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Recording Details: Amy Bryanton:

SIDE A 00:00:13 -- 00:10:16 Discussion about taking the train to Boston; trains, Boston, Stella Doyle. 

SIDE A ends at 00:10:16.

SIDE B 00:10:24 -- 00:13:07 Discussion about the phases of the moon and killing pigs; planting by the moon, killing pigs. 

SIDE B 00:13:07 -- 00:15:51 Discussion about the first radio she remembers; radios. 

SIDE B 00:15:51 -- 00:19:08 Discussion about feuds between the Irish and the English; feuds, Irish, English, religious feuds, Irishtown. 

SIDE B 00:19:08 -- 00:21:26 Discussion about cars and the mailman; cars, Ann Gorman, postal workers, postmen. 

SIDE B 00:21:26 -- 00:22:13 Discussion about rum running; rum running. 

SIDE B 00:22:13 -- 00:32:36 Discussion about potato picking, chores on the farm, and wells; potato picking, wages, potato prices, potato varieties, binders, wells. 

SIDE B 00:32:26 -- 00:33:10 Discussion about mills; lumber mills, mills, Davison's Mill. 

SIDE B 00:33:10 -- 00:39:28 Discussion about how she met her husband, with mention of life during WWII; courting, horses, WWII. 

SIDE B 00:39:28 -- 00:42:14 Discussion about her first time off the Island; traveling, Elizabeth Brennan. 
 Tape ends at 00:42:14.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
Bryanton, Amy

Playing Time:
00:42:14

Interview Date(s):
1997-02-21

Interview Summary:
This is an interview with Amy Bryanton of Spring Valley, PEI. In this interview Amy talks about taking the train to Boston, planting by the moon, radios, religious feuds, the mailman, potato picking and chores on the farm, how she met her husband, life during WWII, and her first time off the Island.

Place(s) Discussed:
Spring Valley, PE

Time(s) Discussed:
WWII, 1930s

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