Lyall, Amos. Interview with Amos Lyall at his home in North West River, Labrador.

• Main Author: Jarvis, Dale Gilbert
• Other Authors: Lyall, Amos
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Churches; Architecture; building and construction; Happy Valley-Goose Bay; inuit; inuktitut; Makkovik; Newfoundland; North West River
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_lab/id/352

Interview with Amos Lyall at his home in North West River, Labrador, conducted by Dale Gilbert Jarvis. The woman speaking at one point is Joanne Swayne. Slight break at the 30 min mark as tape changes sides. The interview primarily concerns the Moravian Church in North West River, its construction, use, and eventual deconsecration. 0:06 - Organization of a Moravian congregation in North West River in 1960; 2:37 - construction of the church; 4:40 - windows donated; 5:18 - designers of church; 5:40 - description of interior; 7:50 - double doors and pulpit; 8:45 - organ donated by Leonard McNeill; 9:30 - how the church was heated; 10:29 - custom of gender segregation during the service, men sitting on one side, women on the other; 12:05 - history of the ministers, Reverend Peacock, inuit elders, bilingual service; 13:10 - Christmas and Easter Service; 14:25 - congregation lasted until April 1993, disbanding of congregation, reasons given, link to students and education; 19:00 - building needing maintenance; 20:15 - problems with building and foundation; 20:44 - timber supports and problems with rot; 21:40 - decision to close church based on restoration costs; 25:47 - pews were donated to a new church in Makkovik; 27:00 plans for pulpit and bell; 28:15 - good memories in church, Inuktitut and English bilingual services; 30:28 - slight break; 30:48 - more on bilingual services; 32:30 Inuit families in the congregation in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.