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Type:Interview
Contributor:MacDonald (MacPhee), Margaret Matilda "Hilda"
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Margaret Matilda "Hilda" MacDonald (nee MacPhee) of Clearspring and Selkirk, P.E.I. In this interview Hilda talks about the Halifax Explosion, her family, ghosts, Selkirk, Christmas, horses, homemade soap and butter, trading eggs for groceries, music and dances, fiddlers, rum running and moonshine, Captain Dicks

Type:Interview
Contributor:Doyle, Karen
Contributor:Hickey, Kathy
Abstract:Kathy Hickey is interviewed by Karen Doyle. Mrs. Hickey speaks about the Indian river parish, the early settlers who settled along the river, the Scot's the religion being Catholicism, the entertainment in the early days and her musically inclined sons along with other musically talented family members. She also talks about her time

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Linkletter, Hester
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Hester Linkletter talking about driving a Model-T Ford, her birth and familly home, her mother Irene Bell, aunt Helen Smith Bell, and her grandfather Albert Bell and how much she loved them, meeting her husband, teaching and how much she was paid, school days, home rememdies, Christmas time, her aunt Patience

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Schurman, Herbert B.
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Herbert B. Schurman of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Herb talks about weddings, the Cairn's Cup, John T. MacNally and family feuds, clothes, Maude the horse, George Walker, Ernie Walker, a runway horse from Ideal Dairy, Read's Corner, bootlegging, characters, livery stables, Olympia Ice Cream, Water

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Schurman, Herbert B.
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Herbert B. Schurman of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Herb talks about cars, the Summerside waterfront, accidents, Milligan and Morrsion's, his brothers, his father's work for the Wyatt's, the Harvest Excursion, the pest house, horse sheds, dance halls, businesses in Summerside, restaurants, Reg Pope

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Schurman, Herbert B.
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Herbert B. Schurman of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Herb talks about Christmas, snow and snowplowing, Crystal Rink, German POWs, his family, doctors and home remedies, school, characters, cars, his brother's service in WWI, the Halifax Explosion and the Spanish Flu, life growing up in Summerside,

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Schurman, Herbert B.
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Herbert B. Schurman of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Herb talks about working for M. F. Schurman, his job with Brace MacKay, building his first home, working with the railway, his work at the post office, nicknames of people around Summerside, the Perry boys and bootlegging, courting and entertainment

Type:Interview
Contributor:Gallant, Henry
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Henry Gallant of Wellington, P.E.I. In this interview Henry talks about several topics including his life growing up in Wellington, the French community, cattle and horse trading, his love of horses, home remedies, meat peddling, beer and rum, dances and house parties, and making friends with a murderer.
Date Recorded:1997-09-22
Duration:01:03:46

Type:Interview
Contributor:Bishop, Henry L.
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Henry L. Bishop of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Henry talks about Bishop's Foundry, his family, his childhood, Summerside and local businesses, WWII, school, cars, his first job, working as a farmhand, radio, Christmas, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:1998-01-29
Duration:01:03:50

Type:Interview
Contributor:Cudmore, Helen
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Helen Cudmore. In this interview Helen reads from her diary that spans from the 1930s to the late 1950s. There is mention of storms, WWII, prices, power outages, hockey, and traveling.
Date Recorded:1996-04-11
Duration:00:22:09

Type:Interview
Contributor:Cudmore, Helen
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Helen Cudmore of Brackley Point Road, P.E.I. In this interview Helen talks about Cudmore's corner and the store her family ran there, school, bartering, goods sold at the stores, neighbours, salesmen, prices at the store, suppliers, debts, Christmas, gas, tobacco, theft, her father's work as a postmaster, and

Type:Interview
Contributor:Chandler, Helen
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Helen Chandler of Hazelbrook, P.E.I. In this interview Helen talks about various things including her family, The Great Depression, farming, airplanes, cars, radio, horses, pack peddlers, electricity, and war.
Date Recorded:1998-02-03
Duration:00:53:06

Type:Interview
Contributor:Heffell, Harry Holbourn
Contributor:Heffell, Marjorie
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Harry Holbourn and Marjorie (Somers) Heffell of Travellers Rest, P.E.I. In this interview Harry and Marjorie talk about their family background, their parents, blacksmiths, horses, school, chores, farming, WWI and WWII, fox ranching, potato farming, Christmas, pack peddlers, cars, sleighs, and horse races.
Date Recorded:1997-04-11
Duration:01:03:37

Type:Interview
Contributor:Launch, Hector
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is a recording of the launch of the Hector in 2000. The recording includes music, sound effects, and interviews with descendants of Scottish settlers. Some interviewees listed include Nancy Matheson, Irene Baron, Tom Adams, Kathy Fraser, Dr. Jerry Farrell, and Garth Wall.
Date Recorded:2000-09-17
Duration:01:03:20