Audio file
Contributors
Interviewee: Brown, Robert
Interviewee: Cantelo, Louis
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: Gray, Tristan John
Date Recorded
2000-03-01
Date Digitized
2010-07-06
Abstract
This is an interview with Louis Cantelo of Glenfanning, PEI. Also included in this interview is Robert Brown. In this interview Louis and Robert talk about the Belfast Riot, ancestors, cars, mills, boxing, mills, water witches and wells, tanning, trapping, living in Boston, firewood, apples, Seven Mile Road, and various other topics.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:02:50
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:06 -- 00:01:39
Discussion with Louis about forerunners; forerunners, black cats, superstitions.

SIDE A 00:01:39 -- 00:02:37
Discussion with Louis about Captain Kidd's gold; Captain Kidd, buried treasure.

SIDE A 00:02:37 -- 00:05:30
Discussion with Louis about the Belfast Riot; Belfast Riot, riots, Belfast, 1847, religious feuds, politics.

SIDE A 00:05:30 -- 00:06:53
Discussion with Robert about how his ancestors came to PEI; ancestors, Robert Brown, immigrants, Lawrence Brown.

SIDE A 00:06:53 -- 00:08:04
Discussion with Robert about cars; cars, Robert Brown, 1916.

SIDE A 00:08:04 -- 00:08:44
Discussion with Robert about telephones; telephones, Covehead, Robert Brown.

SIDE A 00:08:44 -- 00:09:51
Discussion with Robert about his grandparents; Norman Brown, Robert Brown.

SIDE A 00:09:51 -- 00:10:34
Discussion with Robert about his Model-T Ford; 1927, Model-T Ford, Robert Brown.

SIDE A 00:10:34 -- 00:11:31
Discussion with Robert about Portage Cemetery; Portage Cemetery, graveyards, Robert Brown.

SIDE A 00:11:31 -- 00:12:36
Discussion with Robert about school and big changes over the years; school, Covehead School, Robert Brown.

SIDE A 00:12:36 -- 00:13:47
Discussion with Robert about the Spanish Flu and WWI; 1919, Spanish Flu, WWI, Robert Brown.

SIDE A 00:13:47 -- 00:14:20
Discussion with Robert about Marshall's Mill; Marshall's Mill, mills, gristmills, Robert Brown.

SIDE A 00:14:20 -- 00:16:15
Discussion with Louis about boxing; boxing, Mooney, boxers.

SIDE A 00:16:15 -- 00:17:57
Discussion with Louis about flax, sheep, and wool; flax, sheep, wool.

***The remainder of SIDE A was recorded on January 22nd, 2004.
SIDE A 00:17:57 -- 00:20:37
Discussion with Louis about water witches and well digging; water witches, well digging, water wells, wells.

SIDE A 00:20:37 -- 00:21:37
Discussion with Louis about the tannery at Wood Islands; Wood Islands, tanneries, tanning, leather, Hemlock.

SIDE A 00:21:37 -- 00:27:51
Discussion with Louis about midwives; midwives, Tina McGillvray, Dr. Allen, Raymond Cantelo, Tina Smith, childbirth, women's work, Martha Acorn, Martha Creed, Seven Mile Road, Matt Westway, Cold Friday.

SIDE A 00:27:51 -- 00:28:48
Discussion with Louis about working the in U.S.A and on the Harvest Excursion; 1923, Harvest Excursion.

SIDE A 00:28:48 -- 00:30:02
Discussion with Louis about cutting firewood; firewood.

SIDE A 00:30:02 -- 00:31:05
Discussion with Louis about stone ovens; stone ovens, summer kitchens.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:05.
SIDE B 00:31:11 -- 00:37:43
Discussion about he and his siblings working in Boston; Isabel Cantelo, Isabel Lahead, woolen mills, Boston.

SIDE B 00:37:43 -- 00:38:21
Discussion about living to 100; centenarians, walking, apples.

SIDE B 00:38:21 -- 00:40:39
Discussion about trapping animals; trapping, skunks, raccoons, 1916, foxes, skunk bounty, furs, fur prices.

SIDE B 00:40:39 -- 00:43:05
Discussion about apples and bananas; apples, bananas, apple varieties, Ben Davis apples, Red Astrickan apples.

SIDE B 00:43:05 -- 00:43:30
Discussion about the Johnson murder; murders.

SIDE B 00:43:30 -- 00:44:25
Discussion about black oats; black oats.

SIDE B 00:44:25 -- 00:46:29
Discussion about the Hindenburg and the end of WWI; WWI, Hindenburg.

SIDE B 00:46:29 -- 00:47:25
Discussion about Seven Mile Road and Boughton River; Seven Mile Road, Boughton River, Grand River Road.

SIDE B 00:47:25 -- 00:48:10
Discussion about boxing continues; boxing, boxers.

***The remainder of the tape, 00:48:10 -- 01:02:50, is blank.
Tape ends at 01:02:50.