Vol. 43, No. 2 – Birch Island
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Birch Island was settled in 1943 – 1967. Birch Island is a place infused with memories that echo past experiences. Hector Blake moved to Birch Island in 1944. Morris Chaulk moved to Birch Island in June of 1945. Ron Perrault lived in North Bank of Birch Island Creek. Max Blake’s father left Rigolet for work. Shirley (Chaulk) Hefler lived on Birch Island until she was 11 year’s old. Mabel Russell moved to Birch Island in July 1948. Derrick “Dick” Chaulk lived on Birch Island from when he can remember. Lillian Beehymer came to Birch Island when she was born. Henry Rich was born on the base, in the American hospital. Charlotte (Pottle) Wolfrey left Rigolet, Labrador when she was 11 year’s old. Paul Goudie was born in 1949. Margaret Goudie Parsons remember when her dad and other men building a bridge of Birch Island, the bridge connected to them to the mainland. Myra Blake Estes parents were Fred and Alvina Blake. Nellie Roberts lived on Birch Island for 2 months, she came in 1958. Restoring Environment, Restoring Pride is an issue by Marina Biasutti-Brown.
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Description
These Days at Them Days – Aimee Chaulk
Birch Island Map, c. 1960s
Birch Island: A History – Julia Brenan
I Think of Ice Cream – Hector Blake
They Were Used to Working the Land – Morris Chaulk
Birch Island Meant a Lot – Ron Perrault
Lake Melville People – Max Blake
Like One Big Family – Shirley Hefler
This is Home – Mabel Russell
A Permit to Move – Kevin Coffey
Over the Edge – Derrick “Dick” Chaulk
Mom Did Whatever She Could – Lillian Behymer
Labrador Gallery: Birch Island
Making Mischief – Grace and Henry Rich
I Swam from Daylight to Dark – Charlotte Wolfrey
A Melting Pot – Paul Goudie
The Bridge – Margaret Goudie Parsons
Building the Bridge – Thorwald Perrault et. al.
A Little Piece of Heaven – Myra Blake Estes
We Grew Everything – Virginia Moriarity Davis
Birch Island Roundtable
Restoring Environment, Restoring Pride – Marina Biasutti-Brown
Then and Now
Previous Them Days Stories About Birch Island
Front cover: Shirley Chaulk and Vilroy Hefler. Birch Island Bridge, c.1955. Courtesy of Shirley Hefler
Back cover: Aerial photograph of Birch Island, 1961. Courtesy of Susan Felsberg
Additional information
| Weight | .12 kg |
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| Dimensions | 23 × 15 × .5 cm |
| Magazine Type | Physical, Digital |
