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- 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 More
- Date Recorded:2009-01-17
- Duration:01:04:01
- 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:Doyle, Jimmy
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This is an interview with Jimmy Doyle of Summerville, P.E.I. Jimmy begins by telling about his family and his first job. He then talks about blacksmiths, working in the lumber woods in New Brunswick, general stores, and school. Jimmy goes on to tell about his farm, gristmills and sawmills, and the first time he had electricity, More
- Date Recorded:1995-03-01
- Duration:01:03:43
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:MacLean, James A. "Jim"
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This interview is with Jim (James A.) MacLean of Montague, P.E.I. He beings by talking about fox ranching, then continues a story about J. P. and rum running. Jim then talks about his days working in lumber camps throughout the Maritimes, including a story about a fist fight with a Maritime boxing champion. He then goes on to talk More
- Date Recorded:1995-03-30
- Duration:01:03:31
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:MacLean, James A. "Jim"
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This interview is with Jim (James A.) MacLean of Montague, P.E.I. Jim begins by telling about his grandfather's forge, his father, and the Adams family. He then talks about his birth, working as a "Soldier of the Sod" during WWI, school, farming, gristmills, and life growing up in Montague. He talks about Maggie McGee, the Halifax More
- Date Recorded:1995-03-21
- Duration:01:03:51
- 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 More
- Date Recorded:2003-12-03
- Duration:01:03:28
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Llewellyn (Lavers), Frances
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This is an interview with Frances Llewellyn (nee Lavers) of Georgetown, PEI. In this interview Frances talks about traveling over the ice, Georgetown, hats, homemade clothing, orphans, her family, her brother's service in WWII, horses, traveling, and various other topics.
- Date Recorded:Unknown year
- Duration:00:32:09
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Llewellyn (Lavers), Frances
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This is an interview with Frances Llewellyn (nee Lavers) of Georgetown, PEI. In this interview Frances talks about her family, Christmas, her mother's work as a midwife, a murder in 1930, Captain Fairchild, self sufficiency, the 1930s, hockey and skating, Georgetown, home remedies, doctors, berry picking, Seymour Knight, church, More
- Date Recorded:Unknown year
- Duration:01:04:15
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
- Contributor:MacEwan, Elizabeth
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This is an interview with Elizabeth MacEwan. In this interview Elizabeth talks about her ancestors, ice travel, horses, blacksmiths, the Harland, general stores, pack peddlers, Christmas, her family, WWI, the Halifax Explosion, church, the family farm, cheese, cattle, cars, doctors and midwives, electricity, skating, ships, airplanes More
- Date Recorded:Unknown year
- Duration:01:03:28
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Richards, Annie Sarita (MacKenzie)
- Contributor:Richards, Earl Thomas
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This is an interview with Annie Sarita (nee MacKenzie) and Earl Thomas Richards of Alberry Plains, P.E.I. In this interview Earl and Annie talk about their ancestors, the Belfast riots, church, shipbuilding, farming, stores, mills, horses, mechanic work and cars, the Titanic, the Halifax Explosion, WWI and WWII, school, and bears.
- Date Recorded:1995-12-11
- Duration:01:03:29
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Acorn, Frank "Duck"
- Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Contributor:Thomson, Robyn
- Abstract:This is an interview with Frank "Duck" Acorn of PEI. In this interview Duck Acorn talks about his childhood, working at the races, the first races and Old Home Week, and the changing ways of training horses and racing them.
- Date Recorded:1995-08-14
- Duration:00:42:44
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
- Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Ross, Bertha
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This interview is with Bertha Ross talking about church socials, her mother growing potatoes, moving to Bridgetown, the world wars, blacksmiths, the Halifax Explosion, traveling, her mother's family visiting from Boston, lobsters, her father, old age, and people not living as long.
- Date Recorded:2004-02-04
- Duration:00:53:45