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Recording Details: Gladys Bryan:

SIDE A 00:00:05 -- 00:04:38 Discussion about her birth, her grandmother the midwife and nurse, the Thompsons in Elmsdale, and her mother; Dr. Keir, 1918, midwives, Mary Adams, Mary MacPherson, Spanish Flu, Thompson, Elmsdale, Esther MacPherson, tough times, 1930s, 1920s. 

SIDE A 00:04:38 -- 00:10:40 Discussion about home remedies, tough times, and tuberculosis; home remedies, goose grease, turpentine, sulfur and molasses, tough times, dresses, poverty, 1930s, wages, tuberculosis, Dr. Murray, Pictou, operations. 

SIDE A 00:10:40 -- 00:13:08 Discussion about her father and religion, with mention of his parents; Golden Albert Walsh, religion, Anglican. 

SIDE A 00:13:08 -- 00:15:07 Discussion about various topics including the Halifax Explosion, moving around, her father's work, and the Pictou Chocolate Factory; Halifax Explosion, moving, Pictou, Pictou Chocolate Factory, Saint John. 

SIDE A 00:15:07 -- 00:21:13 Discussion about going to school in Saint John and how she met her husband Heber; Saint John, school, Heber Bryan, marriage, courting, Howlan, farming. 

SIDE A 00:21:13 -- 00:24:51 Discussion about Heber's mail route and her first car; mail routes, cars, Model-A Fords, mailman. 

SIDE A 00:23:51 -- 00:29:09 Discussion about living in Saint John, tough times, and the harbour; Saint John, tough times, poverty, flour bags, flour bag clothes, Robin Hood flour, Irving, Saint John Harbour, bananas. 

SIDE A ends at 00:29:09.

SIDE B 00:29:19 -- 00:30:53 Discussion about the fog in Saint John and the train to PEI; fog, Saint John, trains, laundry. 

SIDE B 00:30:53 -- 00:34:36 Discussion about PEI, her marriage, and work on the farm; PEI, marriage, farming, pigs, O'Leary. 

SIDE B 00:34:36 -- 00:39:06 Discussion about snow, her husband delivering the mail, the telephone, and selling newspapers; snow, deep snow, snowstorms, mailman, newspapers, telephones, Journal-Pioneer. 

SIDE B 00:39:06 -- 00:40:03 Discussion about their farm and local stores; stores, O'Leary, Claude MacNeill. 

SIDE B 00:40:03 -- 00:45:50 Discussion about entertainment and house work; courting, entertainment, berry picking, house work, electricity, ironing, cooking, dancing, house parties. 

SIDE B 00:45:50 -- 00:49:37 Discussion about electricity and neighbours; electricity, neighbours, 1950s, kindness, Jack Platts. 

SIDE B 00:49:37 -- 00:51:32 Discussion about fish, with mention of her grandson; fish, fish prices, lobster, submarines. 

SIDE B 00:51:32 -- 00:53:41 Discussion about various topics including the milkman, scarlet fever, and childhood illnesses; illnesses, scarlet fever, milkman. 

SIDE B 00:53:41 -- 00:56:20 Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, presents, toys, Santa Claus. 

SIDE B 00:56:20 -- 00:58:00 Discussion about a the debate in Summerside about ditches; Summerside. 

SIDE B 00:58:00 -- 00:59:19 Discussion about the biggest changes over the years; electricity. 
 Tape ends at 00:59:19.

Overview:

Interviewee(s):
Bryan, Gladys

Playing Time:
00:59:19

Interview Date(s):
2010-02-15

Interview Summary:
This is an interview with Gladys Bryan of Summerside, PEI and Saint John, New Brunswick. In this interview Gladys talks about her family, home remedies, tough times, religion, living in Saint John, her husband and his mail route, PEI, farming, entertainment, neighbours, illnesses, Christmas, and various other topics.

Place(s) Discussed:
Pictou, NS; Saint John, NB; Summerside, PE; O'Leary, PE; Elmsdale, PE; Howlan, PE

Time(s) Discussed:
1918, 1920s, 1930s, 1950s

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