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	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Jessie Beck of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Jessie talks about her ancestors and family history, John Norton, doctors, the Owen family, Bunbury, farms in Sherwood, her home being accidentally bombed during WWII, radio, cars, roads, horses, sailboats, prohibition, and camping in Brudenell.
	Jessie Beck T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Beck, Jessie
	Playing Times
	01:03:53
	1995-04-13

	Recording Title	Overview: This is the fourth of six tapes with Kathleen "Kay" H. Jelley of Freeland, Unionvale, and O'Leary P.E.I. In this interview Kay talks about forerunners, he sister Gladys, eggs and egg trading, the different chores of men and women on the farm, and adopting and raising orphan children.
	Kay Jelley T4 [Tape Four]
	Interviewee(s)
	Jelley, Kathleen "Kay" H.
	Playing Times
	01:03:43
	2003-12-16

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Waldron N. and Roy Dell Dingwell of Souris, P.E.I. In this interview the brothers read old letter, receipts, and store orders from the 1800s and early 1900s. They also talk about their family history, the Hon. James Dingwell, snowstorms, cars and trucks, and trucking.
	Dingwells T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Dingwell, Waldron N. and Roy Dell
	Playing Times
	01:03:34
	1996-04-04

	Recording Title	Overview: James Banks interview continued with him talking about the Johnston murder, life as a child, Christmas, school, the Spanish Flu in 1918, playing the fiddle at dances, the first radio he heard and bought, his first car, stories about his father, and reasons for nicknames.
	James Banks T2 [Tape Two]
	Interviewee(s)
	Banks, James
	Playing Times
	01:03:30
	1995-12-15

	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 his nickname, school, snowstorms, ice travel, mills, family, the Halifax Explosion, WWI, the Spanish Flu, marsh hay, horses, blacksmiths, potato farming, starch factories, butter, mussel mud, Bishop MacEachern's farm, traveling, groceries, and various other topics.
	Johnny Chuck MacAdam T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	MacAdam, John D. "Johnny Chuck"
	Playing Times
	01:35:36
	1999-01-20

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is the second tape of four with Wallace "Wally" Jenkins Andrew of East Royalty, P.E.I. Wally begins by telling about their farm and property, the Falconwood Insane Asylum and the Poorhouse, and a story about a helper on his farm. He then goes on to tell about their ice cutting business. He mentions Billy Drake, ice cakes, how to cut the ice, and shows Dutch the mechanical ice cutter he built using a Model-T engine. Wally tells all about the ice cutter, including a story of when it fell through the ice. He then begins to tell of his father's Cadillac, which may have been the first car on the Island. There is also mention of the Prince of Wales College, Santa Claus, a fire at Falconwood, and antifreeze.
	Wally Andrew T2 [Tape Two]
	Interviewee(s)
	Andrew, Wallace "Wally" Jenkins
	Playing Times
	01:03:38
	2003-07-22

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Orland "Ross" Down of Charlottetown, PEI. In this interview Ross talks about his family, growing up in Charlottetown, the family cottage in Stanhope, his nickname, life as a kid in Charlottetown, school, listening to the radio, businesses in Charlottetown, and always having something to do as a kid.
	Ross Down
	Interviewee(s)
	Down, Orland Ross
	Playing Times
	00:32:00
	2007-02-07

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with John "Gerald" Best of Crapaud and Tryon, PEI. In this interview Gerald talks about his family, the Spanish Flu, doctors, home remedies, Christmas, Crapaud, school, electricity, farming, horses, driving the school van, snow, cars, potatoes, the Hindenburg, and various other topics.
	Gerald Best
	Interviewee(s)
	Best, John "Gerald"
	Playing Times
	01:35:05
	2007-02-08

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Wylie Barrett of St. Eleanor’s, PEI. In this interview Wylie talks about changes in Summerside over the years, ferries, working at Holman’s, radio, local businesses, cars, fox ranching, mills, entertainment, sports, and various other topics regarding Summerside.
	Wylie Barrett
	Interviewee(s)
	Barrett, Wylie
	Playing Times
	01:04:41
	2000-02-23

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Marion and Hamm MacCannell of Charlottetown, P.E.I. Marion begins by telling about her family history, her uncle's meat and ice business, and other businesses in Charlottetown. She tells about her school days, both as a student and teacher, and talks about taking the train to Hampshire. Hamm tells about selling groceries at their store, Prince Grocery, and mentions his job as a bookkeeper for the army during WWII. He then talks about businesses in Charlottetown and transportation.
	Hamm and Marion MacCannell
	Interviewee(s)
	MacCannell, Hamm and Marion
	Playing Times
	01:03:42
	1995-03-17

	Recording Title	Overview: This is the first tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. Captain Tom begins by telling about his father, Captain William Trenholm, a story about catching swordfish, and his childhood. He then tells about schooner races and his father buying the M. M. Gardner, trips down to Barbados, his father's ship Marine, and life at sea. There is also mention of food and water while at sea, navigation, and a trip to Guyana carrying Ottawa pine.
	Captain Thomas Trenholm T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Trenholm, Captain Thomas
	Playing Times
	01:03:30
	1995-11-01

	Recording Title	Overview: This tape is the second half of an interview with John Thomas "Mickey" Place of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Mickey talks about women working, his work in banks in New York during the 1920s and 1930s, the stock market crash of 1929, The Great Depression, movies, Broadway plays, New York, baseball, hockey, speakeasies and prohibition, Charles Lindbergh, FDR, and the hard times of the 1930s.
	Mickey Place T2 [Tape Two]
	Interviewee(s)
	Place, John Thomas "Mickey"
	Playing Times
	01:03:34
	1997-02-14

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Vance MacKay of Campbellton, P.E.I. Vance begins by telling about his family history on both his father's side, MacKay, and his mother's side, Walsh. He then tells about doctors and midwives, home remedies, working at Pratt's store with Keith Pratt, egg grading, trains, and his first job picking potatoes. He then tells about pesticides, plowing, black oats and potatoes, family, homemade clothes, and his uncle the tailor. He goes on to talk about cooking, food, lobsters, fertilizer, Christmas, superstitions, Olympia ice cream, Summerside, serving in the army as a dental assitant, moonshine, and ghost stories.
	Vance MacKay
	Interviewee(s)
	MacKay, Vance
	Playing Times
	01:03:45
	2003-07-31

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Fred Chapman of Chapman Settlement and Stellarton, NS. In this interview talks about how he started playing the fiddle, Cumberland County, lumber camps, Pictou County, the Harvest Excursion, fiddle players, dances, music, the Royal Swingsters, and various other topics.
	Fred Chapman
	Interviewee(s)
	Chapman, Fred
	Playing Times
	01:03:17
	1994-11-17

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Frank “Duck” Acorn of PEI. In this interview Duck Acorn talks about his childhood, working at the races, the first races and Old Home Week, and the changing ways of training horses and racing them.
	Duck Acorn
	Interviewee(s)
	Acorn, Frank "Duck"
	Playing Times
	00:42:44
	1995-08-14

	Recording Title	Overview: This is the second half of an interview with with Waldron N. and Roy Dell Dingwell of Souris, P.E.I. Also included in this interview is Waldron's wife, Genevieve "Jenny" Margaret Dingwell (nee Dugas). In this interview the Dingwells talk about deep snow, snowplows, trucking, the change in food prices, ghosts and forerunners, Christmas, Dr. Gus, swimming, and fishing.
	Dingwells T2 [Tape Two]
	Interviewee(s)
	Dingwell, Waldron N., Roy Dell, and Genevieve Margaret
	Playing Times
	01:03:42
	1996-04-06

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Louis Richard MacDonald of Cornwall, P.E.I. In this interview Louis talks about working in Halifax, WWII, pack peddlers, his father, hockey, school, winters, the telephone, North River, Jack Ellsworth, rum running, Cornwall, clothes, stores, the Upton Airfield, and various other topics.
	Louis MacDonald T4 [Tape Four]
	Interviewee(s)
	MacDonald, Louis Richard
	Playing Times
	01:03:41
	2002-11-25

	Recording Title	Overview: This is an interview with Leonard LeClair of Rusticoville and Charlottetown, PEI. In this interview Leonard talks about the Hindenburg, his brothers and their service in WWII, his service in WWII, midwives, working at the Queen Hotel, Dr. Jack Jenkins, working for Perfection Foods, the family farm, how he met his wife, the 1930s, his parents, home remedies, homemade clothes, and various other topics.
	Leonard LeClair
	Interviewee(s)
	LeClair, Leonard
	Playing Times
	01:03:14
	2006-08-31

	Recording Title	Overview: This is the eleventh tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. This interview begins with a discussion about eating different seabirds. Tom then begins a story about his father's muzzle-loader, but changes to the topic of cod and haddock fishing before finishing his original story. He then goes on to tell about trips to Barbados, Boston, and Sydney, driving motorcycles on board the Marine, and the purchase of the Nellie Dixon. Mary tells of her life on board before Tom continues with stories of trips to New York. Tom talks in great detail about navigation and the proper use of sextants, mentions Captains Slocum, Dunn, and Chapman, and tells of towing ammunition ships in the Halifax Basin during WWII. The interview concludes with Tom telling about tugboats, a trip to Newfoundland during WWII, and how me first met his wife Mary.
	Captain Thomas Trenholm T11 [Tape Eleven]
	Interviewee(s)
	Trenholm, Captain Thomas and Mary
	Playing Times
	01:35:33
	2006-12-14

	Recording Title	Overview: This interview is with Benjamin Lloyd Weeks of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Lloyd talks about his family's coal business, city dumps, wharves, ships, shipping, working on ships with his father, rum running, his family, Drake the iceman, Chief Birtwhistle, and his friends.
	Lloyd Weeks T1 [Tape One]
	Interviewee(s)
	Weeks, Benjamin Lloyd
	Playing Times
	01:35:37
	1996-04-24