Vol.26 No. 3

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Them Days Vol. 26 No. 3 – 2001

Shiwak Family History. John Shiwak was born September 24th 1919. George Cartwright’s dairies. Judy McGrath speaking to George Shiwak about a bombing back about 1943. The day following the fire of Makkovik Wednesday, January 28, 1948. Doris M. Peacock was learning English before going overseas service with the Moravian Church. John C. Davis says it was a good time in Cartwright when he was young. Harvey and Eugene Blake was in a boating accident in 1953 or 1954. It’s been a period of year’s, growing up in the straights and used to go dogging now and then. John Howell was born in 1904. Melvin Hamel looked at snowshoe birch with his dad once. Some time ago you asked to add Labrador people who went overseas in World War One.

Shiwak Family History – Max & Bridget Blake
Stories from Rigolet – John Shiwak
What really happened on Eskimo Island? – Max Blake
Bombing near Rigolet, 1943 – George Shiwak
Moravian Missionary Diary at Makkovik: 1948 – Rev. G. Harp
Memories of Doris Peacock – Brigitte Schloss
Easter, Whaling, Ghost stories and other memories – John C. Davis
In Memory of Harvey & Eugene Blake – Halden Budgell
Dogs and Let’s Go Dogging – John M. Earle
If I could mind I’d be able to tell some stories – John Holwell
Short Stories – Gus Flowers, George Blake, Alex Turnbull, Leonard Budgell,James, Susan & Inga Andersen, Melvin Hamel, Marcella Murphy, Horace Goudie, Beatrice Watts, Joan Stedman, May Pardy, and Susan Felsberg
Musket, a rare dog – Leonard Budgell

Front cover: A man, his dog and a hat full of berries. Jim and Sally Voisey collection.

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