Hennebury, Linda 1. Interview about life in Quidi Vidi.

0:27 - Confectionary Store; How the building has been used over the years, particularly back room; 1:41 - Conversation about the sign; 3:51 - Biographical details, marriage and origin; 4:38 - Conversation about bathroom; 6:10 - Spoons; 7:47 - “Some boys cut the pocket out of their pants just to make...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blythe, Christine
Other Authors: Linda Hennebury is originally from Portugal Cove. She moved to Quidi Vidi after she was married in 1962. Linda opened the pub (The Inn of Olde) in 1977 with her husband Bobby.
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4910
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Summary:0:27 - Confectionary Store; How the building has been used over the years, particularly back room; 1:41 - Conversation about the sign; 3:51 - Biographical details, marriage and origin; 4:38 - Conversation about bathroom; 6:10 - Spoons; 7:47 - “Some boys cut the pocket out of their pants just to make sure they gave me something,” there was everything/always been a collector; 9:33 - “Packaging/what you going do with all of it if something happens to me. I’ll take it with me. You’re not going in a coffin, you’re going in a tractor trailer.”; 10:25 - Kidney story; 11:17 - 214 dead, “I’m everybody’s mother.”; 14:30 - Chowder, turkey soup, and chili 16:00 - Changes in Quidi Vidi; 17:24 - Famous people on the wall and military figures “everybody’s important, everybody’s important to me.” 18:47 - Rowing, city council, mother, grandmother; 19:23 - Struggle with cancer; 20:41 - Painting practice; 21:30 - Only went to grade 11, after 18 years I went back and got my grade twelve.”; 23:21 - Lonely hours; 25:00 - Linda talks about working for her money, giving away food; 27:40 - Cut the ribbon, talks about the three alcoholics crying “baby duck,” gravel floors; 30:53 - Good memories on hard days.