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Recording Details: Captain Thomas Trenholm T8 [Tape Eight]:

SIDE A 00:00:07 -- 00:01:25 Discussion about the end of the Marine; Parrsboro, Marine, schooner. 

SIDE A 00:01:25 -- 00:04:30 Discussion about his father's love for schooners and a story about going from Barbados to Portland with a load of molasses; Barbados, Portland, Maine, schooners, five-master, six-master, heavy cargo, Sydney, tonnage, molasses, Gaspe. 

SIDE A 00:04:30 -- 00:06:53 Discussion about about becoming first mate at age 15; Barbados, first mate, schooner, Louisbourg, molasses, port watch, birthday, Portland. 

SIDE A 00:06:53 -- 00:08:01 Discussion about becoming a captain; sea captain, Master's papers, 1943, tonnage. 

SIDE A 00:08:01 -- 00:12:25 Discussion about the sinking of the Douglas E. Parks; Douglas E. Parks, ship sinking, dory, Louisbourg, Tom Myles. 

SIDE A 00:12:25 -- 00:14:40 A story about his brother Russell in WWI; Russell, WWI, Vimy Ridge, Russell Trenholm, trenches, shells. 

SIDE A 00:14:40 -- 00:15:35 Discussion about his brother Russell as a sea captain; skipper, skipper, Urania, Rayburn, Freddy A. Higgins, rum runners, rum running, Russell Trenholm. 

SIDE A 00:15:35 -- 00:19:25 Discussion about his brothers, Harry and Russell, and the rum runner Amazetia, with mention of a Master's ticket; Harry Trenholm, Russell Trenholm, rum runners, rum running, Amazetia, Master's ticket, home trade waters, Pictou, coasting ticket, MacDonald. 

SIDE A 00:19:25 -- 00:26:18 Discussion about different kinds of rum, a story about the Ida M. Zink, and how the rum trade worked; three-master, schooner, rum, Demerara, black diamond rum, rum prices, Barbados rum, sugar plantation, Ida M. Zink, Ida M. Zinck, rum trade, Williams, Harold Fiander, 3 mile limit, 12 mile limit, Nassau, St. Pierre, Lady Hawkins, CNS, WWII, knockabout, Marion Belle Wolf, St. Lucia. 

SIDE A 00:26:18 -- 00:27:09 Discussion about different kinds of rum continues; rum, Falernum. 

SIDE A 00:27:09 -- 00:30:12 Discussion about Captains George Dunn, Hod Hayle, and Milton Chapman, with mention of the Leo; Captain George Dunn, Captain Hod Hayle, Captain Milton Chapman, Leo, schooners, coal, cargo, gravel, Murray Harbour. 

SIDE A 00:30:13 -- 00:31:42 Discussion about hauling gravel from Cape Breton; gravel, shipping, Cape Breton, Marble Mountain. 

SIDE A ends at 00:31:42.

SIDE B 00:31:49 -- 00:32:54 Discussion about hauling gravel from Cape Breton continues; Pickard and Co., gravel prices, marble gravel, tonnage. 

SIDE B 00:32:54 -- 00:39:30 Discussion about Jack Reid and a story about the time he saved Tom's life; Jack Reid, drowning, Jim Trenholm, Covey, Louisbourg. 

SIDE B 00:39:30 -- 00:40:21 Brief discussion about swimming and shipwrecks; swimming, shipwrecks, insurance. 

SIDE B 00:40:21 -- 00:42:14 Discussion about poop decks; poop deck, aft, cabin house, officer's cabin. 

SIDE B 00:42:14 -- 00:44:14 Discussion about superstitions and sailing on Sundays, with mention of catching swordfish; swordfish, superstitions, Sundays, 1946, swordfish prices. 

SIDE B 00:44:14 -- 00:51:23 Discussion about schooners and cargo; Nellie Dixon, tonnage, honey, St. Simon, schooner prices, diesel engine, 1950, schooner, cargo, Annandale, radio ads, Murray Harbour, Souris, coal, produce. 

SIDE B 00:51:23 -- 00:53:42 Brief discussion about his son Thomas William "Bud" Trenholm, with mention of merchant navy papers; air force, Thomas William "Bud" Trenholm, merchant navy papers, RAF, home trade waters. 

SIDE B 00:53:42 -- 00:59:23 Discussion about the sale of the St. Simon and his ship the Vera Marie T.; St. Simon, Vera Marie T., Wood Islands, hauling produce, cargo, Mary Trenholm, shipbuilding, 1960, sleeping quarters, Ingonish, potatoes, tonnage. 

SIDE B 00:59:23 -- 01:03:36 Discussion about produce prices; produce prices, Lem Woods, potatoes, turnips, shipping, potato prices, turnip prices, Louisbourg, Dog Island. 
 Tape ends at 01:03:36. ***Tape ends mid-sentence.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
Trenholm, Captain Thomas

Playing Time:
01:03:36

Interview Date(s):
2002-01-13

Interview Summary:
This is the eighth tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. Tom begins by telling about the end of the schooner Marine. He then talks about his father's love for schooners and tells stories of going to Barbados. Tom then talks about becoming first mate at age 15, captain at 17, and the sinking of the Douglas E. Parks. He then talks about his brothers Russell, who served in WWI, and Harry, who sailed on the Amazetia along with Russell. Tom then tells about different kinds of rum, how the rum trade worked, and a story about the Ida M. Zink. He talks about different Maritime captains, hauling gravel, the time Jack Reid saved his life, superstitions, and schooners and cargo. The tape concludes with discussions about the St. Simon, the Vera Marie T., and produce prices.

Place(s) Discussed:
Louisbourg, NS; Parrsboro, NS; Portland, ME; Barbados; Gaspe, QC; Cape Breton, NS; Souris, PE; Murray Harbour, PE

Time(s) Discussed:
1943, 1946, 1950, 1960

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