Milltown-Head Bay d'Espoir Museum
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Resettlement - The Bay d'Espoir Experience

 
Inside view of St. Matthew school and its teacher
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St. Matthew's church in Pass Island
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Choir singing in St. Matthew's church
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The Altar in St. Matthew's Church
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A typical Christmas in Pass Island, child unknown.
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Any mummers allowed in? Mummering was and still is a Christmas time tradition in Newfoundland.
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Before the time of the washing machine, everything was handwashed.
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Looking in from the tickle in Pass Island
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Looking out in Pass Island
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Rencontre West
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Rencontre West; before and after resettlement. The houses built there now are used as cabins.
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Rencontre West
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Rencontre West, long after resettlement, now a prime location for cabins.
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Rencontre West after a heavy snowfall
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A coastal boat used to transport people and supplies to isolated communities.
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Rencontre West's church
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Dories tied up at the docks in Rencontre West
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Friends and family gathered together for Christmas celebrations
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