Story Circle. December 13 audio recording.

• Main Authors: Rubin, Dan, Chun Lau, Po
• Other Authors: Bragg, Shirley; Noseworthy, Susie; Sullivan, Ethel; Jordan, Ruth; Jordan, Marie; Sullivan, Phyllis
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Towns; Mummers; Christmas; Gardens; Claren; Harry; Russell; Gruchy; John; Easterbrook; Mr.; Gould; William; O'Keefe; Evans; Bill; Shea; Dettmer; Elke; Hudson; Tommy; Smallwood; Joey; Jack; Noseworthy; Doug; Langmead; Jim; Strugnell; Mary; Osmond; Louise; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8670

Community members share stories about Pouch Cove during Story Circle event, discussing topics such as moving to town, mummering, Christmas, gardening, SFU events, and being on welfare. 00:00 – introductory discussion; 1:16 – mummering; janneying; Harry Claren; Russell Claren; 2:37 – introductory remarks; 3:28 – moving to Pouch Cove; coming to teach; first impressions; similarities to Port Aux Graves; 6:17 – John Gruchy; vehicles belonging to Mr. Gruchy, Mr. Easterbrook, William Gould, John O’Keefe; driving ministers to Biscan Cove; 9:13 – bringing pregnant women to hospital; 10:10 – coming to Pouch Cove as teacher; from Silver Fox Island; 12:10 – moving from St. John’s; 12:24 – Bill Evans and Mr. Easterbook’s bus; leaving Sunday; 13:30 – Bill Evans’ nickname; Jerry Porky; Snotty Jack; Long Tom; Cripple Jim; 15:57 – John Shea coming home from church; initialing sheep; 17:39 – growing cabbage; pit storage; collecting and selling seed; Elke Dettmer’s house; 23:20 – greenhouses; selling green tomatoes; garden stories; 28:10 – grandmother keeping eggs in salt over winter; 28:32 – buying supplies; 29:59 – fertilizing with fish and capelin; 30:17 – potato harvest; 31:12 – selling carrots to Tommy Hudson’s store; 32:25 – growing sunflowers; 32:45 – co-op store; selling fish to Mr. Gruchy; Joey Smallwood; losing shares to co-op store; 39:05 – first day of work on Friday the 13th; luck; 40:12 – Christmas traditions; playing cards; meals; stockings; 43:28 – gifts for Lady New Years; 45:10 – story about family opening gifts through partition in double house; 47:30 – Old Christmas night; dinner; mummering; janneys and fools; costumes; music; hobby horse; 51:02 - change in Christmas traditions and community; post WWII; arrival of Americans; V Day; end of war; 52:47 – ugly stick; fishermen’s band; SUF; Jack Gruchy; 55:19 – parties at Fisherman’s Hall; New Year’s Day parade; dinners and dances; 59:10 – Easter; building fort in garden; molasses candy; Doug Noseworthy’s egg hunt; 1:02:21 – holidays; Newfoundland Drive; ...