[Goudie, Eli]. Recording about Rev. Dr. Lester Burry

• Main Author: Goudie, Eli
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 1977
• Subjects: People; Burry; Lester; Davis; Bill; Brumsfield; Sam; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6231

An unidentified speaker [possibly Eli Goudie] talks about Rev. Dr. Lester Burry. The speaker shares stories about Rev. Burry, told to him by Bill Davis and Sam Brumsfield. There is only one speaker on the cassette tape, who verbally addresses Hector [K. Swain]. 00:00 - Speaker addresses Hector [Hector K. Swain]; 00:42 - He references Bill Davis and Sam Brumfield who he talked to about [Lester] Burry; Burry stayed with Bill Davis'; parents in Cartright; 01:23 - Talks about Burry being good with his hands, carpentry and making radio sets; 01:44 - Talks about a Mr. Lunan who installed radio stations in Labrador and showed Burry how to put together radio sets; 02:38 - Burry traveled long distances to visit one family, traveling by boat and dog team. Tells story about Bill Davis trying to get Lester Burry's boat in through shallow water; Burry "a father to everyone"; 05:33 - Talks about poor people in Labrador and how Lester Burry helped, bringing them what they needed; 06:30 - says Bill talked about the privilege of having the minister visit, how important it was; 07:38 - Talks about Brumfield who drove with Burry's dog team and lived with them in South West River; Tells story about Brumfield, Burry, and Mrs. Burry going to Peace Cove. Brumfield was sick and he and Mrs. Burry were on the komatik and it became unhooked and went ahead of Burry and the dogs; 10:50 - Talks about interviewing Burry before he died, seeing that he was a committed person and his eyes lit up when talking about Labrador.