Lulu Thomson T1 [Tape One]

Contributors

Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"

Interviewee: Thomson (MacArthur), Lulu

Researcher: MacKay, Paul

Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul

Date Recorded

2009-01-03

Date Digitized

2011-01-07

Abstract

This is an interview with Lulu Thomson (nee MacArthur) of Elmsdale, PEI. In this interview Lulu talks about snow, storms, helping on the farm, horses, her mother's work as a midwife, home remedies, cooking and baking, Christmas, fruit and berries, fish, Sundays, mussel mud, knitting and weaving, killing the pigs, school, traveling and various other topics.

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Physical Location

Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson

Duration

01:04:14

Member of

Dutch Thompson Audio Collection

Model

1 1 Item in Collection

Transcript

SIDE A 00:00:00 -- 00:02:35
Discussion about deep snow and flour; Leard's mill, deep snow, snow, self sufficiency, flour.

SIDE A 00:02:35 -- 00:05:56
Discussion about her birth and helping on the farm, with mention of horses; horses, Western horses, chores.

SIDE A 00:05:56 -- 00:09:56
Discussion about her mother the midwife; Ada Boulter, Ada MacArthur, midwives, Henry Boulter.

SIDE A 00:09:56 -- 00:11:07
Discussion about her parents and their work with the dead; funerals, caskets, Ada Boulter, Ada MacArthur, George MacArthur.

SIDE A 00:11:07 -- 00:19:07
Discussion about home remedies; home remedies, goose grease, turpentine, salt herring, sulfur and molasses, sulfur, molasses, cures, cod liver oil, sarsaparilla, tonics, mustard plasters, cherry bark, hazelnuts, Castor oil.

SIDE A 00:19:07 -- 00:20:08
Discussion about bannock and buttermilk; bannock, buttermilk.

SIDE A 00:20:08 -- 00:22:01
Discussion about Christmas; Christmas, Christmas trees, presents, Christmas dinner, plum pudding.

SIDE A 00:22:01 -- 00:23:56
Discussion about quiet Sundays and religion; Sundays, quiet Sundays, religion.

SIDE A 00:23:56 -- 00:26:45
Discussion about her mother's cooking and baking; cooking, baking, Ada Boulter, Ada MacArthur, molasses, pancakes, puncheons, bread.

SIDE A 00:26:45 -- 00:28:00
Discussion about a fire at the family home; fires.

SIDE A 00:28:00 -- 00:32:00
Discussion about horses, blacksmiths and horseshoeing, with mention of doctors; horses, George MacArthur, doctors, blacksmiths, horseshoeing, Dr. Gallant.

SIDE A ends at 00:32:00.
SIDE B 00:32:08 -- 00:36:41
Discussion about fruit and berries; fruit, apples, oranges, cake, jam, berries, strawberries, blueberries, berry prices, jelly.

SIDE B 00:36:41 -- 00:37:33
Discussion about hard work; hard work.

SIDE B 00:37:33 -- 00:42:09
Discussion about mussel mud; mussel mud, drowning, bushing the ice.

SIDE B 00:42:09 -- 00:46:02
Discussion about knitting and weaving; knitting, weaving, wool.

SIDE B 00:46:02 -- 00:49:42
Discussion about various topics including WWI and WWII; WWI, Robert Warren, war parcels.

SIDE B 00:49:42 -- 00:53:21
Discussion about the Spanish Flu and germs; Spanish Flu, germs, cleaning, pitch tar.

SIDE B 00:53:21 -- 00:54:21
Discussion about cars and foxes; Jim Tuplin, foxes, cars.

SIDE B 00:54:21 -- 00:57:11
Discussion about killing the pigs; pigs, butchering, pork, salted pork.

SIDE B 00:57:11 -- 00:59:26
Discussion about school and storms; storms, school, snowshoes, walking.

SIDE B 00:59:26 -- 01:01:52
Discussion about fish and lobster; Fred MacDonald, fish peddlers, codfish, fish, lobster.

SIDE B 01:01:52 -- 01:04:14
Discussion about traveling; traveling, honeymoons.

Tape ends at 01:04:14.