SIDE A 00:00:02 -- 00:02:44
Discussion about healing springs; Bishop MacEachern, healing springs.
SIDE A 00:02:44 -- 00:12:06
Discussion about his family history and old ledgers he has; 1772, MacDonald, store ledgers, 1840s, Maid of the Valley, ships, 1812, Apple Valley, rum, Pisquid.
SIDE A 00:12:06 -- 00:13:16
A story about Dr. Roddie; Dr. Roddie, Dr. Roddie MacDonald, doctors.
SIDE A 00:13:16 -- 00:15:16
Discussion about his nickname and his father; Jimmy MacDonald, Jimmy The Lake MacDonald, Pisquid, nicknames, Joe MacDonald.
SIDE A 00:15:16 -- 00:17:30
Discussion about Dr. Roddie continues; Dr. Roddie, Dr. Roddie MacDonald, doctors.
SIDE A 00:17:30 -- 00:19:49
Discussion about ice travel; ice travel, bushing the ice, bushed ice, ice races.
SIDE A 00:19:49 -- 00:23:40
Discussion about his parents; Joseph MacDonald, Joe MacDonald, Marion Whelan, Marion MacDonald, fishermen, St. Peter's Harbour, seasickness, fishing.
SIDE A 00:23:40 -- 00:25:52
Discussion about chores on the farm and schoolwork, with mention of working as a potato inspector; chores, school, farming, potato inspector.
SIDE A 00:25:52 -- 00:28:10
Discussion about electricity and ice storms; 1960, electricity, ice storms, 1956.
SIDE A 00:28:10 -- 00:29:29
Discussion about St. Peter's Lake and Ram Island; Ram Island, St. Peter's Lake.
SIDE A 00:29:29 -- 00:31:01
Discussion about the telephone; 1969, telephones, party lines.
SIDE A 00:31:01 -- 00:31:50
A reading from one of the old diaries Jimmy has; diaries.
SIDE A ends at 00:31:50.
SIDE B 00:31:56 -- 00:33:57
Discussion about firewood and cold weather; firewood, cold weather.
SIDE B 00:33:57 -- 00:34:35
A story about having no money; poverty, money.
SIDE B 00:34:35 -- 00:37:47
Discussion about rum running; rum, rum running, 1940s, drunk driving.
SIDE B 00:37:47 -- 00:39:29
Discussion about learning to drive and cars; cars, driving, 1929.
SIDE B 00:39:29 -- 00:43:00
Discussion about various topics including Christmas and relatives in Boston; 1930s, poverty, Christmas, Boston.
SIDE B 00:43:00 -- 00:43:40
Discussion about radio; radio, radio programs, hockey, 1940s.
SIDE B 00:43:40 -- 00:44:45
Discussion about the starch factory; starch factories, potato prices.
SIDE B 00:44:45 -- 00:47:55
Discussion about various topics including nicknames and traveling; nicknames, Alec MacDonald, MacDonald, traveling, trains.
SIDE B 00:47:55 -- 00:50:35
Discussion about various topics including tractors, blacksmiths, and stores; tractors, blacksmiths, Jack Burns, stores, Mt. Stewart.
SIDE B 00:50:35 -- 00:51:17
Discussion about his birth and midwives; Martina Douglas, midwives.
SIDE B 00:51:17 -- 00:52:09
Discussion about playing hockey; hockey, Morel Meteors, hockey players.
SIDE B 00:52:09 -- 00:53:06
A story about a rooster; roosters.
SIDE B 00:53:06 -- 00:54:10
Discussion about horses; horse races, horses,
SIDE B 00:54:10 -- 01:03:12
Discussion about potato farming; 1940s, wages, potato picking, tractors, potato farming, potato varieties, potato prices, potato inspectors.
SIDE B 01:03:12 -- 01:03:49
Discussion about fox ranching; fox ranching, foxes.
Tape ends at 01:03:49.
