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	Recording Title	Overview: * Mainstreet Air Date - December 2008? Roy Clow begins by telling about oyster fishing in Vernon River. He goes on to tell about digging out a train engine that was stuck in the snow for a week. Roy then talks about Herring Island and the people who were living there. He talks about Clow's wharf and the schooners that carried goods. He briefly talks about Gaelic and Sundays at church. Roy then speaks in length about seal fishing off the coast of Newfoundland. * Jan. 29/02 Roy talks about the grist mill, Dan MacRae's flour, baking homemade bread, and using flour bags for clothing. Roy then talks about raising foxes, and trading them for a mare which ended up being lame. He then talks about buying a car engi ne from a Model-A Ford for his boat, racing the boat in Pictou, and going down to Pictou to see the circus. He finishes by d iscussing prices for goods at Clow's wharf.
	Roy Clow T6 [Tape Six]
	Interviewee(s)
	Clow, Roy
	Playing Times
	01:03:33
	2002-01-29

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview with Roy Clow begins with the second half of a conversation about seal hunting. Roy then goes on to discuss lobster fishing, his father's sailboat, and "killocks" (homemade anchors). Roy then talks about different types of engines used on fishing boats in P.E.I. Clow also talks about doreys and the lobster factory in Murray Harbour. In the second half of the interview, Roy tells about the tough times in the 1930s, Gaelic speakers in the area, and raising sheep. He then talks about the starch and cheese factories, and his mother's homemade butter.
	Roy Clow T7 [Tape Seven]
	Interviewee(s)
	Clow, Roy
	Playing Times
	01:03:20
	2008-12-00

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview with Roy Clow begins with a story of a horse that chewed tobacco. Roy then goes on to tell about a stolen keg of rum, and the first time he saw a skunk. The interview then moves on to the topic of capelin fishing. From there, Roy tells about trading rum for lumber at Compton's store, putting turnips in smoke stacks, and the hardworking Ada MacKenzie. The discussion then moves on to the tough times of the 1930s and how people made clothing from flour bags. Clow then talks about marsh hay, erosion, and Paris Green pesticide. Roy goes on to tell about firewood and his family's house, blacksmiths, and Gaelic. The tape concludes with stories about Joe French, moonshine, Nellie J., and home remedies for eczema.
	Roy Clow T8 [Tape Eight]
	Interviewee(s)
	Clow, Roy
	Playing Times
	01:35:57
	2003-07-15

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Vern Handrahan of Charlottetown, one of only two Islanders to play Major League Baseball. Vern begins the interview by telling about playing baseball growing up. He then talks about his journey through the minor leagues, playing in both Canada and the United States, and how he finally made it to the big leagues. Throughout the interview he tells about local talent, Major League Baseball stars, and his favourite memories from his baseball career.
	Vern Handrahan
	Interviewee(s)
	Handrahan, Vern
	Playing Times
	00:57:11
	1994-08-10

	Recording Title	Overview: Addie Hamm of Bunbury, PEI talks about growing up in the 1920s and 1930s. She and Dutch chat about her first memories when she and her younger brother had a funeral for a dead chicken, sending care packages to the wrong soldier, and "Indians" in Bunberry. Mrs. Hamm also touches on other topics such as her family name, trains, the Hillsborough River railroad bridge, slaughtering pigs, street cleaning in Chatlottetown, jams, strawberry picking, painting the family house using seaweed, molasses, nice dogs, socials, performing plays, concerts and care packages.
	Addie Hamm T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Hamm, Addie
	Playing Times
	01:03:45
	1995-02-24

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with J. Lorne Stevenson of New Glasgow, P.E.I. Lorne begins by telling about planning to join the army during WWI, but joining the navy instead. He tells about training in Halifax, crossing the Atlantic to Liverpool, his navy uniform, Islanders in WWI, the HMS Goshawk, and sunken ships. The then talks about minesweepers, German ships and U-boats, Ireland, life on the boat, and Armistice Day. Lorne then tells about trying to join the navy during WWII, the history of his house, horses and farming, and recites poetry from the temperance movement. He then talks about church services, ministers, blacksmiths, millers and mills, and potato farming. Throughout the interview he mentions family, farming, and local businesses on several occasions.
	Lorne Stevenson
	Interviewee(s)
	Stevenson, J. Lorne
	Playing Times
	01:36:02
	1995-04-11

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview with Roy starts with a conversation continued on from tape thirteen. Roy tells about piloting ships into harbours. He then briefly talks about a murder in Georgetown before telling a story about a fire at Boon Thompson's. Roy then goes on to talk about shearing sheep, carding mills, and fires in Montague. An interview indicated as being from January 30th, 2007 begins with Roy talking about "Hand Brand" rum and moonshine. He then goes on to talk about different birds in Newfoundland, and the Halifax Explosion. On side B, Roy talks about rounding up cattle with Wellington MacNeil and western horses. He the tells a series of stories about Angus Johnson, Jim Macbeth, and Wall White. The tape ends with a story about a wrestler from Quebec, and Roy catching eels with his father.
	Roy Clow T14 [Tape Fourteen]
	Interviewee(s)
	Clow, Roy
	Playing Times
	01:36:17
	2006-09-04, 2007-01-30

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Harold Linkletter of Linkletter, PEI. In this interview Harold talks about home remedies, horses, rum running, dance halls, Summerside, mills, his ancestors, tuberculosis, his parents and grandparents, forerunners and superstitions, foxes, Western horses, cars, and various other topics.
	Harold Linkletter T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Linkletter, Harold
	Playing Times
	01:03:28
	1997-09-30

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with John W. MacEachern. In this interview John talks about the hot springs, Canavoy, school, mills, horses, blacksmiths, his father, fishing, berries, cold storage, sharks and whales, Mt. Stewart, boats, and various other topics.
	John W. MacEachern
	Interviewee(s)
	MacEachern, John W.
	Playing Times
	01:03:30
	1995-04-24