MacKay, Paul

This is an interview with Jack and Mary D. (nee MacCaull) Rodd of Charlottetown and Winsloe, P.E.I. In this interview Jack and Mary talk about their family farms, cars, foxes, Bedeque, school, Prince of Wales College, teaching business school, doctors and midwives, Sundays and church, the Boer War, and apple orchards.

This interview begins with Roy telling of his mother's chickens (and "clucking hens") and how she was able to pick out which eggs would be roosters using a candle. They then go one to talk about selling chickens and different breeds. Roy tells a story of a poorly cooked chicken in Halifax, and then continues to discuss his mother's hens and killing chickens. The topic changes to foxes, then to Clow's store, and then on to stories about making moonshine from molasses. The interview continues with more stories about stolen moonshine, and then moves on to the topic of cars. Roy tells all about different makes and models, and tells some stories about different people and their cars. The discussion moves on to the fire at Clow's store and how they lost everything, and ends with a story about Ben Clow making his own blueberry wine.

This is an interview with Howard Clark of Searletown, P.E.I. In this interview Howard gives Dutch a tour of the Searletown Cemetery and talks about the people buried there. Several topics are covered including his family, funerals and wakes, caskets, blacksmiths, and Holman's.

This is an interview with Helen Cudmore of Brackley Point Road, P.E.I. In this interview Helen talks about Cudmore's corner and the store her family ran there, school, bartering, goods sold at the stores, neighbours, salesmen, prices at the store, suppliers, debts, Christmas, gas, tobacco, theft, her father's work as a postmaster, and the retailer's black book.

This is an interview with Kathleen Gillis of Indian River, P.E.I. In this interview Kathleen recites a poem she wrote about Prince Edward Island and talks about changes over the years, the Hindenburg, her parents, working in Boston, cooking, peddlers, and various other topics.

This is an interview with Keith Mutch. In this interview Keith talks about cars, ice travel, tractors, the family farm, the marine hospital, his grandfather, Christmas, W. N. Tanton's Clockl Shop, watches, ice, traveling, milk, home remedies, horses, rum running, an air crash in Southport, and various other topics.

This is the second half of an interview with John Coombs. In this interview John talks about his travels as a hobo, hopping on trains, working in San Fransisco and spending time in jail there, meeting movie stars in Hollywood, traveling to Las Vegas and running into trouble there, and traveling to Los Angeles.

Keith Pratt talks about his trips to Boston and what he would bring back. He goes on to talk about working for the Metro Boston Transit Athority and how one day he saved a little girl who fell onto the tracks. After that he talks about his expeirences during the second world war and ghost stories on PEI. He finnishes up his final tape discussing his favorite books and musicians.
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Rob Wilson talks about moving from the Bronx, New York to Iris, PEI. He tells a great story about telphones on PEI.

This is the first of four tapes with David "Ray" Brooks of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. In this interview Ray talks about Dr. Brehaut, his family, home remedies, the Great Depression, mills, homemade clothes, sheep, and Christmas. He also talks about telephones, WWI, the Spanish Flu, Scarlet Fever, farming, potatoes, apples, and geese.

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.