Seward, Lydia and Gladys Hiscock. Interview with Lydia Seward and Gladys Hiscock, New Perlican

• Main Author: Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation
• Other Authors: Seward, Lydia; Hiscock, Gladys
• Format: Moving Image (Video)
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Illness and health; Work; Supernatural belief; Social beliefs; practices and customs; Oral traditions; expressions and the written word; Games; People; Seward; Lydia; Hiscock; Gladys; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/4956

This interview is part of a series of filmed oral histories, collected in 2005 by the Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation, from over 40 elders who grew up in the area. The Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and protecting the heritage of the Baccalieu Trail Region. This project collected memories of living and working in the area, going to school, children’s games, home remedies, the first modes of transportation, supernatural beliefs, traditional industries and calendar customs and celebrations. This interview is with Lydia Seward (100 yrs), and Gladys Hiscock (93 yrs) of New Pelican. The interviewer is Linda Reid. The camera was operated by Linda Cooper and the interview was edited by Darrell Barrett.