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Contributors
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
2004-01-07
Date Digitized
2010-06-08
Abstract
This is the last of six tapes with Kathleen "Kay" H. Jelley of Freeland, Unionvale, and O'Leary P.E.I. In this interview Kay talks about a fire at Prince of Wales College, poetry, Christmas, ghosts, Lenie Bolger, dancing, church, homemade goods, peddlers, traveling, radio, nursing, Dr. George of O'Leary, and WWII blackouts and rationing.
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
01:03:39
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
SIDE A 00:00:21 -- 00:02:38
Discussion about the fire at Prince of Wales College in 1931; 1931, fire, Prince of Wales College, PWC.

SIDE A 00:02:38 -- 00:05:34
Discussion about a photo of her horses, white sand, and whitewash; white sand, whitewash, cleaning.

SIDE A 00:05:34 -- 00:11:57
Discussion about poems and Kay recites some of the ones she remembers; Maple Leaf Forever, poem, poetry, school, Robert Burns.

SIDE A 00:11:57 -- 00:15:19
Discussion about Christmas, with mention of a funeral on Christmas Day; Santa Claus, steel coffin, Christmas, Christmas Day, funeral.

SIDE A 00:15:19 -- 00:20:14
Discussion about ghosts and Perce MacArthur; ghosts, ghost stories, Annie MacDougall, Perce MacArthur.

SIDE A 00:20:14 -- 00:21:57
Discussion about Lenie Bolger and his wife Estelle; Lenie Bolger, Estelle Solomon, Estelle Bolger, fiddlers.

SIDE A 00:21:57 -- 00:26:33
Discussion about dancing and entertainment; dancing, step dancing, fox trot, tap dancing.

SIDE A 00:26:33 -- 00:30:59
Discussion about playing music and dancing in the parlour in her family home and playing cards; parlour, dancing, house parties, card games, cards.

SIDE A 00:30:59 -- 00:31:49
Discussion about the Free Church of Scotland; Free Church of Scotland, church.

SIDE A ends at 00:31:49.
SIDE B 00:31:57 -- 00:33:24
Discussion about the Free Church of Scotland continues; Free Church of Scotland, church.

SIDE B 00:33:24 -- 00:35:57
Discussion about pack peddlers and her first bought coat; Reid, pack peddlers, peddlers.

SIDE B 00:35:57 -- 00:39:33
Discussion about her mother's homemade dolls and clothes, with mention of Robin Hood bags; homemade, dolls, homemade clothes, barley toys, toys, pantyhose.

SIDE B 00:39:33 -- 00:40:35
Discussion about weights of goods; weight, pounds, ounces.

SIDE B 00:40:35 -- 00:42:09
Discussion about about raffles and card games; raffles, card games.

SIDE B 00:42:09 -- 00:43:33
Discussion about the first time she went to a general store in Portage, with mention of milliners; Cecil Dennis, milliners, hats, Portage.

SIDE B 00:43:33 -- 00:45:55
Discussion about traveling to Boston and her brother Jim's service in WWI; Boston, traveling, 1920, WWI, Salvation Army, Red Cross.

SIDE B 00:45:55 -- 00:47:42
Discussion about a local man who was disabled and how times have changed; disabled.

SIDE B 00:48:19 -- 00:52:11
Discussion about the first radio she remembers; radio, quiet Sundays, CNRA, CHGS, Hal Lonepine, Don Messer.

SIDE B 00:52:11 -- 01:00:20
Discussion about working as a nurse in O'Leary, with stories about Dr. George; Dr. George, O'Leary, nursing, nurse, potato museum.

SIDE B 01:00:20 -- 01:03:39
Discussion about WWII, with mention of blackouts and rationing; rationing, blackouts, WWII, gas, sugar, tea.

Tape ends at 01:03:39.