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Recording Details: Ginger MacKay:

***There is significant audio dropping throughout the interview. Some parts are barely audible.

SIDE A 00:00:03 -- 00:07:10 Discussion about the history of the healing springs, with commentary by Dutch; healing springs, 1975, Medical Spring, John MacEachern. 

SIDE A 00:07:10 -- 00:11:30 Discussion about the healing springs curing alcoholism and a woman's foot; alcoholism, cure, healing springs. 

SIDE A 00:11:30 -- 00:16:54 Discussion about psoriasis and other skin ailments being cured by the springs; George Trainor, healing springs, psoriasis. 

SIDE A 00:16:54 -- 00:19:55 Discussion about the water at the healing springs; acid rain, healing springs, water, cures, healing. 

SIDE A 00:19:55 -- 00:22:32 Discussion about the spirituality associated with the springs, and the old road into the springs; faith, St. Peters, Bishop MacEachern, healing springs, spirituality. 

SIDE A 00:22:32 -- Discussion about healing at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Quebec; healing, spiritual healing, religion, Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec. 
 ***The volume drops from 00:23:49 -- 00:24:28.

SIDE A 00:24:28 -- 00:25:20 Brief discussion about jokes about broken English; English, jokes. 

SIDE A 00:25:20 -- 00:28:46 Discussion about local support and plans for the future of the springs; healing springs. 

SIDE A 00:28:46 -- 00:31:16 Discussion about John and Ginger's long friendship, with mention of school and cars; cars, John MacEachern, Ginger MacKay, friendship, school, dances, Model-T Ford, Canavoy. 
 ***Tape appears to have stopped at 00:31:16 and the remaining portion of

SIDE A is barely audible.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:52. ***Tape is mostly inaudible from 00:32:47 -- 00:33:09.

SIDE B 00:32:02 -- 00:32:10 A short story about two gallons of rum; rum. 
 ***The volume drops from 00:37:12 -- 00:37:58 and 00:39:02 -- 00:39:18.

SIDE B 00:32:10 -- 00:38:16 Discussion about rum running and bootlegging; MacKinnons, rum running, rum prices, Tracadie, kegs of rum, Roy Laird, fast boats, bootlegging, cars, Victory Six Dodge, John Daniel, code names, Queen Hotel. 

SIDE B 00:38:16 -- 00:40:54 A story about using a gull as a rum marker, with mention of motorcycles and the RCMP; gull, rum, rum running, bootlegging, Snowball Allen, 1928 Indian motorcycle, motorcycle, RCMP. 

SIDE B 00:40:54 -- 00:42:44 Discussion about rum running continues, with mention of rum at St. Andrews; St. Andrews, rum, rum running, 1930s, Thomas Mitchell. 

SIDE B 00:42:44 -- 00:44:30 Discussion about liquor stores and a story about an aunt at the Cardigan liquor store; Cardigan, liquor stores. 

SIDE B 00:44:30 -- 00:45:18 Dutch talks about bones found in Lorne Valley; bones, Lorne Valley, graveyard. 
 ***Tape appears to have stopped at 00:45:18.

SIDE B 00:45:25 -- 00:47:20 A story about a Buick McLaughlin and two kegs or rum; Buick McLaughlin, rum, kegs of rum, 1928, Model-A Ford. 

SIDE B 00:47:20 -- 00:49:31 Discussion about the horse races near St. Peters Bay and licence plate numbers on cars; horse races, St. Peters Bay, licence plates, cars, car book, Marie. 

SIDE B 00:49:31 -- 00:50:17 Discussion about old schools and churches; walking, churches, schools, St. Andrews. 

SIDE B 00:50:17 -- 00:53:25 Discussion about snowstorms; snowstorms, highway, plow, bulldozer, railroad, 1950s, snow, Charlottetown, railroad. 

SIDE B 00:53:25 -- 00:57:24 Discussion about driving on the Hillsborough River during the winter, with a story about a woman drowning; Hillsborough River, ice, bushing the ice, drowning, cars, accident, Model-A Ford, spring holes. 

SIDE B 00:57:24 -- 00:59:02 A story about a pig in a wheelbarrow; pigs, joke. 
 ***The volume drops from 01:00:54 -- 01:01:52, is inaudible from 01:03:05 -- 01:03:29, and drops again from 01:03:41 -- 01:03:55.

SIDE B 00:59:02 -- 01:03:55 Discussion about horses, sleighs, and courting; horses, courting, sleighs, teacher. 
 Tape ends at 01:03:55.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
MacKay, Sterling Robert "Ginger" and MacEachern, John

Playing Time:
01:03:55

Interview Date(s):
1995-04-24

Interview Summary:
This interview is with Sterling Robert "Ginger" MacKay and John MacEachern of Charlottetown, P.E.I. The interview beings with Ginger talking about the history of the healing springs and his grandfather. Ginger and John then tell about the different people healed by the springs, the water itself, spirituality, plans for the future, and their long friendship. They then tell about rum running, horse races, snowstorms, driving on the Hillsborough River during the winter, and horses.

Place(s) Discussed:
St. Peters, PE; Charlottetown, PE; Quebec; Tracadie, PE; St. Andrews, PE; Cardigan, PE

Time(s) Discussed:
1930s, 1975, 1928, 1950s

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