FoodTrust - Connections

Well, you’re finally going to start hearing from someone else on this blog. We’re starting a new series about agriculture, and life, on P.E.I. in the early 1900’s.

Dutch Thompson will be writing the series. What? You haven’t heard of Dutch!!

Dutch is a local historian with over 900 hours of recorded stories from Maritimers (eastern Canadian’s) born between 1894 and 1920. Dutch has a passion to save these stories of occupations and practices no longer in existence. He also tries to capture the many “firsts” that people have seen, like the first cars, radios, and telephones.

Dutch is best known locally for his series on CBC radio called “The Bygone Days” which airs on the afternoon show “Mainstreet”.

He has received three P.E.I. Heritage awards for his work and has had stories on national and regional radio and in “The Island Magazine” . Dutch also served as the Historical Script Advisor for the series “Emily of New Moon”

His first post will arive soon so check back often.

Scott