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No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview is with Harold Leslie of Souris, P.E.I. Harold talks about his family history, the last bear on the Island, general stores, and transportation. He tells about his father's work as a section foreman for the railway, and goes on in great detail telling stories about his own work with railway. He tells about railroad rails and ties, accidents on the tracks, and the different jobs involved in working on the railway.
Harold Leslie
Interviewee(s)
Leslie, Harold
Playing Times
01:03:38
1995-03-17
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview is with Eleanor Mary Lowe of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Eleanor talks about her family, life growing up in the early 1900s, Prince of Wales College and Model School, local businesses in Charlottetown, movies, opera, traveling to Montreal and Toronto to study art, radio and telephones, and her work as an art teacher.
Eleanor Lowe
Interviewee(s)
Lowe, Eleanor Mary
Playing Times
01:03:28
2004-09-29
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This interview is with Donald and George MacIntosh of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. In this interview they talk about shoe making and shoe repair, transportation, schooners and shipbuilding, hidden rum, house parties and drinking, school, and old local businesses.
MacIntosh Bros. T2 [Tape Two]
Interviewee(s)
MacIntosh, Donald and George
Playing Times
00:31:48
1994-04-28
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with Gordon "Bus" Gay of Charlottetown, P.E.I. In this interview Bus talks about his family, the Brighton Club, Prince of Wales College, his uncle Well, Canada Packers, foxes, ice, a plane crash, Christmas, his father's bootlegging business, ice travel, raspberries, and people he knows around Charlottetown.
Bus Gay T2 [Tape Two]
Interviewee(s)
Gay, Gordon "Bus"
Playing Times
01:03:56
2010-01-06
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is an interview with Garnet and Thelma Godfrey (nee Jackson) of Upton, PEI and Moncton, NB. In this interview Garnet and Thelma talk about how they met, their marriage, flying, different places they lived in, pilots, people they knew in aviation, and various other topics.
Godfreys T2 [Tape Two]
Interviewee(s)
Godfrey, Garnet and Thelma (Jackson)
Playing Times
00:31:58
2007-10-31
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: This is a recording of a ceremony commemorating the PEI Regiment's efforts in the South African War from 1899-1902. This tape includes the ceremony, a march and salute, interviews with descendants of those who served as well as members of the regiment, and a recitation of those who served in that war.
PEI Regiment
Interviewee(s)
PEI Regiment
Playing Times
01:03:30
2000-02-26
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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
No image availableRecording TitleOverview: 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