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Christmas Eve Anticipation

Frank: Christmas Eve back 40-50 [70] years ago. It’s not like Christmas Eve today because the kids, we’ll say, matter of fact there was way more kids then […]

Frank Talks about Christmas Dinner

See, I can only refer to Parker’s Cove. In Parker’s Cove, just about everybody had sheep and in the spring of the year the sheep would have lambs, […]

Frank Murphy Talks about Trying His New Skates

[One year] I got a pair of skates. Now right after school opened in December, I never got the chance as we never had hardly any ice that […]

Families at a Garden Party

In this photo from the early 60s, families gather on a local meadow in Boat Harbour for a garden party celebration. The garden party was the highlight of […]

Alice Drake’s First Christmas Tree

I had my first Christmas tree, I think I was 12, somewhere around there. Said to mom “mom I’m gonna have a Christmas tree this Christmas. She said […]

Frank and Ann Murphy on Mummering

Frank: That’s how you looked for a few drinks see. Dress up for mummering. Go to certain person’s house, 9 chances out of 10, they would have a […]

Frank Murphy Christmas Preparations

Frank: I don’t think I can remember a Christmas tree. You would hang a stocking yes but there was no Christmas tree. Mostly after you starting getting the […]

Peggy’s Christmas Gift

Elizabeth: What was the first thing you ever got for Christmas, Peggy? Peggy: A pair slippers. Elizabeth: A bought pair or knitted pair? Peggy: No not knitted a […]

Mary Whyte Lady Day

Interviewer: So nobody would fish on Lady day, would they ? Mary Whyte: Oh, my God, no. Well Lady day was a big holiday one time. It was […]

Earl Lockyer Makin’ It Up “ac’rn as she goes”

Earl: Up in Hermitage, one time, they used to have what they calls chin music. So this young fellow, they were doing the chin music, this young fellow […]

Marion’s Special Gift

Marion: The most fantastic thing I got for Christmas was an accident. I use to look in the old catalogues, Eaton’s catalogues and I wanted the little golden […]

Ruby King’s Wedding

Interviewer: When you came home and got married, what kind of wedding you have? Ruby: Oh, just old fashion wedding. Interviewer: So what kind of wedding would that […]