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John Day's Oral History - Transcription

This is the transcription of John Day's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on November 29, 1977. The interview includes his time in an English orphanage, growing up in Canada, and his work with the Wabash Railroad.

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John Day's Oral History - Sound Recording

This is the recording of John Day's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on November 29, 1977. The interview includes his time in an English orphanage, growing up in Canada, and his work with the Wabash Railroad.

Tags: "The Cannon Ball", 1977, automobile factory, bass drum, Betty Turnell, Bluebird, Canada, Canadian National Railroad, Cannon Ball, cement company, Charlie Cunningham, Decatur IL, Douglas Air Craft, Dr. Barnardo's Homes, farm work, farming, Feltwell England, Foreman, freemason, Grand Truck Railroad, Holmes Foundry, homestead farm, Imperial Oil Refinery, Infants' School, Inglewood Ontario, interview, John Day, London England, Marysville MI, Mason, Michigan, Montreal Quebec, Music, National Guard, Norfolk County, November 1977, OH82, Ontario, oral history, orphanage, paint shop, painter, painting, passenger trains, personnel, physical abuse, pigiron, Poetry, Port Huron MI, Quebec, recording, retirement, round house, Sarnia Ontario, sound recording, Steam Engines, tannery, The Great Lakes Navigation, Toronto Ontario, transcription, travelling, Tunbridge Wells England, visit to England, Wabash Railroad, Wills-St. Clair car, World War II, WWII