Summary: | Griffin, Dermot and Griffin, Doris. Interview about working at the mill, what the town of Grand Falls was like, baseball, things Dermot did for fun, and milestones in his life. Dermot Griffin discusses his family’s move to Grand Falls, his work in the mill, growing up in the community, changes in the community, AND Company, clubs and organizations, sports in the community, church, Lady Northcliffe Hospital, crime, police force, fires, fire brigade, holidays, dances, amalgamation, shopping in Windsor, town’s incorporatation, IWA strike, the town’s mayors, and his trip to Buckingham Palace. Doris Griffin discusses growing up in Folksten Kent, England, her first jobs, nursing, meeting Dermot Griffin during the wartime in England, getting married, moving to Grand Falls, War Brides, changes in Grand Falls-Windsor, doctors in the community, shop deliveries, and the differences in England and Newfoundland.
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