King, Mary. Interview about growing up in Ship Harbour, Placentia Bay.

• Main Author: McGuire, Andrea
• Other Authors: King, Mary, 1937-, Mary (Murphy) King was born in Ship Harbour, Placentia Bay on October 6, 1937. She began her teaching career in 1955, and taught for thirty-six years before she retired. These days, Mary devotes much of her time to reading and writing. She has two children and four grandchildren.
• Format: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Towns; Military bases; Communities; King; Mary; 1937-; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/747

Mary King shares her memories of growing up alongside the American military presence in Ship Harbour, Placentia Bay. August 1, 2017 Andrea McGuire and Mary King Introductions; Mary King was born on October 6, 1937, in Ship Harbour, Placentia Bay, to parents Patrick and Jane Anne (Power) Murphy; father was from Iona island in Placentia Bay, which has since been resettled; mother was from Pond Head, Argentia; there were six children in the family; father’s family came from County Waterford in Ireland; 3:15 – describes fear of the ocean; recounts the August Gale tragedy; 5:00 – more description of Iona island; 7:23 – begins discussing childhood; family placed a high value on reading; 9:40 – describes first garden party; 10:35 – memories of mummering; 11:15 – began teaching in 1955; taught for two years in Littledale; describes education; 18:08 – describes time spent reading as a child; mother read to her father, and the children listened in; older siblings read to younger siblings; father’s friends (fishermen) would come to the house “because mom was going to be reading”; she read a book called “Trapp