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Recording Details: Elmer and Amy MacDonald T2 [Tape 2]:

SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:02:09 Discussion with Elmer about killing pigs and peddlers; meat peddlers, meat, pigs, pork, peddlers. 

SIDE A 00:02:09 -- 00:03:55 Discussion with Elmer about potatoes; potatoes, potato varieties, Bliss Tryon, potato prices, 1930s. 

SIDE A 00:03:55 -- 00:05:08 Discussion with Elmer about fishing; fishing, freezers. 

SIDE A 00:05:08 -- 00:07:09 Discussion with Elmer about cream and thrashing on the family farm; thrashing, cream, milk, thrashers. 

SIDE A 00:07:09 -- 00:09:24 Discussion with Elmer about his first tractor; tractors, 1940s, International tractors. 

SIDE A 00:09:24 -- 00:10:36 Discussion with Elmer about horses and plowing; horses, plowing. 

SIDE A 00:10:36 -- 00:16:56 Discussion with Elmer about cars and life during The Great Depression; Great Depression, 1930s, money, cars, Graham Paige. 

SIDE A 00:16:56 -- 00:20:09 Discussion with Elmer about the Caraquets and fishing; fishing, Caraquets, fishermen. 

SIDE A 00:20:09 -- 00:21:10 Discussion with Elmer about Sundays; Sundays. 

SIDE A 00:21:10 -- 00:23:06 Discussion with Elmer about school; school, Chepstow, teachers. 

SIDE A 00:23:06 -- 00:29:47 Discussion with Elmer about horses, with mention of races; horses, horse races, ice races, Western horses, Wellington McNeill. 

SIDE A 00:29:47 -- 00:31:35 Discussion with Elmer about Matthew and MacLean's; Matthew and MacLean's, Johnny MacLean. 

SIDE A ends at 00:31:35.

SIDE B 00:31:37 -- 00:33:51 Discussion with Amy about homemade clothes and flour; homemade clothes, flour bag clothes, flour prices. 

SIDE B 00:33:51 -- 00:37:06 Discussion with Amy about her family and Christmas; Christmas, presents, Christmas trees, Christmas dinner, Christmas concerts. 

SIDE B 00:37:06 -- 00:39:05 Discussion with Amy about teaching; teaching licence, teaching certificates, teachers, teaching. 

SIDE B 00:39:05 -- 00:47:45 Discussion about how they met and their marriage; courting, marriage, Father Dan Croken, honeymoons. 

SIDE B 00:47:45 -- 00:48:52 Discussion about tea parties and religion; tea parties, religion. 

SIDE B 00:48:52 -- 00:51:03 Discussion with Amy about going to a convent and Prince of Wales College; convents, Prince of Wales College, religion. 

SIDE B 00:51:03 -- 00:55:15 Discussion with Amy and Elmer about the radio; radio, radio programmes, radio programs, Stuart Dixon, Don Messer. 

SIDE B 00:55:15 -- 00:56:05 Discussion with Elmer about fishing; fishing. 

SIDE B 00:56:05 -- 00:56:57 Discussion with Elmer about fiddlers; dances, fiddlers, Johnny Willy MacIntyre. 

SIDE B 00:56:57 -- 01:03:17 Discussion with Elmer about drinking and rum; drinking, rum, 1940s, liquor scripts, rum running. 
 Tape ends at 01:03:17.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
MacDonald, Elmer Joseph and Amy (Malone)

Playing Time:
01:03:17

Interview Date(s):
2002-04-04

Interview Summary:
This is an interview with Elmer Joseph and Amy MacDonald (nee Malone) of Souris, PEI. In this interview Elmer and Amy talk about potatoes, fishing, farming, tractors, cars, horses, fishing, life during the 1930s, school, Matthew and MacLean's, Sundays and religion, teaching, their marriage, radio, rum, and various other topics.

Place(s) Discussed:
Souris, PE

Time(s) Discussed:
1940s, 1930s

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