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- Type:Reading
- Contributor:Buchanan, Alan
- Contributor:Darrach, Lee G.
- Contributor:Virtual Studios Creative Digital Media
- Abstract:
A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter from Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach. In the letter, Lee asks his brother about packages he sent previously and whether he had received them. He also details that he may soon be drafted to Servia. The letter was sent from, Southport, England, October 13th, 1915
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- Date Recorded:2019
- Duration:00:03:23
- Type:Reading
- Contributor:Buchanan, Alan
- Contributor:Darrach, Lee G.
- Contributor:Virtual Studios Creative Digital Media
- Abstract:
A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter from Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach. Lee begins the letter by detailing a light eye injury he suffered, then describes draft logistics, and his gripes with the poor availability of food and wages. The letter was sent from, Southport, England, on September 28th
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- Date Recorded:2019
- Duration:00:03:44
- Type:Reading
- Contributor:Buchanan, Alan
- Contributor:Darrach, Lee G.
- Abstract:
A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter from Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach. In the letter, Lee details his conflict with a regiment officer, his barrack's living conditions, and his aspirations to become a machine gunner. Lee also mentions that a draft will be sent to the Dardanelles, Turkey, in the
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- Date Recorded:2019
- Duration:00:03:50
- Type:Reading
- Contributor:Buchanan, Alan
- Contributor:Darrach, Lee G.
- Contributor:Virtual Studios Creative Digital Media
- Abstract:
A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter from Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach, informing him of his safe whereabouts during his stay in Saltford, England, on July 25th, 1915. In this letter, Lee reveals that he enlisted in the First World War upon returning from France and may soon be sent to Southport
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- Date Recorded:2019
- Duration:00:02:19
- Type:Reading
- Contributor:Buchanan, Alan
- Contributor:Darrach, Lee G.
- Contributor:Virtual Studios Creative Digital Media
- Abstract:
A 2019 dramatic reading by Alan Buchanan of a letter from Lee G. Darrach to his brother, Jack Darrach detailing his travel and arrival to England, difficulties with entry paperwork, and his observations about the ports at Liverpool, Manchester, and Eccles. Sent from Eccles, England, June 20th, 1915.
- Date Recorded:2019
- Duration:00:04:19
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Barrett, Wylie
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This is an interview with Wylie Barrett of St. Eleanor's, PEI. In this interview Wylie talks about changes in Summerside over the years, ferries, working at Holman's, radio, local businesses, cars, fox ranching, mills, entertainment, sports, and various other topics regarding Summerside.
- Date Recorded:2000-02-23
- Duration:01:04:41
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Huestis, Lowell
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Contributor:Thomson, Robyn
- Abstract:
This interview is with Lowell Huestis from Summerside, PEI. He talks about what Summerside was like as boy, his family and his uncle Lowell Hancock. His love for airplanes, trains and music, the airbase in Summerside, painting and woodcarving, his time as a broadcater at CHGS and CRJW, and all the people he interviewed, and his
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- Date Recorded:2001-02-24
- Duration:01:59:52