King, Mary. Interview about growing up in Ship Harbour, Placentia Bay.
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; fath...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_oral/747 2023-12-31T10:17:29+01:00 King, Mary. Interview about growing up in Ship Harbour, Placentia Bay. McGuire, Andrea 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. Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Ship Harbour; Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Placentia 2017-08-01 Audio/mp3 74:39 minutes; 85.4 MB http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/747 eng eng Intangible Cultural Heritage - Oral Traditions and Expressions http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_oral/id/747 CC BY-NC 4.0 Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Migration/settlement Towns Military bases Communities King Mary 1937- Sound Audio 2017 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:22Z 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 Audio Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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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 |
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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. |
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