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Recording Details: Johnny Chuck MacAdam T1 [Tape One]:

SIDE A 00:00:00:06 -- 00:02:05 Discussion about his nickname; nicknames, Johnny Chuck MacAdam. 

SIDE A 00:02:05 -- 00:07:42 Discussion about various topics including school, with mention of hockey, his siblings, and concerts; school, Canavoy School, Pansy MacDonald, teachers, early 1900s, walking. 

SIDE A 00:07:42 -- 00:15:25 Discussion about snowstorms and traveling in the winters; snowstorms, winter, snow, sleighs, ice travel, Canavoy, MacPhee's Cove, Canavoy Island, breaking the roads, walking, John MacAdam, Angus MacPhee, Ten Mile House. 

SIDE A 00:15:25 -- 00:23:28 Discussion about Bishop MacEachern's farm; Bishop MacEachern, ice boats, ice travel. 

SIDE A 00:23:28 -- 00:32:33 Discussion about ice travel continues, with a story about a drowning and a smart horse; drownings, ice travel, smart horses. 

SIDE A 00:32:33 -- 00:35:31 Discussion about marsh hay and dykes near St. Andrews; St. Andrews, marsh hay, Canavoy Island. 

SIDE A 00:35:31 -- 00:42:47 Discussion about woolen mills; woolen mills, carding mills, Callaghan's mill, spinning wool, wool, Ft. Augustus, sheep, shearing, washing wool. 

SIDE A 00:42:47 -- 00:47:45 Discussion about his family; Bertha MacDonald, John MacAdam, Mary MacAdam, Cecilia MacAdam, Donald MacAdam, Alec MacAdam. 

SIDE A ends at 00:47:45.

SIDE B 00:47:52 -- 01:03:03 Discussion about WWI, the Halifax Explosion, and the Spanish Flu; WWI, Halifax Explosion, 1918, Armistice Day, Spanish Flu, Dr. Welsh, Dr. Toombs, WWI veterans, Reggie Welsh. 

SIDE B 01:03:03 -- 01:04:57 Discussion about stores in Mt. Stewart; Mt. Stewart, stores, Feehan's store, Co-op. 

SIDE B 01:04:57 -- 01:10:49 Discussion about blacksmiths; blacksmiths, Mt. Stewart, George Jay, Pete Dwyer, John Trainor, Canavoy, Peter MacMillan, horseshoe prices. 

SIDE B 01:10:49 -- 01:16:46 Discussion about horses, plowing, and potato farming; Western horses, horses, plowing, ploughing, potatoes, potato farming, potato varieties, Early Rose, Green Mountain, Cobbler, MacIntyre Blue, red potatoes, blue potatoes. 

SIDE B 01:16:46 -- 01:23:08 Discussion about starch factories; starch, starch factories, Bristol, Harvey MacEwan. 

SIDE B 01:23:08 -- 01:29:20 Discussion about making butter; butter, cream, firkin. 

SIDE B 01:29:20 -- 01:32:06 Discussion about mussel mud; mussel mud. 

SIDE B 01:32:06 -- 01:33:40 Discussion about egg circles; egg circles. 

SIDE B 01:33:40 -- 01:35:36 Discussion about groceries and his first trip to Charlottetown; Charlottetown, groceries, traveling. 
 Tape ends at 01:35:36.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
MacAdam, John D. "Johnny Chuck"

Playing Time:
01:35:36

Interview Date(s):
1999-01-20

Interview Summary:
This is an interview with John D. "Johnny Chuck" MacAdam of Morell and West St. Peters, P.E.I. In this interview Johnny Chuck talks about his nickname, school, snowstorms, ice travel, mills, family, the Halifax Explosion, WWI, the Spanish Flu, marsh hay, horses, blacksmiths, potato farming, starch factories, butter, mussel mud, Bishop MacEachern's farm, traveling, groceries, and various other topics.

Place(s) Discussed:
Canavoy, PE; Canavoy Island, PE; St. Andrews, PE; Mt. Stewart, PE

Time(s) Discussed:
1918, early 1900s, WWI, 1930s, 1920s

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