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Sounds of the country, extracts from Choate, Medicine men
Sounds of the country, extracts from Choate, Medicine men
Frank Walsh (great grandson of Francis Young of Young's Point). Aged 87. Indians at store, trading pelts, dug out canoes, logging, squaring timbers, French loggers, George Douglas, etc. Recorded in Warsaw at Young's Point
Frank Walsh (great grandson of Francis Young of Young's Point). Aged 87. Indians at store, trading pelts, dug out canoes, logging, squaring timbers, French loggers, George Douglas, etc. Recorded in Warsaw at Young's Point
Earle Tighe, Warsaw, woodsman, biologist, musician, Irish wake flute music, cures, logging, river driver, working logs, Irish settlement in Central Ontario, views on language, Jews, etc, several early stories (tracks 1 and 4)
Earle Tighe, Warsaw, woodsman, biologist, musician, Irish wake flute music, cures, logging, river driver, working logs, Irish settlement in Central Ontario, views on language, Jews, etc, several early stories (tracks 1 and 4)
Earle Tighe - Warsaw, Irish flute and fiddle music, and wake music with description of Ont. Irish wake
Earle Tighe - Warsaw, Irish flute and fiddle music, and wake music with description of Ont. Irish wake
Earle Tighe: Irish in Central Ontario, 'booby hatch' logging, lumber camps, language - views on Irish, English, Jews, and several very earthy stories
Earle Tighe: Irish in Central Ontario, 'booby hatch' logging, lumber camps, language - views on Irish, English, Jews, and several very earthy stories
Clifford Tivey (aged 83) edited: life on square-rigged barque on Australia run - 1900
Clifford Tivey (aged 83) edited: life on square-rigged barque on Australia run - 1900
The Liftlock Story (Part 2) and the Otonabee River: 3 3/4 ips. Master copy Extracts from tapes 3, 13 and 14. See also tape 56.
The Liftlock Story (Part 2) and the Otonabee River: 3 3/4 ips. Master copy Extracts from tapes 3, 13 and 14. See also tape 56.
The Liftlock Story: Extracts from tapes 8 and 10 (track 1, 60 minutes). Logging in the 1890s: Extracts from tapes 7, 9, 10 and 22 (track 4, 60 minutes).
The Liftlock Story: Extracts from tapes 8 and 10 (track 1, 60 minutes). Logging in the 1890s: Extracts from tapes 7, 9, 10 and 22 (track 4, 60 minutes).
John Thompson aged 104 recorded in Westwood: logging, Riel Rebellion, fishing (track 1, 45 minutes). Copies of Mrs. Smith's (Lakefield) tapes: Harry Strickland (age 95) son of Watler Strickland; Mr. Newcombe; Old Ennismore lady singing 'Ole Plaid Shawl' (track 2, 1 hour)
John Thompson aged 104 recorded in Westwood: logging, Riel Rebellion, fishing (track 1, 45 minutes). Copies of Mrs. Smith's (Lakefield) tapes: Harry Strickland (age 95) son of Watler Strickland; Mr. Newcombe; Old Ennismore lady singing 'Ole Plaid Shawl' (track 2, 1 hour)
Transcription for tape 21, Telford, William
Transcription for tape 21, Telford, William
Telford, William: Born in 1878, son of Smith Township poet. Stage coaches, lime kilns, Chemong Lake floating bridge, weaving in Bridgenorth and hotels.
Telford, William: Born in 1878, son of Smith Township poet. Stage coaches, lime kilns, Chemong Lake floating bridge, weaving in Bridgenorth and hotels.
Jack Sheridan (died Nov 7 1968) edited version of tape 18
Jack Sheridan (died Nov 7 1968) edited version of tape 18
Jack Sheridan (died Nov 7 1968), son of Robert Sheridan: deer hand in Bessie Butler; painting on canal; Wiliam Jennings Bryant; sawmill labourer (as student); booms in little lake; piano factory, William Hamilton Works; baseball and teams 1896-99; grounds and works in East City
Jack Sheridan (died Nov 7 1968), son of Robert Sheridan: deer hand in Bessie Butler; painting on canal; Wiliam Jennings Bryant; sawmill labourer (as student); booms in little lake; piano factory, William Hamilton Works; baseball and teams 1896-99; grounds and works in East City
Selkirks mill etc: Being worked on. ??
Selkirks mill etc: Being worked on. ??
Mrs. Albert Reid, daughter of Robert McCauley: owner of 'Stopping Place' Temperance Hotel, near Haultain; loggers and [illegible] used to stay there
Mrs. Albert Reid, daughter of Robert McCauley: owner of 'Stopping Place' Temperance Hotel, near Haultain; loggers and [illegible] used to stay there
Neil Whitmore (age 89) in his home at Apsley. Family history, early settlement and land clearing
Neil Whitmore (age 89) in his home at Apsley. Family history, early settlement and land clearing
Smooker, William: Hand bootmaker, discussing the industry; World War I (tracks 1 and 4)
Smooker, William: Hand bootmaker, discussing the industry; World War I (tracks 1 and 4)
Noyes, George: "Cleaned-up version" of tape 13. Age 87 at time of interview. Born 30 April 1879, died 23 August 1969. Come to Canada from Chester, England in 1882 and settled with family in Lakefield. Log jams, Otonabee River before building on Liftlocks. Saw Mrs. Traill. Buildings and lumbering sidelights. Full description of first dredging of Trent Canal
Noyes, George: "Cleaned-up version" of tape 13. Age 87 at time of interview. Born 30 April 1879, died 23 August 1969. Come to Canada from Chester, England in 1882 and settled with family in Lakefield. Log jams, Otonabee River before building on Liftlocks. Saw Mrs. Traill. Buildings and lumbering sidelights. Full description of first dredging of Trent Canal
Noyes, George: 9 November 1968: Lumbering, sleighs and ice roads, lumber mills, working conditions, cutting roads and trails, work accidents (tracks 1 and 4)
Noyes, George: 9 November 1968: Lumbering, sleighs and ice roads, lumber mills, working conditions, cutting roads and trails, work accidents (tracks 1 and 4)
Mowry, Chester: 24 June 1964 (track 1, 60 minutes): Grandfather ran foundry in Peterborough. Talks of George Street stores. Hall's Glen cheese factory and cheese-making process. Cobbs voice inaudible on Mowry portion. Tivy, Captain: 24 June 1964 (track 4, 45 minutes). Vivid description of rounding Cape Horn in a fully-rigged ship. Hurricanes, roaring forties, ship life, dangerous fog and nature of fear. (Taped at Anson House, Peterborough.)
Mowry, Chester: 24 June 1964 (track 1, 60 minutes): Grandfather ran foundry in Peterborough. Talks of George Street stores. Hall's Glen cheese factory and cheese-making process. Cobbs voice inaudible on Mowry portion. Tivy, Captain: 24 June 1964 (track 4, 45 minutes). Vivid description of rounding Cape Horn in a fully-rigged ship. Hurricanes, roaring forties, ship life, dangerous fog and nature of fear. (Taped at Anson House, Peterborough.)
Milburn, Eunice: Granddaughter of Thomas Milburn who came to Peterborough with Adam Scott. Early settlement, floating bridge on Chemong Lake and maple sugaring. Age 90 at time of interview.
Milburn, Eunice: Granddaughter of Thomas Milburn who came to Peterborough with Adam Scott. Early settlement, floating bridge on Chemong Lake and maple sugaring. Age 90 at time of interview.
McMahon, Matthew: Age 91 at time of interview - died 20 November 1969. Worked with horses for a dealer, lumbering and cadging; information re R.B. Rogers and the Peterborough Lift Lock.
McMahon, Matthew: Age 91 at time of interview - died 20 November 1969. Worked with horses for a dealer, lumbering and cadging; information re R.B. Rogers and the Peterborough Lift Lock.
Marsden, Moses: Born at Roseneath or Alderville 15 June 1870, age 95 at time of interview. A native river-driver who lived in shanties and was a Seventh-Day Adventist.
Marsden, Moses: Born at Roseneath or Alderville 15 June 1870, age 95 at time of interview. A native river-driver who lived in shanties and was a Seventh-Day Adventist.
Geale, Leah, June 1964: Daughter of R.B. Rogers, designer and engineer of Peterborough Liftlocks (track 1, 30 minutes). Hurtubise, Gene, 14 July 1964: He was in charge of the cement hoist for over 2 years during the construction of the liftlocks (track 1, 20 minutes). Holmes, Fred, 30 October, 1964: Regarding Senator George A. Cox. Dangers of work at the cordage company; sweated labour and old Peterborough (track 1 side 2, 45 minutes)
Geale, Leah, June 1964: Daughter of R.B. Rogers, designer and engineer of Peterborough Liftlocks (track 1, 30 minutes). Hurtubise, Gene, 14 July 1964: He was in charge of the cement hoist for over 2 years during the construction of the liftlocks (track 1, 20 minutes). Holmes, Fred, 30 October, 1964: Regarding Senator George A. Cox. Dangers of work at the cordage company; sweated labour and old Peterborough (track 1 side 2, 45 minutes)
Garvey, John: Born 29 November 1877 and died in 1966 at age 88. Lumbering, logging, shanty life. Dug foundation for Quaker Oats with scraper and team. One verse of logging song
Garvey, John: Born 29 November 1877 and died in 1966 at age 88. Lumbering, logging, shanty life. Dug foundation for Quaker Oats with scraper and team. One verse of logging song