SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:04:23
Discussion about his life in the United States, with mention of traveling on steamers; skating, 1928, Boston, New York City, Massachusetts, steamers, trains.
SIDE A 00:04:23-- 00:11:36
Discussion about moving from Massachusetts to Alexandra on P.E.I., with mention of school, his first Christmas on the Island, and his accent; Alexandra, school, Christmas, Prince of Wales College, potato picking, accent.
SIDE A 00:11:35 -- 00:15:40
Discussion about his life in the United States continues, with mention of WWI and the Halifax Explosion; 1909, Massachusetts, electricity, indoor plumbing, WWI, Halifax Explosion, 1916.
SIDE A 00:15:40 -- 00:20:24
Discussion about his mother and her parents; Alexandra, Cullen, Sarah Mullins, Covehead, 1834, 1920s.
SIDE A 00:20:24 -- 00:25:50
Discussion about Governor's Island and lobster canneries; Governor's Island, Judson, lobster canneries, cattle, lobster, fertilizer, Douglas Judson, McInnis, scow.
SIDE A 00:25:50 -- 00:28:50
Discussion about the end of WWI and the Spanish Flu; 1919, WWI, celebrations, Spanish Flu.
SIDE A 00:28:50 -- 00:31:09
A story about coming home from WWII and taking a trip to Charlottetown on the train; WWII, train.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:09.
SIDE B 00:31:22 -- 00:34:23
A story about coming home from WWII and taking a trip to Charlottetown on the train continues; WWII, train, Charlottetown, ordinance corps.
SIDE B 00:34:23 -- 00:36:33
Discussion about drilling for oil on Governor's Island; oil drilling, oil, Governor's Island, 1925.
SIDE B 00:36:33 -- 00:39:30
Discussion about his family; Ed Cullen, Alexandra.
SIDE B 00:39:30 -- 00:40:41
Discussion about The Great Depression; The Great Depression, prices.
SIDE B 00:40:41 -- 00:43:15
Discussion about working at a bank in 1926; 1926, banks, wages, prices, gum.
SIDE B 00:43:15 -- 00:46:12
Discussion about the MacDonald Consolidated School and J. Walter Jones, with mention of MacKenzie the blacksmith; MacDonald Consolidated School, J. Walter Jones.
SIDE B 00:46:12 -- 00:46:51
Discussion about The Great Depression; The Great Depression, prices, meat prices.
SIDE B 00:46:51 -- 00:52:30
Discussion about Queen's Square School; Lou Winn, John Cass, Queen's Square School, Dan McRae.
SIDE B 00:52:30 -- 00:54:46
Discussion about church, traveling ; horse and sleigh, traveling, church, cars, roads, 1920s.
SIDE B 00:54:46 -- 00:55:34
Discussion about farm work and chores; chores, farm work.
SIDE B 00:55:34 -- 00:57:37
Discussion about planting by the moon and other lore; planting by the moon, phases of the moon, lore.
SIDE B 00:57:37 -- 01:00:18
Discussion about Prince of Wales College; Prince of Wales College, Dr. Robertson, G. D. Steele, Lily Seaman, school subjects, Latin, J. Walter Jones.
SIDE B 01:00:18 -- 01:02:00
Discussion about working at a bank in 1926 and moving to New York to live with his mother; Mary Ellen Cullen, 1926, Amherst, New York, only child.
SIDE B 01:02:00 -- 01:03:10
Discussion about married women working; women's rights, gender roles.
Tape ends at 01:03:10.
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