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Paddy’s Day Concert

Interviewer: So tell me about the Paddy’s Day Concert … the first time you were in the Paddy’s Day concert, what kinds of things you did. Mary: The […]

Memories of Mummering

Elizabeth: We were up, it was fairly late when they came, probably like 11 or 11:30 and we let them in the house, 2 o’clock in the morning, […]

Mary Power and Mrs. Ann Talk about the Dances

There was no band, just a single accordion and people danced to sets, such as the lancers or the Virginia Reel and the occasional 2 step waltz. Mrs. […]

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 […]

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 […]

Community as Family

Because prior to 1949 we had nothing. If you got up in the morning and that, you had neither bit of butter, you go to your neighbour. Sing […]

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 […]

Rough Day in Parker’s Cove

This photo shows the breakwater in the community of Parker’s Cove on a stormy day.

CN Marine Coastal Boat MV Hopedale

From 1960 to 1984, the MV Hopedale served isolated outports in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was well known in the Placentia Bay area as it served the communities […]

Longliner Hauled Up in Parker’s Cove Mid 70s

The fishing boat shown in this picture was often used to carry passengers from Paradise Sound to other communities in the bay. Here the longliner, owned by Charlie […]

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 […]