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Recording Details: Greta Grigg T2 [Tape Two]:

SIDE A 00:00:03 -- 00:00:33 Discussion about the ferry to Lennox Island; Lennox Island, scows, ferries. 

SIDE A 00:00:33 -- 00:04:54 Discussion about big families; big families, Ellis Paugh, mailman. 

SIDE A 00:04:54 -- 00:07:52 Discussion about chores and housework; housework, chores, washing, pigs, horses. 

SIDE A 00:07:52 -- 00:13:30 Discussion about various topics including horses and storms; horses, storms, smart horses, ice travel, Morris Maynard, characters. 

SIDE A 00:13:30 -- 00:14:18 Discussion about King George Hall; King George Hall, entertainment. 

SIDE A 00:14:18 -- 00:17:13 Discussion about her grandparents, with mention of her family from Boston; Eva MacLean, midwives, MacLennan, Boston, cream eaters. 

SIDE A 00:17:13 -- 00:24:26 Discussion about mussel mud and potato farming; mussel mud, potato farming, potato picking, Lennox Island, Bluestone. 

SIDE A 00:24:26 -- 00:25:24 Discussion about tractors; tractors, horses. 

SIDE A 00:25:24 -- 00:26:20 Discussion about potatoes continues; potato varieties. 

SIDE A 00:26:20 -- 00:31:00 Discussion about the railway and trips to Summerside and Charlottetown; railway, train stations, traveling, Hog Day, Port Hill Station, Summerside, shipping. 

SIDE A 00:31:00 -- 00:31:28 Discussion about Tyne Valley; Tyne Valley. 

SIDE A ends at 00:31:28.

SIDE B 00:31:34 -- 00:32:34 Discussion about Tyne Valley continues; Tyne Valley. 

SIDE B 00:32:34 -- 00:37:19 Discussion about working as the postmistress; postmistress, 1959, postal workers, wages, crime. 

SIDE B 00:37:19 -- 00:39:50 Discussion about hauling milk and creameries; Tyne Valley, cheese, creameries, milk, Heath MacLennan. 

SIDE B 00:39:50 -- 00:43:41 A story about getting the strap at school; strap, corporal punishment, fires, Ray Birch. 

SIDE B 00:43:41 -- 00:46:42 Discussion about the changes in women's rights; women's rights, gender roles, traveling man. 

SIDE B 00:46:42 -- 00:51:28 Discussion about various topics including picking potatoes, snow, and doctors; summer vacation, potato picking, snow, snow plows, doctors, Dr. Stewart, smoking. 

SIDE B 00:51:28 -- 00:52:14 Discussion about working at the Tyne Valley Fire Hall; Tyne Valley Fire Hall, Tyne Valley. 

SIDE B 00:52:14 -- 00:53:11 Discussion about airplanes; Port Hill, airplanes. 

SIDE B 00:53:11 -- 00:55:52 Discussion about spies on the Island during WWII; WWII, spies, Fawkes, Port Hill. 

SIDE B 00:55:52 -- 00:59:57 Discussion about rationing during WWII; WWII, rationing, ration books, rations, tea, Yeo, Port Hill. 

SIDE B 00:59:57 -- 01:03:05 Discussion about dances and playing the organ; dances, musicians, fiddlers, music, organists. 
 Tape ends at 01:03:05.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
Grigg (MacLennan), Greta

Playing Time:
01:03:05

Interview Date(s):
2006-02-01

Interview Summary:
This is an interview with Greta Grigg (nee MacLennan) of Port Hill, P.E.I. In this interview Greta talks about big families, chores and housework, horses, storms, mussel mud, potato farming, traveling on the railway, Tyne Valley, working as the postmistress, getting the strap in school, women's rights, airplanes, WWII and rationing, dances, and various other topics.

Place(s) Discussed:
Tyne Valley, PE; Port Hill, PE; Lennox Island, PE

Time(s) Discussed:
1959, WWII

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