Vol. 19, No. 4

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Them Days Vol. 19 No. 4 – 1994

First Burdett was come come to Labrador was John Burdett. Frank S. Davis was living in Table Bay in the year 1919, June of 6th. H. B. C owned Sandy Hill one day, as they did around the Bay. Uncle John Burdett had a girl named Deborah. Growing up Herman Daniel hunted seal and fowl a lot then. Jack Watts was going in the scow to Kenemich for a load of hay. Mealtime at Our House is a poem by Josie Mildred (Curl) Penny. Tom Dawson was Fish Warden on the Labrador for Years. Joan Stedman is on a dory carried on the deck of M/V Vida Gertrude. A Labrador Lament is a poem by Kirby C. Lethbridge. The first settlers came to Isle au Bois were Jerseymen from Jersey. In Memory if Sherlock is a poem by Bill Rompkey.

Burdetts of Labrador- Clarice (Burdett) Hopkins
Solomon Burdett’s Funeral- Frank S. Davis
Ol’ Grandfadder- James Burdett
Uncle John- A Hard Case- Jim Burdett
Kayaks- Herman Daniel
Payday for Kate Austin- 1928- 
Mealtime at Our House- Josie Mildred (Curl) Penny
Tom Dawson- Labrador Fish Warden- Leonard Budgell
M/V Vida Gertrude Trip- Joan Stedman
A Labrador Lament- Kirby C. Lethbridge
Isle au Bois- Bessie Flynn
In Memory of Sherlock- Bill Rompkey
Labrador Gallery- Millie Ann & Tamar Burdett

Front cover: Gordie Rendell, Clarice Burdett, and Joshua Burdett. Sandy Hills. Courtesy Clarice Hopkins.