| Summary: | Angus Gilbert shares his memories of growing up in Coffin Cove and Harbour Buffett. August 25, 2017 Andrea McGuire and Angus Gilbert Introductions; Angus Gilbert was born in Coffin Cove on May 1, 1940, to father Samuel Gilbert and mother Ella Gilbert, who were both from Harbour Buffett; 1:02 – describes family; had five siblings; there were three girls and three boys; father was a disabled fisherman; boys fished with father in the summer; at age 14, began working summers at Wareham’s Premises; 2:40 – the family always had a vegetable garden; they cut hay; kept sheep and goats; father was a twine mender; he also knit fishing nets and cobbled shoes; Angus helped with all these tasks, and learned to do them, too; 3:25 – father was a good carpenter and boat builder; 3:40 – describes family’s morning rituals; there was no electricity; 4:40 – there were always chores when they came home from school; after supper they’d “get into their books”; 5:30 – describes work and school options; considered working in the post office, but was convinced to complete Grade 11; 8:00 – they entertained themselves as kids; as a child, built a small boat and small shed; played soccer, hockey, basketball; went swimming in summer; 9:35 – explains how to mend twine; 10:21 – knit two cast nets in Grade 11; knit first nylon cast net in Harbour Buffett; used to catch and sell lobsters; 11:20 – began lay reading in church at age 16; has been doing it for 60 years; 13:00 – began teaching school at age 18; first taught in Brookside on the Burin Peninsula; taught school for 33 years; 14:00 – spent 27 years with the Scout movement; 15:00 – more detail about building boats and carpentry work; completely renovated his current home; 17:05 – more details about sports and recreational activities; 17:50 – cut wood in winter; helped with gardening; describes family’s vegetable garden; catching and preserving fish; they ate a lot of fish; 20:00 – describes some folk cures and remedies; man healed a wound with turpentine; mother boiled molasses with ...
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