Interior of Fitzgerald root cellar

• Main Author: Catherwood, Kristin
• Other Authors: Fitzgerald, Ann, b. 1950, Ann Fitzgerald, b. 1950, is the current mayor of Keels. She was born and raised in the community and continues to live there with her husband, June. She has been a gardener for the majority of her life, starting as a child helping her mother, and continues to garden with her husband Joseph "June" Fitzgerald.
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Objects; Buildings; Root cellars; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_en/id/130

Photo of interior of Fitzgerald root cellar, facing north. The cellar is oriented toward the south. It was constructed approximately in the first decade of the twentieth century by the Fitzgerald family. It was used to store produce grown in family gardens in and around Keels. Its construction was of local stone, turf, and local wood. The cellar was passed down to Anne by her grandfather, Michael Fitzgerald, b. 1890. It was used up until ca. 2000 to store vegetables, but is no longer used. Notice stone foundation and log support beams. The wood would have been locally cut in the woods near Keels.