Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

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Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This tape is the second interview with Augustus James "Gus" Gregory of Souris, P.E.I. Gus begins by telling about local mills, catching lobsters in the earl 1900s, and superstitions. He then talks about his family and the history of the Souris area. He mentions blacksmiths, starch factories, wakes and funerals, crossing the Atlantic during WWII, and home remedies. Other topics covered include potatoes, a German submarine near Souris, general stores, rum running and bootlegging, and the Matthew and MacLean's store.
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Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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This is an interview with Cecil Kitchener Ferguson of Charlottetown and Hampton, PEI. In this interview Cecil talks about cooking, his service in WWII, farming, Hampton, blacksmiths, horses, Christmas, his family, Sundays and religion, the phantom ship and ghost stories, hockey, skunks, and various other topics.
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Interviewee: Cook Family
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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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.
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Interviewee: Whelan, Frank
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
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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.
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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.