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Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Murphy (Despres), Sylvina
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Sylvina Murphy (nee Despres) of Montague, PE and Adamsville, NB. In this interview Sylvina talks about Christmas, her family, working for Dr. Lyons in Moncton, growing up in Adamsville, school and teaching, food, midwives, Eaton's, life during the 1930s, music and entertainment, hooking and weaving, homemade

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gulak (Bezan), Polly
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Polly Gulak (nee Bezan). In this interview Polly talks about the Ukrainian and Romanian cultures and their languages, moving around, her parents, her siblings, immigration, deep snow, doctors, rationing during WWII, traveling to Romania, Flora Cobb, kindness, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2009-09-10
Duration:00:28:25

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gulak (Bezan), Polly
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Polly Gulak (nee Bezan). In this interview Polly talks about farming, growing up in Manitoba, her family, languages she speaks, Christmas, horses, chores as a child, home remedies, cooking, livestock, milking, homemade clothes and goods, cars, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2009-09-10
Duration:01:04:25

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:MacNeill, Neil
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Neil MacNeill of Little Sands, PEI. In this interview Neil talks about the family farm, mills, the Compton's, the lumber business, the starch factory and potatoes, shipping, buying and selling cattle, horses, tractors, fishing, livestock, traveling on the train, Christmas, blueberries, snow, trashing, and

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:MacNeill, Neil
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Neil MacNeill of Little Sands, PEI. In this interview Neil talks about his family history, Gaelic, his grandparents, stumping, horses, the Spanish Flu, snow, working in the lumber woods, driving logs down the river, Sundays, farming, mussel mud, cars, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2009-01-17
Duration:01:03:52

Type:Interview
Contributor:Livingstone (Bryenton), Mary
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Mary Livingstone (nee Bryenton) of Charlottetown, PEI. In this interview Mary talks about growing up on Union Road, trains, cars, horses, the farm, church, Christmas, the mail route, her siblings, homemade goods, dances, movies, her siblings, the 1930s, Charlottetown, sewing, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2009-02-26
Duration:01:03:06

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Thomson (MacArthur), Lulu
Abstract:This is an interview with Lulu Thomson (nee MacArthur) of Elmsdale, PEI. In this interview Lulu talks about the her grandparents, lime kilns, eggs, homemade clothes, livery stables and inns in Elmsdale, pack peddlers, the mailman, parties, the family farm, the airbase in Sherbrooke, electricity and plumbing, storms, entertainment,

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Thomson (MacArthur), Lulu
Abstract:This is an interview with Lulu Thomson (nee MacArthur) of Elmsdale, PEI. In this interview Lulu talks about snow, storms, helping on the farm, horses, her mother's work as a midwife, home remedies, cooking and baking, Christmas, fruit and berries, fish, Sundays, mussel mud, knitting and weaving, killing the pigs, school, traveling and

Type:Interview
Contributor:Hessian, Louise
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Louise Hessian of Georgetown, PEI. In this interview Louise talks about her mother, women's work, lobster, Georgetown, summer vacations, the 1930s, the Hemphill girls, hockey, railway men, her father, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2009-01-19
Duration:00:31:56

Type:Interview
Contributor:Colin
Contributor:Colin, and Thomson, Robyn
Contributor:Hessian, Louise
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Louise Hessian of Georgetown, PEI. In this interview Louise talks about memories of her father James "Jimmy" Gilbert, his death, her mother's coping with his death, her mother's baking and other memories, Christmas, education and teaching, her grandparents, mixed marriages, and Uncle Steve.
Date Recorded:2009-09-19
Duration:01:03:27

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gates, Lloyd
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Lloyd Gates of West Royalty, Charlottetown, PEI. In this interview Lloyd talks about his service in WWII with the RCAF, driving, serving in France, Holland, coming home after the war, changes in West Royalty, hauling ice, the end of the mill, home remedies, radio, the Upton Airfield, Christmas, and various

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gates, Lloyd
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Lloyd Gates of West Royalty, Charlottetown, PEI. In this interview Lloyd talks about his family home, his siblings, the Upton Airfield, West Royalty, the mill pond, working as an engraver, his family background, the family mill and how it worked, his service in the RCAF during WWII, Operation Bodenplatte, his

Type:Interview
Contributor:Coulson, Leighton J.
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with J. Leighton Coulson of Sea View, P.E.I. In this interview Leighton plays some tunes on the harmonica and talks about his family, school, snow, lobster fishing, foxes, horses, farming, church, tobacco, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2009-01-12
Duration:01:04:05

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Whitty (Gallant), Laura
Abstract:This is an interview with Laura Whitty (nee Gallant) of St. Charles, PEI. In this interview Laura talks about her family, the Spanish Flu, home remedies, stores, the 1930s, school, Christmas, working as a housekeeper, food, entertainment, homemade clothes and soap, berries, horses, house parties, snow, how she met her family, living

Type:Interview
Contributor:Dewar, Katherine
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Katherine Dewar of Summerside, PEI. In this interview Katherine talks about her family and their involvement in politics, her father's work with horses and cars, her father's work as Sheriff in Summerside, her mother's work as Deputy Sheriff, politics, the 1956 ice storm, and various stories about prisoners