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Date Recorded
2004-01-28
Date Digitized
2010-06-09
Abstract
This interview is with Marguerite Stewart talking about her family, the LePage family and their general store, the Cudmore and Rattary families, her grandparents and her aunt that helped raise her and her brothers, her father selling the farm and moving them to Charlottetown and what he did for work there, Ritz apartments and former Methodist churches, singing and performing, her teacher Mr. Arthur Fletcher, her father's brain operation, singing and recieving a cup and saucer from Govenor DeBlois, the railway bridge, and riding ponies.
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Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:20
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:03:54
J.J. Stewart and the "Old Butter Eater" story, her three brothers, how she got her the name Lucy, and how she almost died as a baby; J.J. Stewart, butter eaters, names.

SIDE A 00:03:54 -- 00:05:35
The background of the LePage family and their general store in North Rustico; North Rustico, general stores, LePage.

SIDE A 00:05:35 -- 00:09:25
How she got her name, the Cudmore and Rattray families, her grandparents and the aunt that helped raise her; family, Cudmore, Rattray, names.

SIDE A 00:09:25 -- 00:10:26
Home remedies; mustard plaster, home remedies.

SIDE A 00:10:26 -- 00:17:48
She talks again about the Cudmore family, her grandfather, and her aunt; Cudmore, family.

SIDE A 00:17:48 -- 00:28:33
Her father selling the farm and moving them to Charlottetown, growing up there, swimming in Brighton and going to school; school, Charlottetow, moving, swimming, Brighton.

SIDE A 00:28:33 -- 00:31:39
The Ritz apartments, singing and performing in Charlottetown, and her music teacher Mr. Arthur Fletcher; music, Methodist churches, Ritz apartments, Charlottetown, singing, music teachers, music lessons, Arthur Fletcher.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:39.
SIDE B 00:31:44 -- 00:36:33
Stories of singing continue, with mention of Professor Kindle, singing on the radio, musicals, CFCY, and Arthur Vessey teaching her how to play piano; piano, singing, music, music lessons, Professor Kindle, radio, musicals, CFCY, Arthur Vessey, teachers.

SIDE B 00:36:33 -- 00:42:35
Her father's brain operation in Montreal to get rid of a tumor and his life afterwards; operations, tumors, surgery, reading.

SIDE B 00:42:35 -- 00:49:10
What her father did for work when they moved to Charlottetown, the first cars, and a story about her father bringing her a cat home after her previous one was hit by a car; experimental farms, cats, pets, cars, Charlottetown.

SIDE B 00:49:10 -- 00:55:19
Singing and receiving a cup and saucer from Governor DeBlois, having a party in Government House, Market Square, cars, fainting spells, and stores; stores, Charlottetown, Governor DeBlois, singing, Government House, Market Square, cars.

SIDE B 00:55:19 -- 00:59:17
The railway bridge, visiting the Bouyer family, Christmas and jelly, skating on Bunberry Pond, and learning to swim in Fullerton's Marsh; railway bridge, Bouyer, Christmas, jelly, skating, Bunbury Pond, Bunbury, swimming, Fullerton's Marsh.

SIDE B 00:59:17 -- 01:03:20
Riding horseback, ponies, J. Walter, and playing as a child; J. Walter Jones, ponies, horseback.

Tape ends at 01:03:20.