Charles Cormier talks about his life and his work

• Main Author: Juhel, D.
• Other Authors: Cormier, Charles;
• Format: Audio
• Language: French
• Published: 1974
• Subjects: Anecdotes > Anecdotes; Bateaux et navires > Boats and ships; Cordonnerie > Shoemaking; Histoire orale > Oral history; Récit d'expérience personnelle > Personal experience narrative; Météorologie > Weather; Pêche > Fisheries; Travail saisonnier > Seasonal work patterns; Canadiens français > Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador > Port-au-Port; Péninsule de; Canadians; French-speaking > Newfoundland and Labrador > Port au Port Peninsula; Newfoundland; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/gthomas/id/1592

Charles Cormier partage son expérience et ses souvenirs de la pêche, la cordonnerie, la vie quotidienne à Port-au-Port, et l'histoire de la région. Il raconte quelques aventures qu'il a eu dans sa vie, notamment celui d'un Noël quand il marchait dans une grande tempête de neige, et une autre quand il a marché de Corner Brook au Port-au-Port et la gentillesse que le monde lui a offert en route. -- Charles Cormier shares his memories and knowledge of fishing, shoemaking, and daily life in Port-au-Port, and talks about the history of the region. He talks about some of his own adventures, notably the story of one Christmas when he travelled on foot in a huge snow storm, and another about how he walked home from Corner Brook and the kindness offered to him by people along the way.