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Type:Interview
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Trainor, Hughie
Abstract:This interview is with Hughie Trainor talking about his family and childhood, the old Market Square, milk delivery, his uncle Bill Trainer dancing and his performances, the songs he would perform, Catholics versus Protestants, his parents' accident, meeting his wife at a show, the best and worst parts of showbusiness, and fighting

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Linkletter, Hester
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Hester Linkletter talking about driving a Model-T Ford, her birth and familly home, her mother Irene Bell, aunt Helen Smith Bell, and her grandfather Albert Bell and how much she loved them, meeting her husband, teaching and how much she was paid, school days, home rememdies, Christmas time, her aunt Patience

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Lyle, Helen
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Helen Lyle. In this interview Helen talks about her ancestors, Mary Lyle, her house, Burt Lyle, James Lyle, a map of PEI, cheese, school, Charlottetown, Bunberry, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:Unknown year
Duration:00:51:02

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gaudet, Harold
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Harold Gaudet. In this interview Harold talks about Alf Eagan, the railway bridge, Ed Warren, railway men, Jules Herring, mail, trains, the Cleavers, his father, steam engines, Paddy Smith, Christmas, Frank Thompson, swimming, diesel engines, and various topics related to the railway.
Date Recorded:Unknown year
Duration:00:52:00

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Ings, Harley
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Harley Ings. In this interview Harley talks about school, Walter Jones, cattle, milk and dairies, cheese, Mt. Herbert, blacksmiths, horses, strong men, politics, silver foxes, WWII, plowing, tractors, thrashing, potato diggers, the orphanage and various other topics.
Date Recorded:Unknown year
Duration:01:02:50

Type:Interview
Contributor:Dockendorff, Gordon
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Gordon Dockendorff. In this interview Gordon talks about his family history, Native Americans in Maine, crossing the ice, storms, his father, the 1930s, cars, bears, his ancestors, WWII, working in Charlottetown at a foundry, Bruce Stewart's, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:Unknown year
Duration:00:47:28

Type:Interview
Contributor:Boswall, George
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Geroge Boswall. In this interview George talks about Frenchfort, his family, farming, traveling on trains, cattle and livestock, mills, changes in Charlottetown, horses, foxes, schooners, exhibitions, Sundays, ice travel, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:Unknown year
Duration:01:35:27

Type:Interview
Contributor:De Jonge, Meeuwise Ferdinand "Fred"
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Meeuwise Ferdinand "Fred" De Jonge from Hoek, Holland talking about his family heritage, his schooling, the war and Germans invading Belgium, France, and Holland, changes in food and farming, German soliders billeted in the village and how it affected them, V1 and V2 rockets, Canadians coming into the war, 2000

Type:Interview
Contributor:Clow, Roy
Contributor:Coles, Fred
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:The interview with Fred Coles continues with discussion about WWI, the Halifax Explosion, the Spanish Flu, seeing the Hindenburg, the Depression, local farms, local stores, mussel mud, and his church and burial place. The interview switches over to Roy Clow who talks about his life as a child and playing in a boat with George Miller

Type:Interview
Contributor:Coles, Fred
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Fred Coles from Springvale talking about his childhood and family, the family farm, his father as a horse trader, his brothers working with the horses and him working more with cows, going on the Harvest Excursion, and the family's apple orchard.
Date Recorded:2003-12-03
Duration:01:03:15

Type:Interview
Contributor:Chapman, Fred
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Fred Chapman of Chapman Settlement and Stellarton, NS. In this interview talks about how he started playing the fiddle, Cumberland County, lumber camps, Pictou County, the Harvest Excursion, fiddle players, dances, music, the Royal Swingsters, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:1994-11-17
Duration:01:03:17

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Woodside, Frank
Abstract:This interview is with Frank Wooside, from Western PEI, talking about skating on Summerside Harbour, his family, blacksmiths, playing hockey, rink owners, rum runners, being a policeman in Summerside, and joining the army and seeing German planes. He goes on to talk about coming home from the war and being treated poorly, going

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:MacDonald, James "Fiddler"
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:Side A is a break down of Fiddler's war time experiences. Where he got his his training, and where he served. He gives out details about his injuries, and how he incurred them. He describes what it's like to be shot and how many Germans he killed. Mr. MacDonald also discusses what he did after the war, and how he came back to PEI on a

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:MacFarlane, Evelyn
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Evelyn MacFarlane. In this interview Evelyn talks about hotels, tourism, her family background, family, school, home remedies, WWI, the Spanish Flu, hockey, blacksmiths, pack peddlers, Todd Hollow, cars, the 1930s, religion, her husband, bushing the ice, traveling, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:1998-01-28
Duration:00:49:17

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:MacDonald, Ernest
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Ernest MacDonald talking about walking many miles, his mother taking care of older people, working on the sea as a cook, his ship being blown up, becoming a fisherman while most of his family were farmers, what he liked about living on the water, storms on the water, and the family farm.
Date Recorded:2003-10-21
Duration:00:57:17