Vol. 17, No. 4

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Them Days Vol. 17 No. 4 July 1992 

Stories of Early Labrador

Harvey Montague was born in 1909, his parents were Robert Montague and Hannah Michelin. A. Fred Bailey graduated from Ground Repair’s course in Illinois, and was looking forward to an overseas assignment.  A poem by Cec Fry, issue called John Michelin. Most of the men, 60 years ago were complex personalities. Poem By Verna Mesher called Henry Nelson Mesher. Bill Brown’s dad came from Devonshire, England in the 1800’s. Clarence Brown lived in Eagle River but not that part of it. People from Newfoundland came to Labrador in Schooners and lived off the land. There is a smell of salty air , bake apples and fish smoking in the smoke house all mixing together. Viola Toomashie wrote a poem called Tribute To Labrador Women. Leander Roberts lived with his grandmother growing up. Keep Us Free is a poem by Jim Pardy. School wasn’t finished long before we’d go trout fishing. On August 1st, 1891, the first northbound coastal steamer arrived Red Bay.

 

Memories of a Trapper- Harvey Montague

Tour of  Goose 1955-56- A. Fred Bailey

John Michelin- Cec Fry

Will Shiwak, a Labrador craftsman- Leonard Budgell

Henry Nelson Mesher- Verna Mesher

The Old People- Bill Brown

Pot Rattle Bath- Clarence Brown

Labradorians in World War One-  

schooners

People and Places, Sandy Hill area- Jimmy Burdett

Indian Tickle- Verna Warner

Tribute to Labrador Women- Viola Toomashie

Seal Island, A Happy Place- Leander (Buddy Lee) Roberts

Keep Us Free- Jim Pardy

Boyhood Games and Pastimes in Them Days- John M. Earle

Red Bay, 1891-92- Marion R. Hardy

Labrador Gallery- James Martin

 

Front cover: Harvey Montague. North West River, 1992. D.J. Saunders photo.