SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:06:46
Discussion about his father, Art MacSwain, and the work he did at canneries, with mention of lumber camps; Art MacSwain, lobster factory, soldering cans, cannery, 1920s, 1930s, Fred Delory, Billy Martell, preservers, Greek River Road, lumber camp.
SIDE A 00:06:46 -- 00:11:32
Discussion about his grandfather immigrating to Canada from Scotland, and Alvin's travels to trace his family history there; Isle of Skye, Scotland, Isle of Raasay, 1885, 1851, MacSwain, MacLeod.
SIDE A 00:11:32 -- 00:13:08
Discussion about his relation to the MacLeans; Angus MacLean, Jim MacLean, Peters Road, Lillian MacDonald.
SIDE A 00:13:08 -- 00:15:37
Discussion about his father's farm, with mention of custom planting and wool; wool, custom planting, farming.
SIDE A 00:15:37 -- 00:16:31
Discussion about milk, butter, and the cheese factory in Sturgeon; cheese factory, butter, milk, cheese, Sturgeon.
SIDE A 00:16:31 -- 00:18:32
Discussion about horses, with a story of being lost in a blizzard; horses, blizzard, snowstorm, smart horse.
SIDE A 00:18:32 -- 00:21:04
Discussion about thrashing grain and custom sawing; thrashing, thrashing grain, custom sawing, custom thrashing, bartering, trading.
SIDE A 00:21:04 -- 00:21:53
Discussion about his relation to the Clows of Murray Harbour North; Clows, Murray Harbour North.
SIDE A 00:21:53 -- 00:23:33
Discussion about MacKinnon's General Store on Peters Road; MacKinnon's General Store, Les MacKinnon, characters.
SIDE A 00:23:33 -- 00:25:04
Discussion about his birth at home, with mention of Dr. Brehaut and midwives; midwives, Dr. Lester Brehaut, birth, Ella MacSwain.
SIDE A 00:25:04 -- 00:26:17
A story about people who helped those sick with the Spanish Flu; Spanish Flu.
SIDE A 00:26:17 -- 00:30:46
Stories about Dr. Lester Brehaut; Dr. Lester Brehaut, house calls, doctors, Murray River.
SIDE A 00:30:46 -- 00:31:26
Discussion about home remedies, with mention of Dr. Brehaut; home remedies, mustard plaster, Dr. Brehaut.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:26.
SIDE B 00:31:34 -- 00:33:19
Discussion about home remedies, with mention of Dr. Brehaut continues; eczema, cranberries, Dr. Brehaut, salves.
SIDE B 00:33:19 -- 00:34:51
Stories about Dr. Brehaut giving people money; Dr. Brehaut, money, charity.
SIDE B 00:34:51 -- 00:35:41
A story about Dr. Gus MacDonald; Dr. Gus MacDonald.
SIDE B 00:35:41 -- 00:36:51
Discussion about home remedies continues; cherry bark, castor oil, home remedies.
SIDE B 00:36:51 -- 00:37:36
Discussion about the Spanish Flu, WWI, and the Halifax Explosion; Spanish Flu, WWI, and the Halifax Explosion.
SIDE B 00:37:36 -- 00:40:34
Discussion about school; Peters Road West School, one room school, teachers, Helen LeLacheur, school, Alliston School, college.
SIDE B 00:40:34 -- 00:47:51
Discussion about joining the army in 1941 and doing office work in England in 1942; 1941, infantry, army, England, 1942, Canadian Army, WWII.
SIDE B 00:47:51 -- 00:49:55
A story about scared men on D-Day; D-Day, WWII.
SIDE B 00:49:55 -- 00:51:22
Discussion about his rank in the army; infantryman, WWII.
SIDE B 00:51:22 -- 00:53:02
A story about casualties on D-Day; D-Day, WWII.
SIDE B 00:54:02 -- 00:57:20
A story about beer on V-E Day and being promoted to Staff Sergeant; sleep, V-E Day, beer, wages, Staff Sergeant.
SIDE B 00:57:20 -- 01:03:15
A story about going to the Isle of Skye in Scotland while he was on leave during WWII to learn about his ancestors; Isle of Skye, Scotland, WWII, ancestry, Jim McInnis, ancestors, generosity, Norse, MacSwain.
Tape ends at 01:03:15.
