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Recording Details: Marguerite Howatt:

SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:08:18 Her family background, sending potatoes to Victoria for shipping, the moon, home remedies, he mother the seamstress, self-sufficiency, her brother the doctor, and stories from WWI; WWI, potatoes, shipping, Victoria, home remedies, the moon, seamstresses, self-sufficiency, doctors. 

SIDE A 00:08:18 -- 00:19:30 The Halifax Explosion, WWI food parcels, her brothers, her uncle, home remedies again, then ice boats and Captain Tom; Halifax Explosion, WWI, war parcels, home remedies, ice boats, Captain Tom. 

SIDE A 00:19:30 -- 00:31:09 Her husband lobster factories, how she met her husband Victor, courting, getting married and the honey moon, the Depression, farm prices, and selling the farm, the train, eggs, potatoes, the phantom ship, ghost stories, house parties, church picnics, and diphtheria; lobster factories, courting, marriage, honeymoons, eggs potatoes, 1930s, farm prices, picnics, diphtheria, house parties. 

SIDE A ends at 00:31:09.

SIDE B 00:31:22 -- 00:40:40 Her uncle Everett's death, how things got better after WWII, Bernie Johnston, Tom Howatt, the Church of Scotland, odd names, the Howatt's background, and the biggest changes; 1950s, Bernie Johnston, Tom Howatt, Church of Scotland, Howatt. 

SIDE B 00:40:40 -- 00:51:30 Cars, the Tuplins, foxes, her brother Morley, the Howatt family background, her first radio, Doug Bell, and the Church Union; cars, Tuplin, foxes, radio, Howatt, Doug Bell, Church Union. 

SIDE B 00:51:30 -- 01:03:10 Early cars, restrictions, Dr. Marvin Bell, Rachel Bell, her first license, voting, playing hockey, and horses; cars, Dr. Marvin Bell, dentists, Rachel Bell, voting, hockey, horses. 
 Tape ends at 01:03:10.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
Howatt, Marguerite

Playing Time:
01:03:10

Interview Date(s):
1997-04-11

Interview Summary:
This is an interview with Marguerite Howatt. In this interview Marguerite talks about her family history, WWI, the Halifax Explosion, home remedies, lobster factories, her husband, couring, the 1930s, house parties, WWII, religion, cars, the Tuplins, foxes, radio, church, doctors, hockey and various other topics.

Place(s) Discussed:
Victoria, PE

Time(s) Discussed:
WWI, 1930s, 1950s

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