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| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Bryer Jones. In this interview Bryer talks about school, career as a teacher, Prince of Wales College, H. B. MacLean and his family, Dr. George Dewar and other doctors, midwives, illnesses and home remedies, his grandparents, plane crashes, and the Hindenburg. | |
| Bryer Jones | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Jones, Bryer | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:55 | ||
| 2007-02-21 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Clarisse Gallant. In this interview Clarisse talks about nicknames, meeting her husband, courting, school, the convent, teachers, school, Christmas, teaching, fishing, Gus Gregory, fires, the Acadians, and various other topics. | |
| Clarisse Gallant T2 [Tape Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Gallant, Clarisse | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 00:38:48 | ||
| 0000-00-00 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Mary Hancox. In this interview Mary talks about her family, WWI and WWII, Christmas, life in Manchester, meeting her husband, her wedding, moving to Canada, living in Toronto, life in England, and her brother. | |
| Mary Hancox | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Hancox, Mary | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:01:29 | ||
| 0000-00-00 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Janie May MacQuarrie (nee Llewellyn) of Georgetown, P.E.I. In this interview Janie talks about school, her work as a nurse, her first trip to Charlottetown, traveling by horse and sleigh, radios, entertainment, funerals, forerunners, ferries, her family, her husband, and various other topics. | |
| Janie MacQuarrie T2 [Tape Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| MacQuarrie (Llewellyn), Janie May | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 00:47:50 | ||
| 2000-11-29 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This interview with Raymond Patton begins with talk about lobster canneries and doreys, before moving on to ghost stories and the phantom ship near Merigomish. Ray then tells about his first radio, playing the fiddle at dances, and the very musical Murdock family. He then tells stories about Stormy Sandy and Jim Henderson. | |
| Raymond Patton T2 [Tape Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Patton, Raymond | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 00:31:55 | ||
| 0000-00-00 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Harley Ings. In this interview Harley talks about school, Walter Jones, cattle, milk and dairies, cheese, Mt. Herbert, blacksmiths, horses, strong men, politics, silver foxes, WWII, plowing, tractors, thrashing, potato diggers, the orphanage and various other topics. | |
| Harley Ings | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Ings, Harley | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:02:50 | ||
| 0000-00-00 |
| Recording Title | Overview: Roy speaks about the entrepreneur Albert Griffin and his many adventures. Most notably his time spent as a rum runner and bootlegger. Mr. Griffin travels to St. Pierre Miquelon several times for "hand brand" alcohol and other forms of drink. On one occasion his boat is impounded by the French authorities, and he rescues it from their docks. Mr. Clow then speaks of his own rum running adventures, nick names, his good friend Jack Westaway, and Jack's massive dog. | |
| Roy Clow T11 [Tape Eleven] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:25 | ||
| 2006-07-25, 2006-08-11 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Ella Willis (nee Edwards) of Hampshire, P.E.I. In this interview Ella talks about her family, traveling, life on the family farm, chores, potatoes, Sundays and church, school, her first car ride, WWI and the Halifax Explosion, picnics, Christmas, and various other topics. | |
| Ella Willis T1 [Tape One] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Willis (Edwards), Ella | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:40 | ||
| 2006-11-29, 2006-11-30 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with John D. "Johnny Chuck" MacAdam of Morell and West St. Peters, P.E.I. In this interview Johnny Chuck talks about church, home remedies, horses, Christmas, Dr. Roddie, the Spanish Flu, snowstorms, trains, berries, fox ranching, cars, potato farming, apples, and various other topics. | |
| Johnny Chuck MacAdam T2 [Tape Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| MacAdam, John D. "Johnny Chuck" | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:42 | ||
| 1999-01-20, 1999-02-05 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with John Stephen and Mildred (nee Hughes) MacDonald of North Lake, P.E.I. In this interview they talk about working in the lumber woods, characters, shipwrecks, flour bag clothes, firewood, horsepower, mills, midwives, traveling man, and various other topics. | |
| John Stephen and Mildred MacDonald T2 [Tape Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| MacDonald, John Stephen and Mildred (Hughes) | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 00:32:06 | ||
| 2009-01-21 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This interview is with Gwen Edwards of Kington, Herefordshire, England. The interview begins with a discussion of Gwen's sister Megan and how she was spoiled by their father. Gwen then tells of her father's homemade cider and the harvest. She then talks about dolls and games she played in her childhood. Gwen then goes on in length telling about Christmas and holidays. There is brief mention of cars and horses, before she continues on telling about Christmas and presents. Gwen then talks about Silver John and bone setters in the area. The interview concludes with stories about her father. | |
| Gwen Edwards T2 [Tape Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Edwards, Gwen | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 00:31:51 | ||
| 0000-00-00 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Ivan Moar and Katherine "Kaye" (nee Beck) MacDonald of Brudenell, PEI. In this interview Ivan and Kaye talk about how they met, farming, courting, their wedding and honeymoon, Kaye's teaching, Prince of Wales College, midwives and doctors, home remedies, family, Wellington McNeill and horses, cattle, prices, potatoes, mussel mud, tractors, peddlers, and various other topics. | |
| Ivan and Kaye MacDonald | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| MacDonald, Ivan Moar and Katherine "Kaye" (Beck) | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:19 | ||
| 2007-11-07 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is a recording of a visit to the Dundas Fair in 2000. Included on the tape are various sound effects and short interviews. Topics covered include P.E.I. trails, homemade goods, horses, farm animals, farm machinery, and farming. | |
| Dundas Fair | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Dundas Fair | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:35:23 | ||
| 2000-08-25 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is the third of six tapes with Kathleen "Kay" H. Jelley of Freeland, Unionvale, and O'Leary P.E.I. In this interview Kay talks about her mother's sayings, life growing up, home remedies, her work as a nurse, her husband Earle and their wedding, as well as his work as a teacher. | |
| Kay Jelley T2 [Tape Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Jelley, Kathleen "Kay" H. | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:34:23 | ||
| 2003-11-27 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Rev. Donald Nicholson of Hartsville and Clyde River, P.E.I. In this interview Donald talks about his family, religion, the MacDonaldites, Gaelic, nicknames, his grandparents and ancestors, fish and seafood, the family home, doctors, his brother Peter, gristmills, his father, and school. | |
| Rev. Donald Nicholson T1 [Tape One] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Nicholson, Rev. Donald | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:37 | ||
| 1995-12-21 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This interview is with Robert "Oscar" Campbell of Borden-Carleton, P.E.I. In this interview Oscar tells about his family and life growing up in Borden, German P.O.W.s, the Spanish Flu, working as a diver for the CNR and on the ferries, rum running and bootlegging, hockey, cars, The Singing Cowboy, and The Great Depression. | |
| Oscar Campbell | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Campbell, Robert "Oscar" | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:36:08 | ||
| 2003-10-21 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Earl Keefe. In this interview Earl talks about thrashing, blacksmiths, coal, coffins, blacksmith tools, sleighs, Kinkora, local families, graveyards, and various other topics. | |
| Earl Keefe | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Keefe, Earl | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:20 | ||
| 1995-08-02 |
| Recording Title | Overview: ***This interview begins at roughly 255 on side B of a tape titled "Sheldon Coffin". ***This tape is titled "Politics". This brief portion of an interview with Roy Clow focuses on political elections. The interview begins by telling about two politicians who were always fighting, and a story of Roy's father (a conservative) drinking and dining with a member of the liberal party. He then goes on to tell about the meetings, particularly Cambridge Hall, that always turned out be a "real circus". Roy then tells about a fight in the streets of Montague that was a result of an argument started at one of the meetings. Clow then talks about candidates "buying" votes with pints of rum, including a story of a candidates hidden rum that ended up being stolen by kids. | |
| Roy Clow T8.2 [Tape Eight, Part Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 00:16:43 | ||
| 2003-09-03 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is the third of four tapes with Vincent Doroteo Elordieta of Georgetown, P.E.I. In this interview Vincent talks about different jobs on ships, working on ships during WWII, the Panama Canal, storms at sea, superstitions, Sundays and funerals at sea, forerunners, U-boats, laying cable during WWII, being torpedoed, battles at sea, the Merchant Navy, how he met his wife, and his family's history at sea. | |
| Vincent Elordieta T3 [Tape Three] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Elordieta, Vincente "Vincent" Doroteo | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:36 | ||
| 1996-05-09 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is the fifth of six tapes with Kathleen "Kay" H. Jelley of Freeland, Unionvale, and O'Leary P.E.I. In this interview Kay talks about her father's horses, family coming home from away for the summers, the name Swabey, her parents, her siblings, potato and berry picking, fish, and washing clothes. | |
| Kay Jelley T5 [Tape Five] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Jelley, Kathleen "Kay" H. | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:42 | ||
| 2004-01-07 |
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