussion about various topics including WWI, her brother Charles, and Christmas; WWI, Charles Bouyer, Christmas, presents, Christmas dinner.

SIDE A 00:15:18 -- 00:21:15
Discussion about quiet Sundays and church, with mention of teas; church, quiet Sundays, Sundays, teas, York, Covehead, religion.

SIDE A 00:21:15 -- 00:23:05
Discussion about school; school, Covehead, teachers, Jessie MacVittie, Jessie Marshall, Katie McCabe.

SIDE A 00:23:05 -- 00:25:16
Discussion about the first cars and radios she saw and music lessons; music lessons.

SIDE A 00:25:16 -- 00:28:10
Discussion about life during the 1930s; 1930s, Great Depression, homemade soap, food.

SIDE A 00:28:10 -- 00:30:40
Discussion about the Spanish Flu and home remedies; Spanish Flu, 1919, home remedies, mustard plasters.

SIDE A 00:30:40 -- 00:31:46
Discussion about her birth in the family house; Dr. Matheson, midwives, James Hughes.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:46.
SIDE B 00:31:57 -- 00:33:07
Discussion about her birth in the family house continues; Dr. Matheson, midwives, James Hughes.

SIDE B 00:33:07 -- 00:35:42
Discussion about Dr. Bouyer; Dr. Bouyer, doctors.

SIDE B 00:35:42 -- 00:39:03
Discussion about various topics including her brother, slavery, and WWII; Rev. Tulmidge, slavery, slaves, WWII, rationing.

SIDE B 00:39:03 -- 00:46:43
Discussion about various topics including her husband, Arthur Vessey, York, and bringing their berries to Market Square; Frank Vessey, courting, 1941, York, Arthur Vessey, Market Square, berries, strawberries, potatoes, potato picking.

SIDE B 00:46:43 -- 00:55:14
Discussion about various topics including hockey, changes over the years, and horse races; hockey, hockey players, Covehead Red Wings, rinks, horse races, Covehead.

SIDE B 00:55:14 -- 00:57:34
Discussion about various topics including electricity, telephones, and store in York; electricity, washing machines, telephones, stores, York.

SIDE B 00:57:34 -- 00:58:39
Discussion about the airport during WWII; WWII, Air Force, airports, RCAF, plane crashes.

SIDE B 00:58:39 -- 01:00:58
Discussion about Hardy's Mill, picking potatoes, and mussel mud; mussel mud, Hardy's Mill, potato picking, York, mills.

SIDE B 01:00:58 -- 01:01:49
Discussion about movies; movies.

SIDE B 01:01:49 -- 01:02:31
Discussion about Ann Crockett; Ann Crockett, Ann MacPherson.

SIDE B 01:02:31 -- 01:03:10
Discussion about blacksmiths; blacksmiths, George MacMillan.

Tape ends at 01:03:10.