“You paid 15 cents to sit in the hard seats, 25 in the soft seats. Once they turned off the lights, it was just a mass exodus. Everybody got into the soft seats.” – Hugh Graham

“So if you got the luck to go in the truck, then that was great. You took your ride to town for groceries. The experience of going to town, usually included, stopping at Whiteman’s Grocery.” – Margaret Cain

“Honestly, going off island, it’s good for tourists and stuff. So if you have a job in the tourist industry, that’s good. But if not, then it’s good to get work off islands where you make more money in return.” – Hugh Graham

“They had a strawberry exchange, which was a big highlight for me because that’s where I went to work and basically had my first job.” – Carol McGarry

“We had just one church at that time that was in the village and it was St. John’s Presbyterian Church. I’m going to tell you the story that actually centers around this church in Mount Stewart.” – Miriam MacLean