Whelan, Barry. Interview about working as a monumental mason and living in St. John's.

Barry Whelan shares his memories of growing up and living in St. John's. Topics discussed include the family's haunted house, Barry's employment at Muir's Marble Works, and the craft of making trivets.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGuire, Andrea
Other Authors: Whelan, Barry, 1946-, Barry Whelan was born in St. John's on April 19, 1946. Growing up, Barry lived on Commonwealth Road in Mt. Pearl, Barnes Road in St. John's, and a house built by his father in the Goulds. Barry began his working life as a monumental mason at Muir's Marble Works in St. John's, and later worked for various airlines. He then lived in Toronto and Australia before returning to St. John's with his family. Barry has two sons, and has worked with stone throughout his life; these days, he is often found making and selling trivets and coasters.
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Work
Social beliefs
practices and customs
Towns
Houses
Monuments
Whelan
Barry
1946-
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6585
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_avalon/6585 2023-12-31T10:12:50+01:00 Whelan, Barry. Interview about working as a monumental mason and living in St. John's. McGuire, Andrea Whelan, Barry, 1946- Barry Whelan was born in St. John's on April 19, 1946. Growing up, Barry lived on Commonwealth Road in Mt. Pearl, Barnes Road in St. John's, and a house built by his father in the Goulds. Barry began his working life as a monumental mason at Muir's Marble Works in St. John's, and later worked for various airlines. He then lived in Toronto and Australia before returning to St. John's with his family. Barry has two sons, and has worked with stone throughout his life; these days, he is often found making and selling trivets and coasters. Canada-- Newfoundland and Labrador-- St. John's; Canada-- Newfoundland and Labrador-- Mt. Pearl; Canada-- Ontario-- Toronto; Australia-- Sydney Canada-- Newfoundland and Labrador-- St. John's 2017-07-11 Audio/mp3 75:41 minutes; 86.6 MB http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6585 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6585 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Avalon Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Work Social beliefs practices and customs Towns Houses Monuments Whelan Barry 1946- Sound Audio 2017 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:33Z Barry Whelan shares his memories of growing up and living in St. John's. Topics discussed include the family's haunted house, Barry's employment at Muir's Marble Works, and the craft of making trivets. Audio Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic Work
Social beliefs
practices and customs
Towns
Houses
Monuments
Whelan
Barry
1946-
spellingShingle Work
Social beliefs
practices and customs
Towns
Houses
Monuments
Whelan
Barry
1946-
McGuire, Andrea
Whelan, Barry. Interview about working as a monumental mason and living in St. John's.
topic_facet Work
Social beliefs
practices and customs
Towns
Houses
Monuments
Whelan
Barry
1946-
description Barry Whelan shares his memories of growing up and living in St. John's. Topics discussed include the family's haunted house, Barry's employment at Muir's Marble Works, and the craft of making trivets.
author2 Whelan, Barry, 1946-
Barry Whelan was born in St. John's on April 19, 1946. Growing up, Barry lived on Commonwealth Road in Mt. Pearl, Barnes Road in St. John's, and a house built by his father in the Goulds. Barry began his working life as a monumental mason at Muir's Marble Works in St. John's, and later worked for various airlines. He then lived in Toronto and Australia before returning to St. John's with his family. Barry has two sons, and has worked with stone throughout his life; these days, he is often found making and selling trivets and coasters.
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title Whelan, Barry. Interview about working as a monumental mason and living in St. John's.
title_short Whelan, Barry. Interview about working as a monumental mason and living in St. John's.
title_full Whelan, Barry. Interview about working as a monumental mason and living in St. John's.
title_fullStr Whelan, Barry. Interview about working as a monumental mason and living in St. John's.
title_full_unstemmed Whelan, Barry. Interview about working as a monumental mason and living in St. John's.
title_sort whelan, barry. interview about working as a monumental mason and living in st. john's.
publishDate 2017
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6585
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Canada-- Newfoundland and Labrador-- St. John's
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op_source Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Avalon
Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory
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