MacKay, Paul

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Interviewee: Bolger, Estelle
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This interview is with Estelle Bolger of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Estelle talks about Joe Bun Gaudet and playing on the radio, Christmas, her family, the Georgetown Exhibition, her husband Lenie, dancing, playing music, working in the barbershop, earthquakes, and helping the doctors.
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Interviewee: Mills, David Neil
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This is an interview with David Neil Mills of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Dave talks about his model train, his father's work on the railway, diesel engines, water towers, roundhouses, railway workers, taxis, businesses in Charlottetown, cars, day trips, and various other topics about the railway.
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Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This is the third tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. Captain Tom begins by telling about trips to and from British Guiana with mention of a pet monkey. He then goes on to tell about superstitions and old time sailors, the sinking of the Cape D'Or, a trip down to Barbados with his wife Mary, and rum running. Captain Tom then talks about his father, Captain William Trenholm, and all of the schooners he owned, building his own boats, blacksmiths in shipyards, and voyages on the Nellie Dixon. Captain Tom tells about traveling through a hurricane, seeing a submarine during WWII, hauling coal and produce, and other adventures.
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Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This interview is with Stella McQuaid McDougall of Bedford, P.E.I. In this interview Stella talks about her birth, her parents and relative who lived in the United States, school, her first job, working at Fenton Court's store, Scarlet Fever, home remedies, lobster, cars, and station agents.
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Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This is an interview with Janie May MacQuarrie (nee Llewellyn) of Georgetown, P.E.I. In this interview Janie talks about school, her work as a nurse, her first trip to Charlottetown, traveling by horse and sleigh, radios, entertainment, funerals, forerunners, ferries, her family, her husband, and various other topics.
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Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This interview is the third tape of four with Wallace "Wally" Jenkins Andrew of East Royalty, P.E.I. Wally begins by finishing a discussion from Tape Two about his father's Cadillac. He then talks about why it was called The Submarine and mentions another car called The Grasshopper. He then talks about the old roads and trips to New Glasgow, learning to drive, and tells of a car accident involving his father. He then goes on to talk about snowstorms, Wright's Bridge and homes in the area, tractors, and how mills worked. He tells a story about his brother falling off a chimney and talks about his birth, Dr. Jenkins, WWII, marsh mud, rum running, and home remedies. Also mentioned is his mother's boarding and catering business, the Raleigh man, pumpkin rum, Christmas, and Prince of Wales College.
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Interviewee: Hughes, Arthur
Researcher: Gray, Tristan John
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: Gray, Tristan John
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This interview is with Arthur Hughes talking about eggs saving farms because they are good for bartering, the family farm, cattle and cows, differences in growing potatoes, picking and spraying them, the first fertilizers, growing wheat, horses, apple orchards, the Milligan and Morrison race track, fish peddlers, lobster prices and packing, the first tractors and cars, WWI and WWII, the Halifax Explosion, changes in the economy, the Great Depression, and his first trip off the Island.
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Interviewee: Clay, Minnie
Interviewee: Clay, Sydney "Syd"
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This is the last of three tapes with Sydney "Syd" Clay. In this interview Syd talks about his background in the RAF, his paintings of aircraft and aviation history on the Island which were made into a calendar, the pilot Paul Sharpe, the pilot Elton Woodside, pilots Carl Burke and Joe Anderson, Carl Burke's rescues, the Submarine Spitfire and other airplanes, airports on the Island, and his experience as a pilot.
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Interviewee: Gallant, Henry
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This is an interview with Henry Gallant of Wellington, P.E.I. In this interview Henry talks about several topics including his life growing up in Wellington, the French community, cattle and horse trading, his love of horses, home remedies, meat peddling, beer and rum, dances and house parties, and making friends with a murderer.