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Wedding Supper in Oderin

Many wedding suppers were held in the home of the bride or the groom. This photo shows the cutting of the wedding cake at Alice and Gordon Drake’s […]

Grace Lockyer Talks about Cakes in a Suitcase

Grace: When people, they said down home, they wouldn’t invite you to the wedding years ago until they went around. They ask everyone to make a cake for […]

Outdoor Performance of West Moon

The play West Moon, by Al Pittman, tells the story of how the souls of the dead rise in a resettled community on All Souls’ Night. They look […]

The Gravel Pits Video by Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers

This funny video accompanies the Gravel Pits song and shows an exaggerated version of the weekend activities involved in gravel pit camping. The places chosen were almost always […]

The Mummer’s Song by Simani

In this video recorded to accompany Simani’s Mummers’ Song, the activities involved in a visit by the mummers are showcased. It accurately describes a scene that was replayed […]

Mummer Visiting a Home During Christmas Time in Parker’s Cove NL

In this photo from the mid nineties, one of the last regular mummers in Parker’s Cove visits a home in the community.

Mrs. Anne Whiffen Demonstrates How She Would Sing for the Mummers

A feisty 90 year old Mrs. Anne shows us her skill at singing for the mummers. Siting at a kitchen table, she taps her feet and sings a […]

Mummers Having a Nip in Parker’s Cove

Here a group of young mummers tease their nan by offering her Screech to drink. This happened at a Christmas in July event during Come Home Year in […]

Mummers Knocking and Asking “Any Mummers ‘Lowed In?”

Children participate in mummering tradition in Parker’s Cove during a daytime family visit. Here they go through the routine of asking with a disguised voice “Any Mummers ‘Lowed […]

Florence Miller’s Wind Up Hockey Player

Many of the participants in this project still have the toys they were given so long ago. This wind up hockey player was the first toy Florence Miller […]

Old Valentine

Fancy cards for Valentine’s were rare until the 70s. Before that cards were homemade with verses written by the sender. Sometimes these verses were unflattering words directed at […]

Concert on St. Patrick’s Day

The priest would often attend important times, like Paddy’s Day. If there was a concert, he would be given an important role such as introducing “a part” or […]