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This is the third of six tapes with Kathleen "Kay" H. Jelley of Freeland, Unionvale, and O'Leary P.E.I. In this interview Kay talks about church, home remedies, family names, telephones, superstitions, and ghost stories.

This is a recording of a family reunion of the Cooks. Some people interviewed or mentioned in this tape include Jim Cook, Joe Cook, Charles Cook, Frank Cook, Bob Cook, Mary-Belle MacKay, Dan Cook, Gladys Cook, and Nanette Cook Trainor. Topics discussed include lobster fishing, sawmills, potato farming, school, Christmas, family in Boston, and the family home.

This interview with Frank Whelan begins with Frank telling about trading groceries for lumber, his ice house, and coffins making. He then tells of rum running and bootlegging, his store, and his job as the local mailman. He tells more about his general store, working as a cooper, working for free, more about coffin making, and concludes the interview with some ghost stories.

This is a lecture by Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin titled "The Stranger's Land: The Music Irish Traditional Music", where he discusses Ireland, Emyvale, Cork, demographics, landscapes, Gaelic singing, dancing, politics, poverty, culture, and tradition. This lecture is presented partially through song singing.

This is an interview with Clarisse Gallant. In this interview Clarisse talks about nicknames, meeting her husband, courting, school, the convent, teachers, school, Christmas, teaching, fishing, Gus Gregory, fires, the Acadians, and various other topics.

This is an interview with Mary Hancox. In this interview Mary talks about her family, WWI and WWII, Christmas, life in Manchester, meeting her husband, her wedding, moving to Canada, living in Toronto, life in England, and her brother.

This is an interview with Russell Daniel Henry Bernard of Hunter, PEI. In this interview Russell talks about growing up in Hunter River, local businesses, WWI and the Spanish Flu, eggs, the starch factory, tractors and cars, blacksmiths, radios, working for the railroad, and various other topics.

This is an interview with Rich Wilson. In this interview Rich talks about his father's service in WWII with the U.S. Navy.