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The Fenians on Prince Edward Island?

Type:Event
Abstract:This is a lecture by Edward MacDonald titled "The Fenians on Prince Edward Island?", where he discusses poems, facial features, George Coles, the Benevolent Irish Society on PEI, Fenians vs the Irishmen, government, religion, and confederation as well as other topics relating to the Fenians on PEI.
Date Recorded:2006-12-01
Duration:01:16:36

Roy Clow T13 [Tape Thirteen]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Clow, Roy
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract: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

Date Recorded:2006-09-04
Duration:01:02:53

Maynard, Courtney

Type:Photograph
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is a photograph of Courtney holding a wooden bowl.
Date Recorded:2006

LeClair, Leonard

Type:Photograph
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is a photograph of Leonard sitting in a wooden chair in front of an old organ.
Date Recorded:2006-08

John and Lois Campbell T1 [Tape One]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Campbell (MacKay), Lois
Contributor:Campbell, John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with John and Lois (nee MacKay) Campbell of Graham's Road and New London, PEI. In this interview John and Lois talk about John's family background, the Campbell family farm, tractors, horses, farm machinery, potato farming, apples, blacksmiths, sleighs, how they met, their marriage, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-01-16
Duration:01:03:47

George Wooton T3 [Tape Three]

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Wooton, George
Abstract:This is an interview with George Wooton of Charlottetown and Victoria, P.E.I. In this interview George talks about the Orient Hotel, church picnics and other social gatherings and entertainment, Charlottetown, his work in journalism and photography, fires, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-02-07
Duration:01:03:10

George Wooton T1 [Tape One]

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Wooton, George
Abstract:This is an interview with George Wooton of Charlottetown and Victoria, P.E.I. In this interview George talks about his family history, mills, his father and his work with horses and the mail, Breadalbane, snow, cars, doctors, life on the family farm, egg trading, Crapaud, trains, Victoria, school, hockey, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-01-27
Duration:01:02:20

Fred De Jonge

Type:Interview
Contributor:De Jonge, Meeuwise Ferdinand "Fred"
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John, Thomson, Robyn, MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Meeuwise Ferdinand "Fred" De Jonge from Hoek, Holland talking about his family heritage, his schooling, the war and Germans invading Belgium, France, and Holland, changes in food and farming, German soliders billeted in the village and how it affected them, V1 and V2 rockets, Canadians coming into the war, 2000

Date Recorded:2006-01-17
Duration:01:02:54

Courtney Maynard T2 [Tape Two]

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Maynard, Courtney
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Coutney Maynard of Port Hill, P.E.I. In this interview Courtney talks about WWII, thrashing, the 1930s, lobster, politics, dances, Lennox Island, trains, rum running, mussel mud, Summerside, tobacco, horse races, tractors, foxes, Milligan and Morrison, horses and sleighs, cars, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-02-01
Duration:01:03:02

Courtney Maynard T1 [Tape One]

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Maynard, Courtney
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Date Recorded:2006-02-01
Duration:01:01:36

Captain Thomas Trenholm T11 [Tape Eleven]

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Trenholm, Captain Thomas
Contributor:Trenholm, Mary
Abstract:This is the eleventh tape of several interviews with Captain Thomas Trenholm of Murray Harbour, P.E.I. This interview begins with a discussion about eating different seabirds. Tom then begins a story about his father's muzzle-loader, but changes to the topic of cod and haddock fishing before finishing his original story. He then goes

Date Recorded:2006-12-14
Duration:01:35:33

The Other Celts: Introducing Wales

Type:Event
Abstract:This is a lecture by Elizabeth Schoales titled "The Other Celts: Introducing Wales", where she discusses origins of Celt languages, evolution of language over time, keeping language orally and by documentation later, bible translations and dedications, reformation, and religion-language relations. The lecture also includes other

Date Recorded:2006-11-24
Duration:00:38:59

Roy Clow T9 [Tape Nine]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Clow, Roy
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract: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

Date Recorded:2006-02-01
Duration:01:03:14

Roy Clow T14 [Tape Fourteen]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Clow, Roy
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract: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

Date Recorded:2006-09-04
Duration:01:36:17

Roy Clow T12 [Tape Twelve]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Clow, Roy
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John and MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract: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

Date Recorded:2006-08-11
Duration:01:04:06

Roy Clow T11 [Tape Eleven]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Clow, Roy
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John
Contributor:Gray, Tristan John and MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:Roy speaks about the entrepreneur Albert Griffin and his many adventures. Most notably his time spent as a rum runner and bootlegger. Mr. Griffin travels to St. Pierre Miquelon several times for "hand brand" alcohol and other forms of drink. On one occasion his boat is impounded by the French authorities, and he rescues it from their

Date Recorded:2006-07-25
Duration:01:03:25

Mary Redmond

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Redmond, Mary
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Mary Redmond of Vernon River, P.E.I. In this interview Mary talks about her grandparents, her mother and her work as a nurse and midwife, The Great Depression, her husband, raising her children as a single parent, school, teaching, the Hindenburg, and gender roles.
Date Recorded:2006-01-20
Duration:01:03:09

Leonard LeClair

Type:Interview
Contributor:LeClair, Leonard
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Leonard LeClair of Rusticoville and Charlottetown, PEI. In this interview Leonard talks about the Hindenburg, his brothers and their service in WWII, his service in WWII, midwives, working at the Queen Hotel, Dr. Jack Jenkins, working for Perfection Foods, the family farm, how he met his wife, the 1930s, his

Date Recorded:2006-08-31
Duration:01:03:14

John and Lois Campbell T3 [Tape Three]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Campbell (MacKay), Lois
Contributor:Campbell, John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with John and Lois (nee MacKay) Campbell of Graham's Road, PEI. In this interview John and Lois talk about hauling cream, cattle, potato farming, pesticides, grain, gristmills, firewood and lumber, WWII, Lois' father, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-01-23
Duration:01:03:43

John and Lois Campbell T2 [Tape Two]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Campbell (MacKay), Lois
Contributor:Campbell, John
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with John and Lois (nee MacKay) Campbell of Graham's Road, PEI. In this interview John and Lois talk about their marriage, hockey, childbirth, home remedies, Christmas, traveling by horse and sleigh, deep snow and storms, electricity, indoor plumbing, appliances, Lois' father, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-01-16
Duration:00:34:50

Jimmy "The Lake" MacDonald

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacDonald, Jimmy "The Lake"
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Jimmy "The Lake" MacDonald of St. Peters, P.E.I. In this interview Jimmy talks about the healing springs, his family history, Dr. Roddie, nicknames, ice travel, chores on the farm, his parents, electricity, the telephone, rum running, hockey, horses, potato farming, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-01-26
Duration:01:03:49

In search of Celtic Christianity: A Twenty-First Century Dilemma

Type:Event
Abstract:This is a lecture by Dr. Peter ERB titled "In Search of Celtic Christianity: A Twenty-First Century Dilemma", where he discusses early studies and Irish history, Celtic origins and religion, Glastonbury, bishops, plagues, Anglo Saxons and other topics to do with Celtic Christianity.
Date Recorded:2006-10-27
Duration:01:30:13

Greta Grigg T2 [Tape Two]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Grigg (MacLennan), Greta
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Greta Grigg (nee MacLennan) of Port Hill, P.E.I. In this interview Greta talks about big families, chores and housework, horses, storms, mussel mud, potato farming, traveling on the railway, Tyne Valley, working as the postmistress, getting the strap in school, women's rights, airplanes, WWII and rationing,

Date Recorded:2006-02-01
Duration:01:03:05

Greta Grigg T1 [Tape One]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Grigg (MacLennan), Greta
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is an interview with Greta Grigg (nee MacLennan) of Port Hill, P.E.I. In this interview Greta talks about her birth, Christmas, home remedies, her parents, Port Hill, drownings, self sufficiency, her work at a lobster factory, dances, Milligan and Morrison's, Tyne Valley, ice storms, electricity, Courtney Maynard, big families,

Date Recorded:2006-02-01
Duration:01:03:21

George Wooton T4 [Tape Four]

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Wooton, George
Abstract:This is an interview with George Wooton of Charlottetown and Victoria, P.E.I. In this interview George talks about foxes, shipping, Victoria, his service in the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII, farming in the 1930s, his parents, politics, liquor, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-02-07
Duration:01:02:47

George Wooton T2 [Tape Two]

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Wooton, George
Abstract:This is an interview with George Wooton of Charlottetown and Victoria, P.E.I. In this interview George talks about the Victoria Unions hockey team, tuberculosis and his other illnesses, home remedies, joining the Royal Canadian Navy, his family, horses, electricity, telephones, Amy Howatt, church, Rev. Bridgewater, and various other

Date Recorded:2006-01-27
Duration:01:03:06

Estelle Bolger T4 [Tape Four]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Bolger, Estelle
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Estelle Bolger of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Estelle talks about Joe Bun Gaudet and playing on the radio, Christmas, her family, the Georgetown Exhibition, her husband Lenie, dancing, playing music, working in the barbershop, earthquakes, and helping the doctors.
Date Recorded:2006-01-16
Duration:01:03:38

Estelle Bolger T3 [Tape Three]

Type:Interview
Contributor:Bolger, Estelle
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This interview is with Estelle Bolger of Summerside, P.E.I. In this interview Estelle talks about her family, the Halifax Explosion, the Spanish Flu, her mother, her father, her family's barbershop, Bob Fraser, Georgetown, cars, ice, a murder in the 1930s, snowstorms, and rats.
Date Recorded:2006-01-09
Duration:01:02:49

Ella Willis T2 [Tape Two]

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Willis (Edwards), Ella
Abstract:This is an interview with Ella Willis (nee Edwards) of Hampshire, P.E.I. In this interview Ella talks about Charlottetown, music lessons, the railway, WWI, school, the Spanish Flu, snow, her work as a nurse, Hunter River, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-11-30
Duration:01:03:00

Ella Willis T1 [Tape One]

Type:Interview
Contributor:MacKay, Paul
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Contributor:Willis (Edwards), Ella
Abstract:This is an interview with Ella Willis (nee Edwards) of Hampshire, P.E.I. In this interview Ella talks about her family, traveling, life on the family farm, chores, potatoes, Sundays and church, school, her first car ride, WWI and the Halifax Explosion, picnics, Christmas, and various other topics.
Date Recorded:2006-11-29
Duration:01:03:40

Eillan A' Phrionnsa: The Gaelic Community of Prince Edward Island

Type:Event
Abstract:This is a lecture by Dr. Michael Linkletter titled "Eillan A' Phrionnsa: The Gaelic Community of Prince Edward Island", where he discusses Scottish Gaelic communities, early settlers, the Gaelic language, 1855 census, importance of poetry, Gaelic newspapers, discrimination and Gaelic influence on English citizens of PEI. The lecture

Date Recorded:2006-11-10
Duration:01:35:26

Bernard Creamer : Altars, Churches, and Fine Buildings

Type:Event
Contributor:Creamer, Eric
Abstract:This is a lecture by Eric Creamer titled "Bernard Creamer: Altars, Churches, and Fine Buildings", where he discusses farming, Souris, immigration, education, East Point, religion, parishes, convents, church fire, construction and building of a church, Kelly's Cross, and other life events of Bernard Creamer.
Date Recorded:2006-11-03
Duration:01:04:40

Redmond, Mary

Type:Photograph
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is a photograph of Mary holding a quilt.
Date Recorded:2006

Grigg (MacLennan), Greta

Type:Photograph
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is a photograph of Greta smiling in her kitchen.
Date Recorded:2006

Corcoran, Francis

Type:Photograph
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is a photograph of Father Francis Corcoran engaged in conversation on the telephone.
Date Recorded:2006-02

Bolger, Estelle

Type:Photograph
Contributor:Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Abstract:This is a photograph of Estelle Bolger.
Date Recorded:2006