Lewis Payne and Bessie Dawe on 'courtship between communities,' 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: Migration/settlement; Social beliefs; practices and customs; Festive events and games; Payne; Lewis; Dawe; Bessie; Courtship; Fogo Island (N.L.) > Social life and customs; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_cn/id/946

Bessie Dawe describes how she met her husband from Seldom-Come-By even though she was living in Stag Harbour. They would walk down to Seldom-Come-By from Stag Harbour for various parties and gatherings. There would be church events with supper, for example. They would have dances, although not on Sundays, on nights after the church sale (garage sale). Lewis says that they would walk to Seldom-Come-By from the Town of Fogo in the morning and back again at night. They might also go by bike or dog team.