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Evans, Chantelle. Photo of Chantelle weaving in St. John's. The shuttle is in her right hand. The pattern structures are taped to the loom.
No full textPhoto of apprentice, Chantelle Evans weaving in St. John's as part of Heritage NL's Mentor-Apprentice program. Stephanie Stoker was Chantelle's mentor
Evans, Chantelle. Photo of Chantelle's weaving patterns.
No full textPhoto of apprentice, Chantelle Evans' weaving pattern as part of Heritage NL's Mentor-Apprentice program. Stephanie Stoker was Chantelle's mentor
Collins, Patrick. Audio of interview about the heritage district and laneways of Harbour Grace, NL.
No full textPat Collins describes his experiences working with the Conception Bay Museum, of which he is now chairman. He discusses how he has used the heritage district's laneways as settings for ghost stories. Buildings near the lanes inspire him to learn histories and share them with others. He states his vision for the laneways' future development
Lynch, Jane. Interview about active heritage in Harbour Grace and the heritage district in the town.
No full textJane Lynch discusses Harbour Grace's history: the heritage district, the old homes and other structures in the town, and the laneways. She talks about the town's needs and what she would like to see happen to attract more tourists and locals to Harbour Grace
McCarthy, Mathew. Interview about Harbour Grace
No full textMathew McCarthy talks about his childhood in Riverhead and Harbour Grace
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No full text"The peaceful island of Devon Point in Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, is about to change forever. In the summer of 1998, construction crews arrive to build tourist cottages in hopes of bringing an economic boost to the area. The land had been owned by the Saunders family for several generations. The last family members to inherit it were two sisters, Clare Saunders Henderson and Beatrice Saunders Holwell. In the 1960s, the two women moved away and sold the land to a wealthy St. John's businessman, Charles Sinclair. He allowed the land to remain idle until Winterberry Development in Halifax purchased it in 1990 and planned the project. No one could anticipate that the sisters' sons, Gordon Henderson and Eamon Holwell, would challenge the development and claim the land as their own. What were their motives and why now? As the summer passes, the question of land ownership threatens to tear apart the Henderson grandchildren, destroy lifelong friendships, and disrupt a family wedding in St. John's. The fate of the cherished island of Devon Point remains in limbo, while the daughters of patriarch, Charles Sinclair, uncover secrets about their father that they could never have imagined." -- Synopsis, page i
Photo of Marie Daniels and Andrea O'Brien in Marie's home.
No full textMarie Daniels and Andrea O'Brien are in Marie's kitchen where she is demonstrating how to make stuffed grape leaves for Andrea O'Brien, Lara Maynard, and Terra Barrett of Heritage NL. The ingredients are laid out in front of Marie
Photo of kibbee and baked kibbee recipe from Lillian Basha George's cookbook "Favorite Recipes of Basha Family".
No full textKibee is a traditional Lebanese dish that was served in the Basha family. Lillian Basha George describes how kibbee is prepared and enjoyed
Smith, Harold. Interview about the Fowler House in Brigus.
No full textMegan Webb and Terra Barrett interview Harold Smith about his familial relation to the Brigus J & G Smith company, his connection to the Fowler House, and historical research and records pertaining to the history of Brigus.00:00 Start of recording; 00:01 How he came to contact us; 00:50 The story of the house as he understands it; 02:15 He talks about his family tree and ancestors from Teignmouth, England. He is the descendant of William George Spear Smith, who lived in Fowler House; 04:10 John and George Smith were the J & G Smith company in Brigus; 04:40 George was the sailor who went to Labrador for the fishery; 05:10 Brigus at that time was well known for its skippers, captains, etc.; 05:53 Talks about Nicholas Smith’s book, and that Nicholas was one of the captains that worked for J & G Smith; 07:50 An oral history description of the Fowler House that he suspects comes from Olive Cornick, who had a house in the Gullies of Brigus; 10:40 He had offered to buy the Fowler House from Richard and [Daisy] Sadie but didn’t get it; 11:37 Harold [Hal] Bart owned the other house that John [Jack], the other brother, lived in, which is the white house up from Fowler House that is now owned by Harold Smith; 12:08 The white house is still mostly original; 12:47 He reads out a document of the description of the house; 17:00 Nicholas Smith’s book states that in 1888 the J & G Smith business failed; 17:20 He shows a scan of an Indenture of Sale for the white house in 1883 between John James Smith and William George Spear Smith; 17:43 This house was owned cooperatively by the J & G Smith business, and he suspects that the Fowler House was the same; 18:01 The white house was sold in 1888 to a Mr. Samuel Edwards; 18:17 There are a lot of deeds in the binder of research he has in his possession regarding the land the Smith’s owned; 19:55 The houses were built by William Greene; 21:40 Aunt Olive’s thought that the lean-to attachment was made when the Smith’s had twins; 22:48 The Smith’s had 14 children and eight of them died within the first year; 24:40 The firm [J & G Smith] owned the white house and sold it in 1883; 27:23 George died at 60, his headstone is in the cemetery in Brigus between the United and Anglican church on the lower right side; 31:10 William Green was a contractor and built a lot of houses in Brigus; 31:58 End of recording