Bessie Dawe and Lewis Payne, fishing, Town of Fogo

• Main Author: Power, Maureen
• Other Authors: Payne, Lewis; Dawe, Bessie, Lewis Payne, 85 (b. 14 September 1922) and Lewis Payne, 85, (DOB Sept 14) and Bessie Dawe, 82, (DOB Dec ?) live together in Seldom-Come-By. Bessie is from Stag Harbour and Lewis is from the Town of Fogo. Lewis' family is from the town of Fogo, but he is not sure where they were originally from. They both are Anglican. Lewis has one child, Bruce, who is a teacher and owns a store called the 'This and That' store in the Town of Fogo. Lewis' brother is Stewart Payne, the bishop. Bessie has eight children: six boys and two girls.
• Format: Moving Image (Video)
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Migration/settlement; Payne; Lewis; Dawe; Bessie; Cod fisheries; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_cn/id/925

Lewis Payne talks about fishing. Since he did not have a boat of his own, as a young man he went fishing for five years in another man's boat. They sold their catch to Earls in the Town of Fogo. Lewis then discusses the outmigration of people to Alberta. Stages, traps and people are gone from the community. Bessie Dawe states that the cove was once full of flakes, so you could step from one to the next. From the Anthonys to the Dawes and the Roses there would be flakes.