Pollett, Bram; Pollett, Rosie. Interview with Bram and Rosie Pollett about their childhood memories, married life, special events and occupations.

• Main Author: Cooper, Linda
• Other Authors: Pollett, Bram; Pollett, Rosie
• Format: Moving Image (Video)
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Schools; Ghost stories; Families; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/8730

Bram and Rosie Pollett share their school life experiences and funny stories and ghost stories they heard in their childhood. They also talk about their married life, their grandchildren, and their life experiences with the new generations in their family. 00:06- 00:30 Introducing Bram and Rosie, Bram born and raised in New Harbour, Rosie born Harbour Buffett; 00:39- 01:43 Rosie played hopscotch, hide and seek in her childhood, Bram played Hockey in New Harbour and he played in different places; 01:49- 02:04 Rosie had only one sister, there were twelve family members in Bram’s family; 02:21- 03:15 Bram grew his own vegetables, there were only grocery stores in their community then, Bram’s mother used to make clothing for themselves; 03:36- 04:12 on Sunday used to eat special foods, used to watch videos on Sundays, swimming in Summer; 04:22- 05:44 no one from Bram’s family played any musical instruments, Rosie used to dance, Rosie used to dances during Christmas with guitar and accordion, on Fridays Rosie’s family enjoyed fish days because her step-father was a fisherman; 05:48- 08:08 Rosie went to a school in her community from kindergarten to grade 9, Bram also went to a school in his community, he and his friends used to take little stoves in their school to keep the place heated, Bram liked arithmetic, spelling; 08:25- 10:15 talked about holidays, 24th May was Rosie’s favorite holiday, shares about Christmas gifts; 11:04- 11:19 their married life, it's been 53 years they got married, twelve children, thirty grandchildren, eighteen great-grandchildren, they have a big family; 11:34- 13:02 changes happened between then and now in families upbringing, they had Pizza, Hamburger as feast food but now children eat this item regularly, they had no freedom like now the children have, Rosie used to make breads everyday but now it does not happen often; 13:07- 22:28 about occupation, mostly fishing, were paid 9 dollars a day, Bram worked in a fishing plant, Rosie also worked in fish plants for 22 years, Bram used to ...