Lee, Annie; Payne, Mary Ann. Interview about life in Petty Harbour.
Interview with Annie Lee and Ann Payne focuses on growing up in Petty Harbour, important places in the community, and the concerts and activities in the community. Introductions; Annie Francis St. George Lee was born June 10, 1919 in Heart’s Desire, Trinity Bay; Mary Ann Payne was born April 16, 195...
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| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/5347 |
| Summary: | Interview with Annie Lee and Ann Payne focuses on growing up in Petty Harbour, important places in the community, and the concerts and activities in the community. Introductions; Annie Francis St. George Lee was born June 10, 1919 in Heart’s Desire, Trinity Bay; Mary Ann Payne was born April 16, 1954 in St. Clare’s Hospital in St. John’s; Payne grew up in Petty Harbour and lived there her whole life; Lee grew up in Heart’s Desire and moved to St. John’s for work at the age of nineteen; Lee then moved to Petty Harbour to work in Chafe’s shop at the insistence of her sister; 3:06 - Lee and Payne explain how Lee married Ambrose; 3:46 - Discussion of Chafe’s shop and what was sold in the shop; 7:14 - Washing clothes on Mondays; Hauling water from the river for washing and to water the garden; 8:00 - The river as a place to play; River’s development; Fairy stories surrounding the river; 10:17 - Story about Ann’s uncle's encounter with fairies; 11:43 - River as a magical place after dark; Graveyards another place you would not visit after dark; 13:31 - Changes in Petty Harbour; Change in the separation between religions; 16:47 - Story about Tom Whitten the cobbler; 19:46 - Which priest was on the alter when Lee came to Petty Harbour; 20:15 - Places in Petty Harbour which stand out; Stories surrounding Indian Rock; 23:33 - Importance of the church; 23:59 - Forms of entertainment; 26:30 - The fishery; 27:53 – Boarders at Lee’s house; 29:11 - Funerals; 30:31 - Dances; Wartime; 38:46 - Ambrose Lee’s jobs; 39:24 – Payne making pea soup; Household chores; 44:14 - Agricultural fair; Foodways; 46:17 - Childhood activities and toys; Holidays; 51:49 - Supper customs; 53:29 - Childhood games; 57:37 - Agriculture; 1:01:27 - Foodways; 1:03:32 - Seasonal activities as a child; 1:04:34 - Washing in the pond during the summertime; 1:05:14 - Family vacations; 1:07:17 - Christmas visiting; 1:10:50 - Advances since the 1960s; Children in the fishery; 1:12:18 - Mummering/Janneying; Christmas visits; 1:15:19 - Card playing; Gambling. |
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