Corcoran, Norbert George

This is the second tape of an interview with Norbert George Corcoran of Piusville, P.E.I. This tape begins with the continuation of a discussion from Tape One about mussel mud. Norbert then goes on to tell about fox ranching, farming, E. T. Botts and general stores, potatoes, chickens, fish, pigs, and machines. Next he tells about horsepower, the family home, hay, school, winter storms, and cars. The discussion moves on to radio and electricity, WWI and the Spanish Flu, entertainment, traveling, and sleighs. The interview concludes with discussions about peddlers, airplanes, the Gracie Parks, and traveling to Charlottetown and Halifax.

This interview is with Norbert George Corcoran of Piusville, P.E.I. Norbert begins by telling about his family and what Christmas was like with sixteen children in the house. He then goes on to talk about his mother and all her hard work around the house, his grandparents and family who moved out to Saskatchewan for the Harvest Excursion, home remedies, horses, and clearing land. Norbert talks about blacksmiths, breeding horses, cattle, and sheep, chickens and eggs, and harvesting grain. He then goes on to tell of how his father had the first tractor and manure spreader in the area. He tells about thrashing and harvesting grain, and goes into great detail telling about harvesting mussel mud.