Abstract
This interview is with Agnes Sheehan of Bear River, P.E.I and her daughter Peg McInnis. The interview begins with a discussion of the origins of the Bear River name and the old train station there. Agnes then goes on to tell about Dr. Gus MacDonald, her childhood, general stores, and school. She then talks about her family, farming, horses, and trading butter for groceries. Anges then tells about the birth of her children at home, the big snowstorm of 1923, and her uncle Joe dying while working in the fields. There is also mention of the Halifax Explosion, life in the 1930s, wakes and funerals, and trains.