Manuel, Fred. Interview with Fred Manuel about his life in Trinity.

Interview with Fred Manuel. Ancestor to Thomas Manuel; Titus Manuel, Fred Manuel's grandfather, was a carpenter and an undertaker; Fred Manuel left the undertaking business after WWII; grandfather helped build St. Peter's Church; built the coffin for Georgina Stirling, the famous opera sin...

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Language:English
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/577
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Summary:Interview with Fred Manuel. Ancestor to Thomas Manuel; Titus Manuel, Fred Manuel's grandfather, was a carpenter and an undertaker; Fred Manuel left the undertaking business after WWII; grandfather helped build St. Peter's Church; built the coffin for Georgina Stirling, the famous opera singer; memories of Georgina Stirling; memories of Georgina Stirling's sisters; Georgina Stirling's funeral; funeral customs and traditions; Memories of Georgina Stirling as chairperson for Norman Grey's election campaign meeting; her home, furniture and books; Stirling house was demolished; Memories of John and James Peyton; owned fishery in Exploits, Lower Sandy Point; James Peyton returned to England and John stayed in Exploits; History of Back Harbour, region of Twillingate.