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No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview is with Gwen Edwards of Kington, Herefordshire, England. This interview begins with Gwen discussing her birth and her family. She then talks about her sister Annie, who was on the Titanic, and then about chores on the farm and walking to school. She then tells about her father, WWI, and jobs her family held. She and Dutch then discuss her family while looking at a photo album. Gwen then talks about her life in London, the two world wars, and life on the farm growing up. She then goes on to tell about her work at a bomb and ammunition factory in WWII, and what soldiers stationed in the area were like. Gwen tells about German bombing in New Radnor and Kington, and then tells about raising a family in WWII. She then tells about her siblings, her love for the outdoors, and her childhood.
Gwen Edwards T1 [Tape One]
Interviewee(s)
Edwards, Gwen
Playing Times
01:03:55
1993-11-30
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with Ruth (nee Clements) Bell of Montague, P.E.I. In this interview Ruth talks about Western horses, her family, electricity, Maritime Electric, school, doctors, home remedies, snow, Montague, traveling in the winter, Charlottetown, WWII, business college, her husband Jack and his family, farming, planes, trains, and traveling to England.
Ruth Bell
Interviewee(s)
Bell, Ruth Clements
Playing Times
01:04:13
0000-00-00
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview is with John "Ralph" Gallant of Summerside and Kensington, P.E.I. In this interview Ralph talks about moving to Sasketchewan on the Harvest Excursion at age 14, life out West, signing up for WWII at age 15, his father and his service in WWI, the family home, horses, lobster fishing, his mother, and home remedies.
Ralph Gallant T2 [Tape Two]
Interviewee(s)
Gallant, John "Ralph"
Playing Times
01:03:21
1999-02-11
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview is with Grace Eliza MacCallum of Borden-Carleton, P.E.I. In this interview Grace talks about her family, school, farming, The Great Depression, the Halifax Explosion, Charlottetown, home remedies, nursing, Falconwood, trains, livestock, groceries, pack peddlers, Christmas, the Women's Institute, the Women's Christian Temperance Union and prohibition, Lucy Maud Montgomery, cars, radio, and church.
Grace MacCallum
Interviewee(s)
MacCallum, Grace Eliza
Playing Times
01:03:42
1996-01-04
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview is with Muriel MacKay of Albany, P.E.I. In this interview Muriel talks about her family history, Christmas, WWI and WWII, the Halifax Explosion, the Spanish Flu, school, Prince of Wales College, teaching, horses, chores on the farm, trips to Charlottetown and Summerside, cars, snowstorms, funerals, pack peddlers, entertainment, milk and butter, and homemade soap.
Muriel MacKay T1 [Tape One]
Interviewee(s)
MacKay, Muriel
Playing Times
01:03:33
1996-01-04
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: In this interview with Tiger MacKie, he begins by telling about his grandson playing hockey in England. He then goes on to talk about working on the farm and at the brickworks, and rum running in Southport. Tiger then talks about ships and his grandfather Henry MacKie's shipbuilding, more about farming, and the first hockey forum. After telling a little about his junior hockey days, he tells about his brother and his feats of strength. Tiger then talks about his attitude and philosophy and more about hockey and his brother. Tiger tells about Evelyn Henry, who swam across the Northumberland Strait, and tells about crossing the ice to Charlottetown to play hockey. He tells more about sailing ships, talks about letters from fans and friends, hockey in Newfoundland, and the Michigan/Ontario hockey league.
Tiger MacKie T2 [Tape Two]
Interviewee(s)
MacKie, Eric Irvine "Tiger"
Playing Times
01:03:16
1994-05-24
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is the second half of an interview with Katherine "Kay" Haslam Wood of Victoria, P.E.I. In this interview Kay talks about playing hockey, old businesses in Victoria, traveling, courting, trips to Charlottetown, electricity, family, farm work, voting, illnesses, fishing, schooners, ghosts and phenomenons, Sundays, radios, the phantom ship, living in Rhode Island, and funerals.
Kay Wood T2 [Tape Two]
Interviewee(s)
Wood, Katherine "Kay" Haslam
Playing Times
01:03:27
1996-04-05
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with George Wooton of Charlottetown and Victoria, P.E.I. In this interview George talks about foxes, shipping, Victoria, his service in the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII, farming in the 1930s, his parents, politics, liquor, and various other topics.
George Wooton T4 [Tape Four]
Interviewee(s)
Wooton, George
Playing Times
01:02:47
2006-02-07
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with Edward B. "Eddie" Easter of Indian River and Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Eddie talks about churches, his uncle Jim, Tuplin's mill, blacksmiths, horses, apple trees, crows, pigs, stumping, hauling mussel mud, cars, radio, fox ranching, rum running, and various other topics.
Eddie Easter T3 [Tape Three]
Interviewee(s)
Easter, Edward B. "Eddie"
Playing Times
01:03:13
2001-08-26, 2008-12-00
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with John Trainor of Southport, P.E.I. In this interview John talks about plane crashes and pilots, Charlottetown, dances, horses, tobacco, thrashing, horsepower, the Harvest Excursion, church, bootleggers, characters, schooners, radio, and fiddlers.
John Trainor T2 [Tape Two]
Interviewee(s)
Trainor, John
Playing Times
00:31:42
2007-01-09
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview with Harry MacDonald of Merigomish, Nova Scotia begins with discussion of the history of his family's general store. Harry tells about buying fish and different meats, gives a tour of the store, tells about sawmills and gristmills in the local area, and discusses different products sold at the store. Harry then goes on to talk about other general stores in the area, lobster canneries, salmon, and more about the history of the store. Harry then tells about bootlegging, school, crime, gasoline, and community gossip. The interview ends with discussion of fertilizer and old schooners from the area.
FEB 11/93 (MacDonald)
Interviewee(s)
MacDonald, Harry
Playing Times
00:47:39
1993-02-11
No image availableRecording TitleOverview:
Edward Cairns T1 [Tape One]
Interviewee(s)
Cairns, Edward
Playing Times
00:34:47
1982-06-03
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview with Jimmy Doyle begins with a discussion of Billy Moar, mussel mud, and working on the farm at age 13. Jimmy goes on to talk about various characters, the Callaghan's, his family, and working in the lumber woods. He also talks about western horses, how he met his wife Mary, Mary's side of the family, trading a horse for a tractor, and ghost stories.
Jimmy Doyle T2 [Tape Two]
Interviewee(s)
Doyle, Jimmy
Playing Times
01:03:19
2001-05-03
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with Raymond Shaw and Elmer McInnis at the Lorne Valley graveyard. In this interview Raymond and Elmer talk about Lorne Valley, the graveyard, families from the area, and family ancestry.
Lorne Valley
Interviewee(s)
Shaw, Raymond and McInnis, Elmer
Playing Times
00:31:51
1996-07-30
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with Harold Linkletter of Linkletter, PEI. In this interview Harold talks about the 1956 ice storm, electricity, the telephone, radio, quiet Sundays and church, Summerside, blacksmiths, the circus, ice races, livery stables, the Spanish Flu, the 1929 earthquake, his birth, traveling, and various other topics.
Harold Linkletter T3 [Tape Three]
Interviewee(s)
Linkletter, Harold
Playing Times
00:36:00
1997-09-30
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview is with Annie G. MacDougall (nee McKay) of Bideford and Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Annie talks about her family, her ancestors, her relationship to Hendersons and Thomsons, home remedies, going to Charlottetown, cars, accidents, going to Prince of Wales College and St. Dunstan's, teaching, traveling, peddlers, church, and Christmas.
Annie MacDougall T1 [Tape One]
Interviewee(s)
MacDougall (McKay), Annie G.
Playing Times
01:03:40
2002-01-30
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with A. Enid Birch (nee Newcombe) of Birch Hill and Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Enid talks about her music education, playing the organ, winters, driving, cars, movies, fox ranching, Summerside, the Titanic, WWI, her family, school, the Spanish Flu, blacksmiths, funerals, Christmas, and various other topics.
Enid Birch T1 [Tape One]
Interviewee(s)
Birch, A. Enid
Playing Times
01:03:18
1999-01-13
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with Ruth VanIderstine (formerly MacLeod, nee Furness) of Orwell, P.E.I. In this interview Ruth talks about Vernon Bridge, milk, turnips, traveling, trains, ice races, skating, Sundays, card games, Christmas, fiddlers, the MacPhails, cars, entertainment, home remedies, pack peddlers, school, and various other topics.
Ruth VanIderstine T3 [Tape Three]
Interviewee(s)
VanIderstine (MacLeod-Furness), Ruth
Playing Times
01:03:24
1998-01-15
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview is with William "Bill" McMillan Stewart of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Bill talks about victory at Vimy Ridge, Canadian efforts there, his and his brothers who served in the war. He also talks about being exposed to mustard gas, his recovery in the hospital, and his return to the army soon after.
Bill Stewart T2 [Tape Two]
Interviewee(s)
Stewart, William "Bill" McMillan
Playing Times
00:22:30
1986-00-00
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with Lucy Murnaghan of Summerville, P.E.I. In this interview Lucy talks about her family, home remedies, school, horses, work on the farm, her first job, cars, snow, food, fiddlers and dances, entertainment, traveling, Sundays, electricity, telephones, pigs, and pack peddlers.
Lucy Murnaghan
Interviewee(s)
Murnaghan, Lucy
Playing Times
01:03:45
2008-09-17