Sullivan, Phyllis. 1. Part one of interview about Pouch Cove.

Phyllis Sullivan describes living in Pouch Cove, joined by Eileen Baldwin at her home. She discusses the SUF, school, fishing, and children of the community. 00:00 – husband going overseas during WWI; 0:57 – SUF society; father’s membership; fisherman’s dinner; 2:15 – attending school; heating schoo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chun Lau, Po
Other Authors: Sullivan, Phyllis; Baldwin, Eileen
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published:
Subjects:
Mr.
Joe
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8679
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Summary:Phyllis Sullivan describes living in Pouch Cove, joined by Eileen Baldwin at her home. She discusses the SUF, school, fishing, and children of the community. 00:00 – husband going overseas during WWI; 0:57 – SUF society; father’s membership; fisherman’s dinner; 2:15 – attending school; heating school with pot belly wood stove; students bringing wood; cocoa malt; school day; one room school; 3:30 – teachers; 4:40 – going to church morning and evening; Anglican church; 6:02 – helping mother with chores; mother working stages; siblings; 6:52 – changes in Pouch Cove; houses built on back road; 7:22 – Orangemen’s building; SUF and Orange parade; uniform; 9:30 – Eddie Williams bringing SUF book to Heritage event; 10:55 – seal fishery; 13:45 – playing cards at Susie Noseworthy’s; 15:00 – United church school; Mr. Mercer; strict classroom; 17:01 – heating babies in oven to keep warm; 18:01 – being only child; 18:40 – Jake Langmead’s oldest daughter Helen marrying man from Calgary; 19:21 – Roland Langmead killed by horse; 20:07 – Susie Noseworthy visiting former house on 80th birthday; sons William, Roland, Warren, daughters Sadie; Susie, Madeline, Mary, Lillian; 21:45 – father fishing in Biscan Cove with Joe Butt; fish boiling on flakes on hot day; 23:58 – Jake Langmead fishing in Pouch Cove; great grandfather coming from Port Aux Grave to fish in Biscan Cove; lost at sea on ice flows.