John Stephen and Mildred MacDonald T2 [Tape Two]

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: MacDonald (Hughes), Mildred
Interviewee: MacDonald, John Stephen
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2009-01-21
Date Digitized
2010-07-09
Abstract
This is an interview with John Stephen and Mildred (nee Hughes) MacDonald of North Lake, P.E.I. In this interview they talk about working in the lumber woods, characters, shipwrecks, flour bag clothes, firewood, horsepower, mills, midwives, traveling man, and various other topics.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
North Lake, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1920s
1930s
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
00:32:06
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***This tape is SIDE A only, SIDE B is blank.
SIDE A 00:00:06 -- 00:01:09
A story about sitting on bread; Angus MacDonald, bread.

SIDE A 00:01:09 -- 00:02:13
Discussion about working in the lumber woods, with mention of horse meat; lumber woods, lumber camps, horse meat.

SIDE A 00:02:13 -- 00:04:23
Stories about cats in a Chinese restaurant and Joe the Weasel; cats, Canton Cafe, Chinese restaurant, Joe the Weasel.

SIDE A 00:04:23 -- 00:12:02
Discussion about Captain Miller and a shipwreck, and stories about forerunners; Charlie Barrett, rum, shipwreck, North Lake, Captain Miller, forerunners, Phillip Rose, superstitions, ghosts.

SIDE A 00:12:02 -- 00:13:48
Discussion about flour bag clothes; flour bags, flour bag clothes, flour bag bras.

SIDE A 00:13:48 -- 00:16:13
Discussion about firewood, horsepower, and mills; firewood, horsepower, mills, gristmill, Bedeque, Gates' mill, starch factories.

SIDE A 00:16:13 -- 00:19:55
Discussion about midwives, with mention of the traveling man; midwives, babies, childbirth, birth, Emma Harris, Mary Johnny Paul MacDonald, traveling man, Foster Young, Kingsboro, Billy MacMillan, Joe Champan.

SIDE A 00:19:55 -- 00:20:25
Discussion about the Eaton's catalogue; Eaton's catalogue.

***The remainder of the tape 00:20:25 -- 00:32:06 is blank.
Tape ends at 00:32:06.