Item is a sound recording of an interview with Diane Walsh. Walsh discusses reckoning with sexuality coming from a Catholic background, her relationships with women, and her experiences working in adult education as an out lesbian. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on November 3, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
The first part of the recording is an interview with George Burton (00:00-25:30), continued from Tape 43 (side B). The second part is an interview with Harold McKinnon (25:31-30:59). The recording continues on side B.
Item is a sound recording of an interview with Joan MacLeod. MacLeod discusses her European travels and time living in the UK, her significant romantic relationships, and her interactions with LGBT events and organizations in Pictou Country and other parts of rural Nova Scotia. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on December 10th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is a sound recording of an interview with Karen Lorraine. Lorraine discusses her experience with discrimination in the military, her attendance at LGBT bars and social events in Halifax, her understanding of her gender and sexuality, her romantic relationships with men and women. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on December 3rd, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
The first part of the recording is an interview with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Legrow (00:00-20:56), which was continued from Tape 29, and the second part is an interview with Charlie Allbon (21:28-01:01:07).
Item is a sound recording of an interview with Nancy Jardine and Vicki Froats. Jardine and Froats discuss their 25-year relationship, their attendance at LGBT spaces and events in Halifax, and their experiences coming out. The interview was conducted by Bronwyn Lee on December 10th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
Item is a sound recording of an interview with Pamela Pahl. Pahl discusses coming to terms with her sexuality in Brandon, Manitoba, before moving to Nova Scotia; her experiences in the military; and experiences with Pride Parades, music festivals, and LGBT groups. The interview was conducted by Elizabeth Fitting on November 26th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording of an interview with Paula Arsenault. Arsenault discusses how she came to understand her sexuality, her experiences with psychiatric treatment in the 1980s, her involvement with the Lesbian Gay and Bisexual Conference in early 1990s, and her interactions with feminist organizations in Pictou County and Halifax. The interview was conducted by Sam Ginther on December 11, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording of an interview Sara avMaat. avMaat discusses her work as an artist and physiotherapist; her involvement womens' and LGBT organizations in Halifax, including Pandora and the Halifax Women's Housing Co-op; her coming out experience; and her relationships. The interview was conducted by Bronwyn Lee on November 1st, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording of an interview Sharon Beaseley. Beasley discusses her work in food distribution, her experience using a sperm donor to conceive with her former partner, her involvement with the Youth Project and other LGBT organizations and events, and her relationships and coming out experience. The interview was conducted by Bronwyn Lee on December 8th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording of an interview Sue and Nicky Perkins. The Perkins' discusses their 40-year relationship and subsequent legal fight for marriage equality in Nova Scotia, coming out after 13 years together, and their participation in NSRAP, Safe Harbour Metropolitan Community Church, and other LGBT groups and events in Halifax. The interview was conducted by Jacqueline Gahagan on November 27th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording of an interview Susan Adams. Adams discusses her involvement with LGBT choirs, organizations, and political activism in the 1980s and 1990s; her coming out experience, her work in libraries, her thoughts on the sociopolitical environment in Antigonish, and her spirituality. The interview was conducted by Oscar Campbell on November 5th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording of an interview Susan Larder. Larder discusses living in rural Nova Scotia, her coming out process and relationships with family, her experiences with harrassment, her works as a counsellor, and her involvement with lesbian social groups. The interview was conducted by Elisabeth Rondinelli on December 15th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
File contains a sound recording of an interview Susan Walsh. Walsh discusses raising her children, working as a children's entertainer and artist, her relationships with family and romantic partners, and coming out in her forties. The interview was conducted by Elisabeth Rondinelli on October 28th, 2021 as part of the Nova Scotia LGBT Seniors’ Archive’s Lesbian Oral Histories Project.
The first part is an interview with John C. Matthews (00:00-19:19), which continued from side A, and the second part is an interview with William Blenkhorn (19:20-25:39).
Item is a sound recording of Ian McKay's interviews with miners who worked at the coalfield in Joggins, Nova Scotia. The first part of the recording is an interview with Anthony Belliveau (0:00:00-0:10:57), and the second part is an interview with Everett Gates (0:11:00 -0:31:07), which continues on side B.
The first part is an interview with Arthur Spence (00-04:02), the second part is an interview with Annie Jones (04:05-32:40), and the last part is an interview with Maurice Ruddick (32:41-45:58), continued on tape 18 (side B).
Item is a sound recording of Ian McKay's interviews with miners who worked at the coalfield in Joggins, Nova Scotia. The first part of the recording is an interview with Curtis Melanson (00:00-10:53), and the second part is an interview with Ben Rector (11:00-23:50). The recording continues on side B.
Item is a sound recording of Ian McKay's interviews with miners who worked at the coalfield in Joggins, Nova Scotia. The first part of the recording is an interview with Donald Blanch (00:00-25:56), and the second part is an interview with Aubrey Nelson (26:01-31:32), which continues on side B.
Item is a sound recording of interviews by Ian McKay with Everett Gates (00:00- 21:25), followed by a recording of an interview with Joseph Dauvin (21:27-31:04).
Item is a sound recording of Ian McKay's interviews with miners who worked at the coalfield in Joggins, Nova Scotia. The first part of the recording is an interview with Garvin Wolfe (00:00-16:47), and the second part is an interview with Fred Wilson (17:04-47:18). The recording continues on side B.
The first part of the recording is an interview with Jim Sutherland (00:00-26:50), and the second part is an interview with Billy Baird (26:53-31:13). The recording continues on side B.
The first part of the recording is an interview with Joey (Elroy) Tabor (00:00-28:32), and the second part is an interview with Caleb Rushton (30:50-01:01:37). The recording continues on side B.
Item is a sound recording of Ian McKay's interviews with miners who worked at the coalfield in Joggins, Nova Scotia. The first part of the recording is an interview with Joseph Dauvin(00:00-14:23), and the second part is an interview with Donald Blanch (14:24-31:21).
The first part of the recording is an interview with Lancelot Swift (00:00-19:21). The second part is an interview with Pearl Nodwell (19:23-30:36). The recording continues on side B.
The first part is an interview with Maurice Ruddick (00:00-33:12), continued from tape 11(side B). The second part is an interview with Miss Gladys Wilson (33:15-01:00:11). The recording continues on tape 18 (side A).