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- Type:Interview
- Contributor:MacAuley, James A. "Jim"
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This interview is with James A. "Jim" MacAuley of Grand Tracadie, P.E.I. Prior to his death in 1999, Jim was the last living WWI veteran on the Island. Jim begins by telling about his birth in Tracadie and growing up in an orphanage. He then tells about his father's work as a fisherman, old fishing boats, and school. He then goes on More
- Date Recorded:1995-04-11
- Duration:01:35:11
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Gregory, James Agustus "Gus"
- Contributor:MacKay, Paul
- Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
- Abstract:This interview is with James Augustus "Gus" Gregory of Souris, P.E.I. Gus begins by telling about accidents at sea, the first draggers in the area, and local fish plants. He then talks about life on the draggers, the decline in fish numbers, and tuna fishing. He tells about rum running, fast cars, bootlegging in Souris, and liquor More
- Date Recorded:1995-03-28
- Duration:01:03:55