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Recording Details: Muriel MacKay T1 [Tape One]:

SIDE A 00:00:04 -- 00:07:33 Discussion about her birth in the family home, her family history, and her ancestors; Sam Holland, 1810, birth, Major Freeman Boulter, ancestors, Benjamin Boulter, Oliver Boulter, Henry Boulter, Boulter, 1895, telephone, Crapaud, Howatt. 

SIDE A 00:07:33 -- 00:09:35 Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, donuts, doughnuts, dolls, Santa Claus, presents, oranges. 

SIDE A 00:09:35 -- 00:15:03 Discussion about her father's service in WWI and the Halifax Explosion, with mention of her mother's death soon after; Halifax Explosion, WWI, Halifax, Major Freeman Boulter, 1917. 

SIDE A 00:15:03 -- 00:20:09 Discussion about catching the Spanish Flu while her husband serving in the army in Halifax, with mention of her son and daughter serving in WWII; Spanish Flu, 10th Siege Battery, WWI, WWII, parcels, 1918. 

SIDE A 00:20:09 -- 00:24:01 Discussion about school; Albany School, school, teachers, school subjects, Katie McCarville, Latin, primers, books. 

SIDE A 00:24:01 -- 00:27:35 Discussion about attending Prince of Wales College and being in Charlottetown for the first time; 1911, Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown, college subjects, professors, Dr. Robertson, Prof. Murphy, Prof. Clarken, Prof. Blanchard, Dr. Steele, second class teaching licence, teaching licence. 

SIDE A 00:27:35 -- 00:31:05 Discussion about teaching in Mount Tryon and Searletown; Searletown, Jim Lowther, school, teaching, Mount Tryon, salary, wages, teacher's salary, teaching supplement, Morley Wood. 

SIDE A 00:31:05 - 00:31:41 Discussion about going to college at Acadia and moving home soon after because of the war; Acadia, WWI, farming, hired man. 

SIDE A ends at 00:31:41.

SIDE B 00:31:50 -- 00:32:25 Discussion about a hired man on their farm continues; hired man. 

SIDE B 00:32:25 -- 00:36:49 Discussion about horses and chores women did on the farm; horses, horse riding, chores, plowing,

SIDE B 00:36:49 -- 00:37:33 Discussion about blacksmiths; Jim Arbing, Harry Clark, blacksmiths. 

SIDE B 00:37:33 -- 00:38:43 Discussion about taking the train to Charlottetown; train, Charlottetown, Breadalbane. 

SIDE B 00:38:43 -- 00:40:31 Discussion about snowstorms and deep snow; snowstorms, deep snow. 

SIDE B 00:40:31 -- 00:43:04 Discussion about her first trip to SummerSIDE And local general stores; tobacco, Summerside, twist, Phillip Lorry, Michael Delaney, general stores, Albany, eggs, egg trading, egg prices, groceries. 

SIDE B 00:43:04 -- 00:47:36 Discussion about undertakers, wakes, and her grandfather's funeral; Tryon, Chisholm, undertaker, wakes, funerals, funeral parlour, hearse. 

SIDE B 00:47:36 -- 00:49:42 Discussion about pack peddlers; pack peddlers, Joe Zakem. 

SIDE B 00:49:42 -- 00:52:27 Discussion about milk, cream, butter, and creameries; butter, cream, milk, creameries, North Tryon, Benning, Tryon, cheese. 

SIDE B 00:52:27 -- 00:53:17 Discussion about Mount Tryon; Mount Tryon. 

SIDE B 00:53:17 -- 00:56:44 Discussion about beach picnics, socials, movies, and other forms of entertainment; picnics, beaches, movies, socials, Crapaud, dances, merry-go-round, teas, bananas. 

SIDE B 00:56:44 -- 00:58:55 Discussion about ice boats and a story about a drowning; Lem Dawson, drowning, ice boats. 

SIDE B 00:58:55 -- 01:01:33 Discussion about the first cars she remembers; cars, Charlottetown, 1912, Albany, Bertha Carter, Carter's Book Store. 

SIDE B 01:01:33 -- 01:03:33 Discussion about homemade soap and how it's made; homemade soap, pork fat, soap, washing clothes. 
 Tape ends at 01:03:33.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
MacKay, Muriel

Playing Time:
01:03:33

Interview Date(s):
1996-01-04

Interview Summary:
This interview is with Muriel MacKay of Albany, P.E.I. In this interview Muriel talks about her family history, Christmas, WWI and WWII, the Halifax Explosion, the Spanish Flu, school, Prince of Wales College, teaching, horses, chores on the farm, trips to Charlottetown and Summerside, cars, snowstorms, funerals, pack peddlers, entertainment, milk and butter, and homemade soap.

Place(s) Discussed:
Albany, PE; Tryon, PE; North Tryon, PE; Mount Tryon, PE; Charlottetown, PE; Summerside, PE; Breadalbane, PE

Time(s) Discussed:
1912, WWI, WWII, 1911, 1918, 1917, 1810

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