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Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Mellish, Harry Campbell
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Harry Mellish of New Glasgow, P.E.I. In this interview Harry talks about ice, milk, his grandparents, his cousin Billy Moar, his father, blacksmiths, cars and driving, roads, farming, Cavendish, his carpentry work, his mother, doctors, home remedies, his service in the air force during WWII, airplanes, radios

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Mollison (Jenkins), Fran
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Fran Mollison (nee Jenkins) of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Fran talks about her family, the Royal Packing Company, Dizzy Block, Charlottetown, J. D. Jenkins, delivery men, school, her work in radio and television, home remedies, the Brennan House in Summerside, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2002-02-15
Duration:01:03:33

Type:Interview
Contributor:Collier (Bowdridge), Elsie Harris
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Elsie Harris Collier (nee Bowdridge) of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. and formerly Burgeo, Newfoundland. In this interview Elsie talks about chores, quiet Sundays, mummers, Christmas, traveling, life in Newfoundland, her parents, WWII, moving to Halifax for work, moving to PEI, her wedding, fishing and hunting, food

Type:Interview
Contributor:Collier (Bowdridge), Elsie Harris
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Elsie Harris Collier (nee Bowdridge) of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. and formerly Burgeo, Newfoundland. In this interview Elsie talks about growing up in Newfoundland, her siblings, scarlet fever and other ailments, doctors, home remedies, her parents, her family history, fishing, the 1929 earthquake, dogsleds,

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacDonald (Malone), Amy
Contributor:MacDonald, Elmer Joseph
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Elmer Joseph and Amy MacDonald (nee Malone) of Souris, PEI. In this interview Elmer and Amy talk about potatoes, fishing, farming, tractors, cars, horses, fishing, life during the 1930s, school, Matthew and MacLean's, Sundays and religion, teaching, their marriage, radio, rum, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2002-04-04
Duration:01:03:17

Type:Interview
Contributor:Bruce, Clive
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Clive Bruce. In this interview Clive talks about bartering, cars, the railway, cancer, tough times, mussel mud, his father, ice, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2002-04-08
Duration:00:31:36

Type:Interview
Contributor:Bruce, Clive
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Clive Bruce. In this interview Clive talks about storms, shipwrecks, cod liver oil, Basin Head, fishing, lobster prices, lobster canneries, ships, North Lake, farming, home remedies, the 1929 earthquake, radios, Christmas, stores, cheese, the Halifax Explosion, horses, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2002-04-08
Duration:01:03:30

Type:Interview
Contributor:Fraser, Charlie
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Chalrie Fraser from Georgetown. In this interview he is talking about railways in Borden and Mount Albion, a railway driver, the snow storm in 1923 and being stuck in Souris for a week, switching from steam to diesel, retiring from the rails, his best memories of working on the railway, things that trains hit,

Type:Interview
Contributor:Fraser, Charlie
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Chalrie Fraser from Georgetown. In this interview he talks about his grandparents, home remedies, moving to Georgetown after his father died in WWI, his mother the seamstress, childhood memories about Georgetown, his first job, changes in Georgetown, the Georgetown Exhibition, the Georgetown Station and working

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:McCloskey (MacEachern), Mary Cecilia "Celia"
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Mary Cecilia "Celia" McCloskey (nee MacEachern) of Bear River and Souris, P.E.I. In this interview Celia talks about her life in New York, poetry, funerals, church, Christmas, family, her mother, her father and his service in WWI, dogs, sheep, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2002-02-18
Duration:01:03:40

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:McCloskey (MacEachern), Mary Cecilia "Celia"
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Mary Cecilia "Celia" McCloskey (nee MacEachern) of Bear River and Souris, P.E.I. In this interview Celia talks about her family, her father's service in WWI, shipwrecks, the Spanish Flu, doctors and home remedies, moving to Charlottetown, school, shopping, cars, pack peddlers, radio, dances, her husband and

Type:Interview
Contributor:Ferguson, Cecil Kitchener
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Cecil Kitchener Ferguson of Charlottetown and Hampton, PEI. In this interview Cecil talks about cooking, his service in WWII, farming, Hampton, blacksmiths, horses, Christmas, his family, Sundays and religion, the phantom ship and ghost stories, hockey, skunks, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2002-11-10
Duration:01:30:52

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Trenholm, Captain Thomas
Contributor:Trenholm, Mary
Abstract:This is the ninth tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. Included in this interview is Tom's wife, Mary Trenholm (nee MacGillivray). The interview begins with Mary telling about her family and growing up in Louisbourg. She then talks about how she and Tom first met, their first trip together

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Trenholm, Captain Thomas
Abstract:This is the eighth tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. Tom begins by telling about the end of the schooner Marine. He then talks about his father's love for schooners and tells stories of going to Barbados. Tom then talks about becoming first mate at age 15, captain at 17, and the sinking

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Robertson, Boswell Alexander
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Boswell Alexander Robertson of Souris, P.E.I. In this interview Boswell talks about home remedies, farming, the 1930s, potatoes, farm machinery, school, cookhouses, Christmas, radio, traveling salesmen, family, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2002-03-02
Duration:01:03:16