Barnes, John 2. Interview about life in Quidi Vidi.

Interview concentrates on the Barnes shed and his life in Quidi Vidi. Barnes was born in 1949 and was brought up in Quidi Vidi Village. Contents include construction and renovation history of his shed as well as some memories of his youth and his home. He is not a fisherman but he sympathizes Quidi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Xuan
Other Authors: Barnes, John
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Migration/settlement
Architecture
building and construction
Sheds
Barnes
John
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/5049
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Summary:Interview concentrates on the Barnes shed and his life in Quidi Vidi. Barnes was born in 1949 and was brought up in Quidi Vidi Village. Contents include construction and renovation history of his shed as well as some memories of his youth and his home. He is not a fisherman but he sympathizes Quidi Vidi's fishery and people. 1:10 - Introduction to family photos; 02:14 - Barnes talks about growing tourism in Quidi Vidi; 5:50 - Newfoundlanders do Crab fishery now; Opinion that fishery will be forever; 8:24 - Some comments about neighbours; Attended school for adult education with Linda Hennebury; 11:16 - Impression of Linda and how she gets a lot of antiques from tourists all over the world; 12:33 - The history of Mallard Cottage before antique store; Changes Peggy Magnone introduced.

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