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This interview with Gwen Edwards of Kington, Herefordshire, England begins with her telling of her work as a nanny. Gwen then goes on to talk about her parents, discusses the Watkins family, and talks about home remedies. She then goes on to talk about butchering pigs and homemade cider. Next, she tells more about the Watkins family, tells of her birth, and describes chores while working on her family's farm. Gwen then talks about walking three miles to school, the Spanish Flu, riding her bike to dances, and tells more about her job as a nanny. Discussion of the Spanish Flu returns, and there is mention of tuberculosis. She then tells of happy times walking the hills and picking fruit and berries, poisoned cows, her mail route, and her laundry and cleaning business. She tells more about her factory work, and mentions a local mill, and for the remainder of the interview she tells about her sisters Annie and Edith.

This is a lecture by Kay Diviney titled "Padraic Colum and The Drama of Story", where she discusses Colum's writing and history of poetry and theater, his identifying with peasantry, metaphorical and literal meanings. This lecture also details the books and writings by Padraic Colum and gives an overview of his life and influence.

This is an interview with Louis Cantelo of Glenfanning, PEI. In this interview Louis talks about the Harvest Excursion, J. Walter Jones, liquor, socials and entertainment, home remedies, his grandparents, shipbuilding, Sundays, ice travel, the Dundas Fair, cars, blacksmiths, horses, working in the lumber woods, and various other topics.

This interview is with Harry Holbourn and Marjorie (Somers) Heffell of Travellers Rest, P.E.I. In this interview Harry and Marjorie talk about their family background, their parents, blacksmiths, horses, school, chores, farming, WWI and WWII, fox ranching, potato farming, Christmas, pack peddlers, cars, sleighs, and horse races.

This is an interview with Charles William "Charlie" and Rose (nee O'Keefe) Deighan of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview the Deighans talk about their families, trains, home remedies, Rose's father who served in WWI, how they met, Charlie's service in WWII with the Black Devils, and Charlie's work with the railway after the war.

This interview with Sheldon Coffin begins with Sheldon telling about his job as a brakeman for the Canadian National Railway Company. Sheldon then goes on to tell about sleeping in the cars, the change from steam to diesel, and becoming a conductor in 1958. Sheldon then describes the railway runs and stations all over P.E.I. He then goes on to talk about some accidents, storms, station masters, the steel bridge in Southport, and Jim Cameron's family. He tells about Charlottetown, blacksmiths, a train called The Pig's Eye, his father, growing up in Mt. Stewart, and different types of trains. He finishes the interview with discussions about the first and last trains on P.E.I., Charlie d'Eon, and his retirement from CN in 1984. ***The end of this tape is an interview with Roy Clow [Tape 8.2].