Knight, Garry. 1. Part one of interview about Shoe Cove.

• Main Author: Bateman, Shannon
• Other Authors: Knight, Garry
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Subjects: Towns; Work; Knight; Walter; John; William; Butt; Audrey; Ash; Ebeneezer; Power; Diamond; Noseworthy; Mern; Furlong; Wall; Glen; Chevalier; Maxwell; Weston; Martin; Marguerite; Stephanie; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8695

Garry Knight describes growing up in Shoe Cove and his career at the satellite tracking station from Silver Threads in Pouch Cove. 00:00 – introductions; 0:28 – birth date; Shoe Cove; great grandfather’s estate; 1:04 – father Walter Knight; grandfather John Knight; great grandfather William Knight; house today; 2:03 – Walter Knight marrying Audrey Butt; working as heavy mechanic; operating service station; 2:44 – John Knight working as fisherman; William Knight’s father coming to Pouch Cove to construct ceiling in Catholic Church; settling from Quidi Vidi: William Ash and Ebeneezer Knight; 3:46 – five generations; settlement; 4:36 – first families; Powers; Irish dialect; pronunciation; Diamonds; Noseworthys; Merns; Furlongs; Walls; Butts; 6:28 – farming and gardening; clearing land; 7:27 – family ancestry in France; John Chevalier; 9:05 – siblings; Glen Knight; growing up; cousins; 10:36 – school; Roman Catholic school; coming to United Church school; 11:29 – walking to school; summer break; Maxwell Knight; John Knight; Weston Knight; 13:23 – teenage hangouts; swimming; 14:22 – helping with gardens; father working with American air force and Churchill falls; fruit trees; 15:56 – berry picking; supplementing income; American presence supporting economy; 17:30 – vehicles; roads; 20:26 – marrying Marguerite Martin; Random Island; daughter Stephanie Knight; grandson; 22:43 – occupation; working at father’s service station; Dodge salesman; finding job at NASA tracking station; moon landing; 25:11 – NASA selecting Pouch Cove; 26:26 – Bendix Field Corporation operating station; experiences at station.