A view from the Hill

In the early-1800s, Nix Power married one of Thomas Nashs daughters and the Powers settled on the Hill above the Gut and Square. In the mid-1850s, another family of Powers arrived and settled on the Hill. Patrick Mooney (b. 1816) the first Mooney in Branch - married a granddaughter of Nix Power and...

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Main Author: Branch Cultural Historical Association
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: 2000
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Families
Houses
Towns
Weddings
Marriage
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4397
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_avalon/4397 2023-12-31T10:19:29+01:00 A view from the Hill Branch Cultural Historical Association Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch--The Place; 2000 image/jpeg http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4397 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4397 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Bev Power personal photo collection Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Migration/settlement Families Houses Towns Weddings Marriage Still Image Photograph 2000 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z In the early-1800s, Nix Power married one of Thomas Nashs daughters and the Powers settled on the Hill above the Gut and Square. In the mid-1850s, another family of Powers arrived and settled on the Hill. Patrick Mooney (b. 1816) the first Mooney in Branch - married a granddaughter of Nix Power and settled at the base of the Hill, above the Englishs at the Gut. This explanation of how the Place was built is not intended to be a detailed historical account. It is a general overview of how land would have been cleared further from the Gut as the population grew. Nashs still live at the Gut, most Powers live on the Hill, Roche and ORourke are generally Over the Road family names. However, these are only general observations and different family names are found in all areas of the Place. Still Image Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic Migration/settlement
Families
Houses
Towns
Weddings
Marriage
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Families
Houses
Towns
Weddings
Marriage
Branch Cultural Historical Association
A view from the Hill
topic_facet Migration/settlement
Families
Houses
Towns
Weddings
Marriage
description In the early-1800s, Nix Power married one of Thomas Nashs daughters and the Powers settled on the Hill above the Gut and Square. In the mid-1850s, another family of Powers arrived and settled on the Hill. Patrick Mooney (b. 1816) the first Mooney in Branch - married a granddaughter of Nix Power and settled at the base of the Hill, above the Englishs at the Gut. This explanation of how the Place was built is not intended to be a detailed historical account. It is a general overview of how land would have been cleared further from the Gut as the population grew. Nashs still live at the Gut, most Powers live on the Hill, Roche and ORourke are generally Over the Road family names. However, these are only general observations and different family names are found in all areas of the Place.
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author Branch Cultural Historical Association
author_facet Branch Cultural Historical Association
author_sort Branch Cultural Historical Association
title A view from the Hill
title_short A view from the Hill
title_full A view from the Hill
title_fullStr A view from the Hill
title_full_unstemmed A view from the Hill
title_sort view from the hill
publishDate 2000
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4397
op_coverage Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Avalon Peninsula--Branch--The Place;
genre Newfoundland
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op_source Bev Power personal photo collection
Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory
op_relation Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula
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op_rights CC BY-NC 2.0 CA
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