Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

In this interview with Robbie Robertson he talks about his father's shipbuilding, about the roads during his youth, trading fish during the Depression and how fishing has changed, rum running and tricks used to avoid the police, electricity, his first radio and the horrible condition of the roads during the 1930s. He goes on to talk about weather, picking blueberries, sharing the roads with cars and horses, supersitions on fishing boats, his first Christmas memories, lighthouses, and fishing crabs but not tuna.

This is an interview with George Wooton of Charlottetown and Victoria, P.E.I. In this interview George talks about foxes, shipping, Victoria, his service in the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII, farming in the 1930s, his parents, politics, liquor, and various other topics.

This is a photograph of Oliver sitting in an armchair.

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 blacksmiths, tractors, horses, foxes, family, home remedies, thrashing, fish, farming, how they met, teaching, WWI, tuberculosis, hockey, and various other topics.

This is an interview with Marguerite Howatt. In this interview Marguerite talks about her family history, WWI, the Halifax Explosion, home remedies, lobster factories, her husband, couring, the 1930s, house parties, WWII, religion, cars, the Tuplins, foxes, radio, church, doctors, hockey and various other topics.

This is an interview with Jessie Beck. In this interview Jessie talks about her family's immigration from England, John Norton, the Norton English Oak trees, and John Norton's relatives.

This is an interview with Louis Cantelo of Glenfanning, PEI. Also included in this interview is Robert Brown. In this interview Louis and Robert talk about the Belfast Riot, ancestors, cars, mills, boxing, mills, water witches and wells, tanning, trapping, living in Boston, firewood, apples, Seven Mile Road, and various other topics.

This interview is with James A. "Jim" MacAuley of Grand Tracadie, P.E.I. Prior to his death in 1999, Jim was the last living WWI veteran on the Island. Jim begins by telling about his birth in Tracadie and growing up in an orphanage. He then tells about his father's work as a fisherman, old fishing boats, and school. He then goes on to tell about rum running and bootlegging, joining WWI, and life after the war. He talks about horses, the MacKinnons, cars and trains, dances, and farming. Rum running, WWI, and fishing are mentioned on several occasions throughout.

This is a photograph of Angus Johnston sitting in an easy chair.

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.