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An Axe for Christmas

Jane: What did ye usually get for Christmas down in Boat Hr? Joe: I can’t remember very much. If you got something for Christmas it was a scribbler, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Jane’s Christmas Present

Jane Hayse’s first Christmas gift as a child. Again this shows how much people appreciated the few toys they were given. She has had it for more than […]