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The family cottage was a very important part of Barb's life when she was growing up. The entire family and their maid would pack up and move out to the cottage every summer.15
Barb Earle talks about Hoopers, a popular business in Peterborough.28 March 2006
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Barb is one of many Peterborough residents who has fond memories of Hooper's Confectionary. It was an important part of people's lives when she was growing up. See sections about Marlow Banks and Stuart Laing for more on Hooper's.17
Barb Earle talks about buying penny candy with her money for the Sunday School collection.28 March 2006
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Barb's parents went to the United Church. Her mom had been brought up Anglican before she was married. The kids went to Sunday school and Barb remembers they would come in the spring in rubber boots and pick the kids up and they would go out picking pussy willows, May flowers and that kind of thing.In Peterborough Barb was aware of the intolerance of religion. Catholics and Protestants didn't hang out together. There were only two high schools in Peterborough when Barb was young PCVS and St. Peter's Catholic School. Protestant and Jewish kids went to PCVS. Jews weren't allowed to join the Peterborough Golf Club or the Rotary Club.
Sunday nights they had supper in the living room around the radio. Favourite programs of the day included "Amos and Andy", "Jack Benny", and "Charlie McCarthy".
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Barb Earle discusses how food was delivered to your home and the differences in food now and then.28 March 2006
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Barb remembers when delivery men brought food to your door. She also remembers that they didn't eat some of the foods then that are common today.21
Barb Earle talks about having maids and women from the country who became maids for families.28 March 2006
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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The Depression caused many men to travel from place to place looking for work. Barb remembers that her family often gave these men a meal when they appeared at their door.23
Barb Earle talks about having maids and women from the country who became maids for families.28 March 2006
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Many country girls came to the city looking for work. As a result, many city families were able to have maids when Barb was growing up. These young women often became a part of the family that they worked for.25
Barb Earle talks about her part time job in high school.28 March 2006
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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Barb worked at a record store every Saturday during high school. The money from the Saturday job was her own, her father was a very, very generous man who would have given her anything so she didn't have to worry about earning money.Barb recalls her mother was probably the one who decided physiotherapy would be a good profession for Barb. She says that it was and she ‘thoroughly enjoyed it'. In the late 1940s there were two universities that offered the course. The University of Toronto was the most westerly one so they had girls from the west that had to come all that way if they wanted to study physiotherapy or occupational therapy. Her class was very small but after that the two programs were combined, later it reverted back to being separate programs.
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Barb Earle and her father at their home.1930
512 Weller Street, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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