SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:06:01
Discussion about porridge, school lunches, and cheese, with mention of family; porridge, molasses, school lunches, cheese, Kinkora, Jack Murchison, cheese maker.
SIDE A 00:06:01 -- 00:10:21
Discussion about his training for his licence to preach, quiet Sundays; preacher, New York, Methodist, Presbyterian, quiet Sundays, Sundays, working on Sunday.
SIDE A 00:10:21 -- 00:12:58
Discussion about chores on the family farm; chores, mixed farm, plowing, butter, milk.
SIDE A 00:12:58 -- 00:16:55
Discussion about horses and breaking the roads; horses, breaking the roads, horse breeds.
SIDE A 00:16:55 -- 00:27:46
Discussion about going out West on the Harvest Excursion and working in the lumber woods at Sioux Lookout in Ontario; 1922, Harvest Excursion, Capers, Cape Bretoners, stealing, thieves, Sioux Lookout, French, lumber woods, railway ties, room and board, wages, room and board, food, pies, cook, CNR, 1923.
SIDE A 00:27:46 -- 00:31:37
Discussion about working for as a carpenter and at a granite quarry in the United States; carpenter, granite, 1925, granite quarry, granite polisher.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:37.
SIDE B 00:31:45 -- 00:33:20
Discussion about working at a granite quarry in the United States continues; granite quarry, granite polisher, cutting stone, granite.
SIDE B 00:33:20 -- 00:43:08
Discussion about work on the Harvest Excursion continues; Harvest Excursion, stooking, grain harvest, steam thrasher, thrashing, plowing, wages, room and board, train fare, mustard sandwiches, sod huts, Endcliffe.
SIDE B 00:43:08 -- 00:46:57
Discussion about the Halifax Explosion; Halifax Explosion.
SIDE B 00:46:57 -- 00:51:10
Discussion about the first car he saw; cars, 1914, roads, driving laws, car bans.
SIDE B 00:51:10 -- 00:53:08
Discussion about the first radio and the first airplane he saw; radio, airplanes, 1923.
SIDE B 00:53:08 -- 00:53:36
Discussion about the biggest changes over the years; television, cars.
SIDE B 00:53:36 -- 00:56:17
Discussion about horses and going to church; 1940s, horses, horse and sleigh, church, Glasgow Road, walking, Hartsville.
SIDE B 00:56:17 -- 00:59:42
Discussion about coming back to the Island in 1942 and going to school to become an ordained minister; 1942, minister, Prince of Wales College, preacher, Mount Allison University, ordained minister, 1947, wages.
SIDE B 00:59:42 -- 01:03:25
Discussion about sleighs and local blacksmiths; Howatt, sleighs, blacksmiths, jaunting sleigh, box sleigh, Francis sleigh, Francis cutter, Bill Smith, Dan MacDonald.
Tape ends at 01:03:25.
