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.
