Trenholm, Mary

This is the eleventh tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. This interview begins with a discussion about eating different seabirds. Tom then begins a story about his father's muzzle-loader, but changes to the topic of cod and haddock fishing before finishing his original story. He then goes on to tell about trips to Barbados, Boston, and Sydney, driving motorcycles on board the Marine, and the purchase of the Nellie Dixon. Mary tells of her life on board before Tom continues with stories of trips to New York. Tom talks in great detail about navigation and the proper use of sextants, mentions Captains Slocum, Dunn, and Chapman, and tells of towing ammunition ships in the Halifax Basin during WWII. The interview concludes with Tom telling about tugboats, a trip to Newfoundland during WWII, and how me first met his wife Mary.

This is the ninth tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. Included in this interview is Tom's wife, Mary Trenholm (nee MacGillivray). The interview begins with Mary telling about her family and growing up in Louisbourg. She then talks about how she and Tom first met, their first trip together, and their wedding. Tom then tells about the big storm of 1927, becoming a sea captain at age 16, and trips on the Marine. Tom goes on to talk about his father trading rum for a fiddle, hauling rock from Wallace to build the breakwater in Souris, and hauling bricks from Pugwash to the Island. There is also mention of a Model-T Ford his father purchased.