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Sister Margaret Beaton and Ms. Hilda Day of the Beaton Institute interview Mr. Mayich about immigrating from the former Yugoslavia (now Republic of Croatia) to Cape Breton. He discusses family, work and politics.
Recording available for streaming: T-204a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-204a.mp3] and T-204b [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-204b.mp3]

Item is a videocassette recording of Carl MacKenzie and Dougie MacPhee performing at the Logue Building in Sydney in 1977. The tape contains a note that the video was dubbed from black and white reel to reels.

Item is a recording of a Gaelic church service held at the Bethel Presbyterian Church

Rev. E. Bean opened the service with the introduction of Rev. A.D. Mackinnon.

Organ Music
Gaelic Sermon by Rev. A.D. MacKinnon
Gaelic Singing by Loch Lomond Gaelic Choir (Singing of Psalms in Gaelic)

Item is an audio recording of pharmacist Edward Manson outlining the history of the pharmaceutical industry in Sydney, Nova Scotia. The recording includes a description of the flu epidemic that took place in the city during World War 1.

File consists of two audio reels that feature sound recordings of of Dr. Leo W. Bertley of the United Negro Improvement Association discussing the organization and its history in Cape Breton.

Track listing is as follows:
Side A:

• Came to Cape Breton in 1974 to do research, C.B. U.N.I.A. people involved
• Thesis to be controlled into book
• U.N.I.A. not a West Indian organization, people of African descent tied together
• Marcus Garvey, here on way to England
• A.O.C. in Pier, Bishop MacGuire, U.N.I.A., tried to make A.O.C. established church of organization
• Dr. Alvinus Calder, first president of organizations; W.E. Robertson was a later Bishop
• Phillis Family
• Sydney had three associations; West Indian and Black characteristics

Side B:

• Various backgrounds, several different organizations; West Indians importance of education; Dr. Bertley's other interests
• A.O.C. has only one church in Canada and it's in Whitney Pier, do not want to be called Africans
• Marcus Garvey stressed the importance of maintaining archives
• Bertley met Garvey's son

Dr. Elizabeth Beaton interviews Mr. Mayich and discusses the Slavic language, WWII, and working in Canada.

Recording available for streaming: T-1178a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-1178a.mp3]

Item is an audio interview with D. Fedarowych, in 1972. Mrs. Betty Lynch interviews Mrs. Fedarowych about her experience in Ukraine, reasons for coming to Canada from Germany in 1949, and life in Sydney, N.S.
Item is available for streaming: T-529a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-529a.mp3] and T-529b [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-529b.mp3]

Recording available for streaming: T-526a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-526a.mp3] and T-526b [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-526b.mp3]

Item is an audio recording on Jim Charles Macneil singing three Gaelic songs.

Oran na Moccassin

Sailing Song

Song about a sailor with Gaelic

Item is an audio recording of an interview with Herman Kelly concerning his family history and the 1918 Flu Epidemic in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

Lawrence Gillis interviews Miss Helen Blazey who discusses the history of the Polish community in Whitney Pier, St. Mary's Polish Church, Polish culture and traditions and folklore.

Recording is available for streaming: T-414 [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-414.mp3]

Pearl Gallivan interviews Mr. Kris Mayich about his trip to Yugoslavia (Republic of Croatia) and his thoughts on returning to his homeland.
Recording available for streaming: T-474a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-474a.mp3] and T-474b [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-474b.mp3]

Bill Doyle (CBC) interviewing John Huk about Ukrainian culture, the Cape Breton Ukrainian community, Ukrainian dance, Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church, and multiculturalism in Whitney Pier.
T-881a [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-881a.mp3] and T-881b [http://beaton.cbu.ca/AtoM/audio/T-881b.mp3]