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	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Art Doyle of Mt. Stewart, PEI. In this interview Art talks about the decline of Mt. Stewart, his strawberry business, co-ops, nicknames, hockey, and his family.
	Art Doyle T2 [Tape Two]
	Interviewee(s)
	Doyle, Art
	Playing Times
	01:03:44
	1995-03-10

	Recording Title	Overview: This is the second tape of an interview with Norbert George Corcoran of Piusville, P.E.I. This tape begins with the continuation of a discussion from Tape One about mussel mud. Norbert then goes on to tell about fox ranching, farming, E. T. Botts and general stores, potatoes, chickens, fish, pigs, and machines. Next he tells about horsepower, the family home, hay, school, winter storms, and cars. The discussion moves on to radio and electricity, WWI and the Spanish Flu, entertainment, traveling, and sleighs. The interview concludes with discussions about peddlers, airplanes, the Gracie Parks, and traveling to Charlottetown and Halifax.
	Norbert Corcoran T2 [Tape Two]
	Interviewee(s)
	Corcoran, Norbert George
	Playing Times
	01:03:51
	2003-07-03

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Elmer Waugh of Wilmot Valley and Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Elmer talks about his birth, snowstorms, his family, life growing up, potato farming, mussel mud, Wilmot Valley and the Blue Shank Road, Summerside, horses, cattle, cream, chickens, meat, and apples. He also tells about thrashing, tractors, the Great Depression, radios, telephones, Christmas, sheep, and foxes.
	Elmer Waugh T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Waugh, Elmer
	Playing Times
	01:36:15
	2003-11-28

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Gertrude E. Vessey (nee Bouyer) of York and Covehead, P.E.I. In this interview Gertie talks about her family, life on the family farm, traveling by horse and sleigh, blacksmiths, WWI, Christmas, Sundays, church, school, life during the 1930s, the Spanish Flu, doctors, her husband, hockey, her brother, and various other topics.
	Gertie Vessey
	Interviewee(s)
	Vessey (Bouyer), Gertrude E.
	Playing Times
	01:03:10
	1998-03-03

	Recording Title	Overview: Leo "Sailor" MacDonald was the police chief of Springhill, Nova Scotia from 1952-1984, the longest serving chief in Canada. In this interview he discusses his home town of Springhill and some of the most notable expriences of his life. Mr. MacDonald talks mostly about his baseball career as a young man, when he was seen as one of the best ball players in Atlantic Canada. The rest of the interview focuses on his time in the RCMP and the local police; he talks about escorting the Prince of England, Maurice Richard, and the wrestler "Whipper" Billy Watson. At the end of the interview he mentions the time he played baseball against Babe Ruth.
	Leo "Sailor" MacDonald T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	MacDonald, Leo "Sailor"
	Playing Times
	01:04:03
	1994-03-08

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Helen Chandler of Hazelbrook, P.E.I. In this interview Helen talks about various things including her family, The Great Depression, farming, airplanes, cars, radio, horses, pack peddlers, electricity, and war.
	Helen Chandler T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Chandler, Helen
	Playing Times
	00:53:06
	1998-02-03

	Recording Title	Overview: This is a recording of Dutch's trip to Orkney, Scotland. Dutch interviews several residents including John Rendall. Some topics covered include the Thomson family history, Orkney, and WWII.
	Orkney T2 [Tape Two]
	Interviewee(s)
	Orkney Trip
	Playing Times
	01:03:10
	1999-03-02

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Boswell Alexander Robertson of Souris, P.E.I. In this interview Boswell talks about his family, home remedies, doctors, horses, pack peddlers and traveling salesmen, stores, Matthew and MacLean's, thrashing, Johnny Jim, life in the 1930s, and various other topics.
	Boswell Robertson T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Robertson, Boswell Alexander
	Playing Times
	01:03:12
	2002-03-02

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Walter L. MacLure of West Covehead, P.E.I. In this interview Walter talks about his family, his work as a carpenter and blacksmith, horses, farming, potato diggers, Gregor's Hotel, church, thrashing and meat.
	Walter MacLure T1 [ Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	MacLure, Walter L.
	Playing Times
	01:03:44
	2003-12-11

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Johnny Henry Reid of Charlottetown, PEI. In this interview Johnny talks about his parents and his family history, Charlottetown, Christmas, school, schooners and the waterfront, selling moonshine, Johnny's Fish and Chips, working in Amherst, his marriage, the Prince Edward Lounge, Stompin' Tom Connors, and stories about his businesses.
	Johnny Reid T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Reid, Johnny Henry
	Playing Times
	01:04:00
	2009-03-17

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Estelle Bolger of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Estelle talks about Joe Bun Gaudet and playing on the radio, Christmas, her family, the Georgetown Exhibition, her husband Lenie, dancing, playing music, working in the barbershop, earthquakes, and helping the doctors.
	Estelle Bolger T4 [Tape Four]
	Interviewee(s)
	Bolger, Estelle
	Playing Times
	01:03:38
	2006-01-16

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Stella McQuaid McDougall of Bedford, P.E.I. In this interview Stella talks about her birth, her parents and relative who lived in the United States, school, her first job, working at Fenton Court's store, Scarlet Fever, home remedies, lobster, cars, and station agents.
	Stella McQuaid McDougall T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	McDougall (McQuaid), Stella
	Playing Times
	01:03:57
	0000-00-00

	Recording Title	Overview: This is the second half of an interview with Andrew Robert Murnaghan of Tarantum, P.E.I. In this interview Andrew talks about mussel mud, mills, his grandfather's family and their work as coopers, cheese makers, strong men, peddling beef, coal, tractors, thrashing, horsepower, electricity, ice houses, trucks, and fish.
	Andrew Murnaghan T2 [Tape Two]
	Interviewee(s)
	Murnaghan, Andrew Robert
	Playing Times
	00:25:22
	1997-02-18

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview with Roy Clow continues on from tape fourteen. Roy begins by finishing a story about Finlayson's dam, and catching and cooking eels. Roy then talks about Jack Leeco's aluminum air-cooled touring car. The conversation then changes to black mitts on a fishing boat, and then on to other fishing superstitions. Roy then talks about fishing with Jim Davison and buying moonshine stills from Hickebaum. On the topic of moonshine, Roy then tells about Al Leblanc, a bootlegger in Charlottetown, and Dolphie White from Newfoundland. Roy then tells about the feud between the McGuigans and the McGees and McCairns. He goes on to tell about the relationship between Catholics and Protestants. The tape concludes with stories about Willie Dunn.
	Roy Clow T15 [Tape Fifteen]
	Interviewee(s)
	Clow, Roy
	Playing Times
	01:03:38
	2007-06-19

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Lowell Huestis from Summerside, PEI. He talks about what Summerside was like as boy, his family and his uncle Lowell Hancock. His love for airplanes, trains and music, the airbase in Summerside, painting and woodcarving, his time as a broadcater at CHGS and CRJW, and all the people he interviewed, and his love for Island history.
	Lowell Huestis
	Interviewee(s)
	Huestis, Lowell
	Playing Times
	01:59:52
	2001-02-24

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Roland Pickering. In this interview Roland talks about WWII, convoys, ships, burials at sea, Captain Pike, the Merchant Marines, rum running, sunken ships, drownings, French River, Christmas, potatoes, and various other topics.
	Roland Pickering T2 [Tape Two]
	Interviewee(s)
	Pickering, Roland
	Playing Times
	01:03:10
	0000-00-00

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Jeanette "Jessie" (nee McVittie) Marshall of Westmoreland and Covehead, P.E.I. In this interview Jeanette talks about her family, Crapaud, Victoria, mills, wool and knitting, WWI, the Spanish Flu, Dr. Bouvyer, her mother's work as a nurse and midwife, home remedies, the Halifax Explosion, school, teaching, the SS Harland, her husband, Westmoreland, teaching, Prince of Wales College, her mother's store, playing the piano, and various other topics.
	Jeanette McVittie Marshall T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Marshall, Jeanette "Jessie" (McVittie)
	Playing Times
	01:03:26
	1998-03-02

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Harold Neil Martin of Orwell, P.E.I. In this interview Harold talks about his family, MacDonaldites, school, WWI, his Scottish heritage, religion, the Spanish Flu, funerals and undertakers, factories, ice, his father's work as a wheelwright and his time in Milwaukee, farming, and various other topics.
	Harold Martin
	Interviewee(s)
	Martin, Harold Neil
	Playing Times
	01:03:40
	1998-01-20

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview with Arthur Arbuckle begins with a discussion of Captain Charlie and schooners. He then tells about salmon fishing, talks in detail about salmon nets, and tells of the Arbuckle family's history with fishing. He then talks about salmon buyers and fishermen, Tiny and Ed Mason, and lobster prices. He then talks about herring, mackerel, and John Doyle. On side B Arthur continues to tell about John Doyle and lobster canneries, the first engines on fishing boats, old local businesses, and cars. He then tells about his brother Clarence, school and farming, and Nova Scotia elections. Then he and Dutch discuss what would become the Confederation Bridge and the Canso Causeway. Arthur then talks about tobacco, a fire in Georgeville, salmon canning and a 44lb salmon, and tells about dances and the old days.
	Arthur Herb Arbuckle
	Interviewee(s)
	Arbuckle, Arthur Herb
	Playing Times
	01:02:28
	1993-04-15

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Ivan Borden Kennedy of Breadalbane, P.E.I. In this interview Ivan talks about businesses in Breadalbane, his family's store, shipping goods, trains and the railway, snowstorms, hockey teams, electricity, mills, tobacco, cheese and butter factories, egg grading, mussel mud, peddling wagons, and caskets.
	Ivan Kennedy
	Interviewee(s)
	Kennedy, Ivan Borden
	Playing Times
	01:03:54
	1995-03-02