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This interview is with Violet MacEachern (nee MacCannell) of Long Creek and Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Violet talks about her family, WWI, growing up in Charlottetown, the SS Harland, William Drake and his meat shop, coal, milk, ships in the harbour, White's Restaurant, Prince of Wales College, Prince Street School, teaching, radio, entertainment, the Spanish Flu, The Great Depression, Christmas, Sunnyside, and religion.

This is the second half of an interview with William A. "Pud" Beer of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Pud talks about restaurants and businesses in Charlottetown, fires, his name, Chinese restaurants, dances, hockey, running Peter Pan and other businesses, gas stations, his uncle Pope Beers, french fries and fried chicken, local characters, joining the Air Force, Carl Burke, refrigerators, and religion.

This tape is the second portion of an interview with Mary "Ann" Callaghan of Lake Verde, P.E.I. This tape begins with Ann finishing a story about Tommy Keoughan. She then tells about working at a fibre factory in Maine. She tells about dances, parties, Christmas, cars, trains, and getting a job as a housekeeper for the Holmes family in Maine. She then tells about her boss coming to the Island for a wedding, the Callaghan's store, making soap, peddlers and hobos, Native Islanders, and moonshine. The interview concludes with Ann telling about the changes over the years, coming back to P.E.I., and the importance of family.

Mr. Bill Reddin talks about his expirences on PEI. He speaks about his family's history in shipbuilding in Pownal, rum running, and his mothers bartering skills. He also goes on to talk about cattle and oil drilling on Governors Island. Other topics he covers are drownings, ferries, candy, beans, sinking boats, burials, death, travel, and homemade hockey pucks.

This is an interview with Hattie Hughes from Cardigan, P.E.I. In this interview Hattie talks about her family, poverty and the 1930s, Christmas, school, chores, farming, her father, horses, homemade goods, salmon fishing, superstitions and ghost stories, Pound Parties and Jenny Farrell, delivering the mail, Benny Binns, African Canadians Islanders, moonshine, the Shepherds, and her first jobs.

This is an interview with Donald Stewart MacNeil of Little Harbour, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. Donald starts of by telling about his entry into WWII and his beginnings as a pilot. He talks about the first plane he saw, his first ride, and the first time he flew a plane. He then tells about barnstorming, different pilots over the years, and the island of Tiree near Orkney in Scotland where he served for the RCAF. Donald tells of his days flying in Northern Scotland during WWII, and tells a story of dropping off a parcel for the lighthouse keepers of the Noup Head Lighthouse. He then talks about different planes, his logbook, and the time when he flew a plane with two of its four engines destroyed. Donald then tells of the troubles of flying over water and islands. He mentions a plane crash near Wick, tells of his crew of mixed nationalities, and talks about the social side of his service. Donald tells of various superstitions, briefly mentions life after the war, and reminisces of the good people of Northern Scotland where he served.

This is a lecture given by Reverend James Kelly titled "Famous Irish Churchmen from PEI". The reverend discusses Cornelius O'Brien, John T McNally, Alfred Arthur Sinnott, Francis Clement Kelley, James Charles Mcguigan, Leo Charles Mulligan. He talks about their lives, religions, traditions, legacies and ongoings during their lives.

This is an interview with Mary (nee Malone) MacPhee of Big Pond and Souris, P.E.I. In this interview Mary talks about school, tuberculosis, home remedies, Matthew and Maclean's store, Souris, J. J. Hughes' store, candy, bartering, and various other topics.