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| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Ernest "Roy" Hermann of Pownal, P.E.I. In this interview Roy talks about local blacksmiths, his life growing up, Pownal, working with his uncle in a traveling medicine show, his uncle Phil Hermann, lobster factories, Governor's Island, oil drilling, working in New Jersey, cars, and his auto mechanic shop which he ran for 64 years. | |
| Roy Hermann | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Hermann, Ernest "Roy" | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:37 | ||
| 1996-01-09 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Roy Dickieson. In this interview Roy talks about his family, deep snow, the Spanish Flu, school, funerals, politics, doctors, home remedies, potatoes, horses, blacksmiths, cattle, and various other topics. | |
| Roy Dickieson T1 [Tape One] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Dickieson, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:23 | ||
| 0000-00-00 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This conversation with Roy Clow with a discussion about Willie Dunn, continued on from tape fifteen. Roy then tells about Jake Gillam, a ship pilot from Souris. Roy begins to tell another story about piloting ships, but the topic changes to Island accents before being interrupted again. Roy then tells about Freeman Reynold's ferry boat in Murray Harbour, Athol Mackinnon and his boats, and then lobster and gas prices in the 1930s. Next Roy talks about shipping and trucking in Murray Harbour, Ben Clow's homemade blueberry wine, and ends with more discussion about Freeman and Athol's boats. On Side B, Roy starts with a story about Jim Finlayson's aluminum touring car, and then tells of an accident at Finlayson's mill involving his son-in-law Jack Leeco. Roy then goes on to talk more about cars, with a brief mention of the blacksmith Gordon Ross. A discussion about John Wesley Jenkins comes next, followed by the topics of moonshine and bootlegging, finishing with stories of Roy stealing his brother's car. | |
| Roy Clow T16 [Tape Sixteen] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:02:50 | ||
| 2007-06-19, 2007-08-25 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This taped interview with Roy Clow begins with a discussion about home remedies. Roy then tells of his birth, the local midwife Lizzy White, and doctors in the Murray Harbour area. Roy then goes on to talk about moonshine being used in place of gasoline, rum runners being hungry enough to eat gulls, and a time when Roy and George Miller bought two kegs of rum from the rum runners when they were only thirteen. Next, Roy tells briefly about cigarettes and different liquors at the time before telling more stories about rum running and bootleggers. Roy then talks about his father and his cousins cod fishing and buying rum. Then Roy tells about some local tricks for hiding and transporting the illegal rum. The interview continues with a brief mention of the phantom ship and lobster prices. The remainder of the interview consists of Roy telling about killing pigs and farming according to the phases of the moon, and home remedies. | |
| Roy Clow T1 [Tape One] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:36 | ||
| 1998-04-09 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This is an interview with Roy Dickieson. In this interview Roy talks about foxes, cars, mills, chickens, fairs, homemade clothes, milk, socials, his family, the Hindenburg, telephones, storms, and various other topics. | |
| Roy Dickieson T2 [Tape Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Dickieson, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 00:42:16 | ||
| 0000-00-00 |
| 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 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 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 stories about Roy's service in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II. He begins by telling about joining the navy and being given the duty of instructing new recruits due to his experience at sea. Roy then tells about his friend, Lester MacKeeman, and his experience as a Prisoner of War in Germany. Roy continues the interview by telling about his ranks and duties in the navy, his time in Halifax, rationing during the war, and the riots that broke out in Halifax on V.E. Day. Roy then goes on to tell about his friends and their involvement in the war effort and Roy's duty with the navy after the war. On side B of the tape, Roy begins by telling about building and selling fishing boats, and the house he built himself. Next he tells about family farms in Montague, and then goes on to tell stories about making moonshine and buying pigs with Dolphie White. Roy then talks about Georgetown, a home remedy for wet eczema concocted by Dr. Barnes, and finishes by beginning a story about piloting ships into Georgetown harbour. | |
| Roy Clow T13 [Tape Thirteen] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:02:53 | ||
| 2006-09-04 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This tape begins with a story of Roy stealing his brother's car, continued on from tape sixteen. Roy briefly talks about his family before beginning a story about fires in Montague, which quickly changes to a story about cars. Roy then tells about how his brother Stanley died of typhoid fever, and then goes on to continue his story about a fire at Boon Thompson's in Montague. He then talks briefly about the Spanish flu, and then goes on talking about tuna and eel fishing, and then exporting them to Japan. Next, Roy tells about dogfish and fishing after his service in WWII. Roy then tells about well drilling and water witches, piloting a ship into Murray Harbour, and halibut fishing. He ends the interview with stories about Freeman Reynolds and some of the men who worked in the lobster factories in Murray Harbour. At the end of the tape he begins to tell about a pop factory, but the tape finishes soon after. | |
| Roy Clow T17 [Tape Seventeen] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:04:01 | ||
| 2007-08-25 |
| 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 remainder of a conversation about Ben Clow and his homemade blueberry wine. Roy then goes on to tell about Ben's fox ranch, property, and family. The conversation then turns to schooners and rum runners, and then on the Boughton Island. Roy then tells about the bounty set on crow and how people would hunt them for $0.50 a head. He also tells about killing skunks for money. The topic changes to Frank Solomon's boarding house, then George Hibbett, before moving on to lengthy discussions about Roy's service in the Royal Canadian Navy. Roy begins by telling about how he came to join the service at the age of seventeen. He tells about his service on the HMCS Prince David, his duty as petty officer, and German submarines. Roy then talks about the HMCS Athabaskan, his friend's experience in a P.O.W. camp, wages in the navy, and capsized ships. Next, Roy tells about his time in serving in Halifax, including stories about the Bedford Magazine Explosion, V.E. Day and the riots, the Air Foce versus Navy rivalry, and the HMCS Prince David. Towards the end of the tape there appears to be a change in topic and interview, with the last few minutes covering the topic of rum runners. | |
| Roy Clow T10 [Tape Ten] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 00:55:39 | ||
| 0000-00-00 |
| Recording Title | Overview: ***This interview begins at roughly 255 on side B of a tape titled "Sheldon Coffin". ***This tape is titled "Politics". This brief portion of an interview with Roy Clow focuses on political elections. The interview begins by telling about two politicians who were always fighting, and a story of Roy's father (a conservative) drinking and dining with a member of the liberal party. He then goes on to tell about the meetings, particularly Cambridge Hall, that always turned out be a "real circus". Roy then tells about a fight in the streets of Montague that was a result of an argument started at one of the meetings. Clow then talks about candidates "buying" votes with pints of rum, including a story of a candidates hidden rum that ended up being stolen by kids. | |
| Roy Clow T8.2 [Tape Eight, Part Two] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 00:16:43 | ||
| 2003-09-03 |
| 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 begins with Roy telling of his mother's chickens (and "clucking hens") and how she was able to pick out which eggs would be roosters using a candle. They then go one to talk about selling chickens and different breeds. Roy tells a story of a poorly cooked chicken in Halifax, and then continues to discuss his mother's hens and killing chickens. The topic changes to foxes, then to Clow's store, and then on to stories about making moonshine from molasses. The interview continues with more stories about stolen moonshine, and then moves on to the topic of cars. Roy tells all about different makes and models, and tells some stories about different people and their cars. The discussion moves on to the fire at Clow's store and how they lost everything, and ends with a story about Ben Clow making his own blueberry wine. | |
| Roy Clow T9 [Tape Nine] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:14 | ||
| 2006-02-01 |
| Recording Title | Overview: Roy Clow tells stories of the Georgetown Exhibition, showing cattle and the brawls that broke out between Gerogetown and Lower Montague. He then goes on to speak of metal working and repairs of cast iron goods and how he arrived in the fishing business. Roy Talks about how he paid $72 for his boat, and made his own gear, along with prices pre and post WWII. Mr. Clow then tells tales of prohibition and the bootleggers of his youth, stories of rum runners avoiding the federal officers with the help of the locals, and drinking at an early age. | |
| Roy Clow T5 [Tape Five] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:24 | ||
| 0000-00-00 |
| Recording Title | Overview: Roy speaks of some of his firsts: buying his first boat, making his first moonshine and his first near death experience. He also talks of his neighbor Ben Miller and how he once stole a keg of rum from his brother Stanley. Roy also talks about work fishing when he was only 12, and about the time he and his good friend George once traded a few glasses of rum for all the supplies, and all the wood a man could ask for in Belle River. | |
| Roy Clow T12 [Tape Twelve] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:04:06 | ||
| 2006-08-11 |
| Recording Title | Overview: This tape begins with a conversation about the Garden of Eden sawmill, continued on from tape three. Roy then goes on to talk about Dan MacRae's gristmill, then raising and killing pigs, and then on to foxes and horses. Discussion of MacRae's mill continues, with some mention of Finlayson's mill. Side A ends with a short story about giving the cats and dogs fresh milk from the cows. Side B begins with a discussion about moving houses over the ice. Roy then goes on in length, telling all about making and buying moonshine during the prohibition of alcohol. The tape ends with a story of politically fueled street fight between two local candidates. | |
| Roy Clow T4 [Tape Four] | ||
| Interviewee(s) | ||
| Clow, Roy | ||
| Playing Times | ||
| 01:03:38 | ||
| 2001-01-24, 2001-01-03 |
| 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: 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 |
