Bonavista North Museum & Gallery

Any Mummers 'llowed In? 2011

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All photo credits: Jennifer Oille-Sinclair

Thank you to our mystery mummers, extra mummers who showed up just for the fun of it, to all those who donated to our cause, to those who brought food to share and prizes that were awarded, and to Kris Mullaly and Donald Sturge for providing live traditional music. A great time was had by all. Please God we may see you next year!

November 11th at the Museum & Gallery

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On loan from the artist, Shaun O'Connor

Snow Glasses

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The Bonavista Regional Museum has an entire room dedicated to the fishery. Although the artefacts displayed consist mostly of equipment and tools used on boats for locating and capturing certain types of fish or seals, depending on the season, a small number of other artefacts are personal tools used by the individual fishermen such as food containers, compasses, splitting knives, as well as others.

One interesting piece is called Snow Glasses (picture above).

These types of glasses were used by men when they went on the seal fishery to protect their eyes from the blowing snow and bright sun reflecting off the ice. They accomplish this by being darkly shaded, like regular sunglasses, and have two semi-circular metal plates that fold out between the front of the ear piece and the face of the wearer to shield the eyes. The ear pieces and shields fold nicely into a protective case.
These particular Snow Glasses were owned and used by Alfred Willie Hillier and donated by his son Edward (Sam) Hillier.

Aubrey Knee

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The man on the right is Aubrey Knee, from a picture sent to his mother in 1914

The back of the same photograph. These scans were sent in by Frank Knee.

Knee family of Badger's Quay

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This picture comes to us from Frank Knee. Can you help us fill in the missing information?

Isaac _____
Kenneth _____
Ephraim _____
Sophie Rebicca Barbour, or Mrs. Abner Knee

Evelyn Alicia Barbour, or Mrs. Captain Westbury Kean
Stewart _____
Joseph _____
Rebecca _____, or Mrs. John Anstey

Missing name?
Marty _____,
John _____
Nathan - Alwin ?

Abe Mullett, 1891-1993

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The information in this post has been received by Clarence Mullett.

From another clipping...
MULLETT, ABRAHAM THOMAS(1891-    ). Soldier; Sailor. Born Swain's Island, son of James and Rosanna (Rodgers) Mullett. Married Elizabeth Lundrigan. When war broke out in 1914 Mullett joined the Newfoundland Regiment's "Blue Puttees" qv as one of "The First 500" (the initial 537 Newfoundlanders to go oversees). Mullett fought at Galipoli, in Egypt and at Beaumont Hamel and was one of only 65 survivors of the original contingent.

Returning to his pre-war work as a sailor, he joined the merchant marine when World War II began in 1939. After his vessel sunk in 1943 he worked as a longshoreman until his retirement in 1956. He was honoured by the Royal Canadian Legion in 1990 as the last surviving member of the Blue Puttees. Abraham Mullett (interview, Feb. 1991), ET (Oct. 3, 1990). GMW

From The Toronto Star
Thursday, July 22, 1993
Abe Mullett last survivor of Blue Puttees
   ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Abe Mullett, the last known surviving member aof a World War I regiment known as the Blue Puttees, died yesterday. He was 101.
   On Oct. 4, 1914, Mr. Mullett was on of 537 men of the Newfoundlnad Reginment to sail from St. John's on the S. S Florizel.
   Mr. Mullett, known to many as Uncle Abe, was posted to several theatres of war.
   Serving as a stretcher-bearer, he was among the 800 Newfoundlanders at the Battle of Beaumont Hamel on July 1, 1916, and was one of the 68 who were able to make roll call the following day. The rest were killed, wounded or listed as missing in action.

More information about Uncle Abe can be found in these links...
http://www.assembly.nl.ca/business/hansard/ga41session3/91-11-15.htm
http://ngb.chebucto.org/NFREG/WWII/ww2-records-mullett.shtml
http://www.therooms.ca/regiment/soldier_files/Mullett_Abraham_Thomas_rnr-0777.pdf

Catchin' Sculpins

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This is Marcie Davis, on the wharf in Quirpon with a sculpin in the early 1930s(?). Daughter of Levi Davis & Ethel Winsor, Marcie is married to Clifton Howell and lives in Pound Cove. Older folks from Pound Cove will remember her family as the owners of the shop, Levi Davis & Sons.

Lumsden

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This house used to stand on Lumsden South. A beautiful example of how houses used to look on this coast.

Some pictures from Baxter W. Kean's albums...

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Baxter Wesley Kean was born in Brookfield in the 1890s to Job & Virtue (nee Hann) Kean. He continued the family business 'Job Kean: General Dealer' until his death in 1976. One of his grand-nieces has been scanning old pictures while doing some family research, and has shared with us... Please do leave your comments!

Baxter with his 1st cousin, Lester Barbour, c.WW1.

Here is Baxter's sister, Maggie, with her husband Baxter Barbour & their children.

Here is Job Kean Sr. with dog (Kip? Rip?) near his sawmill at Jobie Kean's Brook (Valleyfield).

Does anyone know who these children are? Perhaps some of Baxter's siblings or cousins?

The back of the photo reads: Pearl, Tricksy, B. W. K., Geo. It is taken just outside of Baxter's shop in Brookfield.

Brookfield with Baxter's house & shop in the far background, his brother Charlie's house in the next garden. A funeral perhaps?

Gramma Hann and one of her great-grandchildren(?) in Wesleyville. Sophia Hann was Baxter's maternal grandmother.

The church hall/school in Brookfield. This used to sit across the road from Ebenezer United Church.

Wesley Hall

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Pictures provided by Doris Kean, Wesleyville

Summer Church Picnic (1935)

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Seals

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Methodist School

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The first Methodist School in Wesleyville, built in 1876.

Winsor Premises (1910)

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Capt. Stanley Barbour

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Wesleyville Fish Flakes

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Fish makers on the large flake of Jesse and William Winsor. Picture taken about 1910.

Buildings left to right: House of Skipper Peter Winsor, owned later by Jacob Tiller; House of Capt. S. R. Winsor, owned later by James and Edward Hill (still standing); Shop of J. & W. Winsor; House of Capt. William Winsor Sr.; The Post Office; Extreme right: house of Cornelius Winsor.

Capt. Abram Kean

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Church Cadet Corps

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Seal Fishing

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The Wesleyville Wharf

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Capt. Sid Hill with officers on the bridge of the S.S. Eagle, 1924

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Back Row (L. to R.): Eli Roberts, Robert Stockley, Capt. Eugene Burden.

Front Row (L. to R.): Capt. Sid Hill, ? Roberts, Lewellyn Kean, Harry Andrews, John Gibbons (Lumsden), William Fifield.

Home of Capt. Kenneth Knee, Badger's Quay

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Capt. Peter Carter

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Crew of the M/V Monica Walters, lost in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, March 26, 1948

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Front Row: First five men from Torbay area, names not available; extreme right, Skipper Alex Perry.

Second Row (L. to R.): ? , Tom Tuff, Capt. Fred Hounsell, Gerald Tuff, Wm. Tuff, Harold Price.

Third Row (L. to R.): ? , Howard Gill, Herbert Norman, Victor Vincent, William O'Keefe.

S.S. Bellaventure

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The S.S. Bellaventure, 467 tons,was engaged in the sealfishery for only seven springs, 1909-1915. Her record year was 1910, 35,816 seals; her total 112,135.

We have the following report of her first vayage: "The S.S. Bellaventure struck the seals on March 12th., at 2:00, thirty-eight miles off Gooses Cove Head. The work of killing was continued till the 20th of March, on which date the ship became jammed, and remained so 'til April 4th under Bacalhao Island...Captain Knee is well pleased with the Bellaventure, and says she could not be better in the ice."

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Home of Capt. William Winsor Jr. in Wesleyville.

Currently the Winsor House Heritage Inn.

Memorial School

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The Memorial School was built in 1930. Today, the two front classrooms are used as our Museum; the classroom at the back is the :Ocean View" Senior Citizens Rooms.

The Wesleyville & Brookfield Auxilaries of the Women's Missionary Society. August 1905

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Front row, left to right: Stalia Granter, Jemime Gaulton, Violet Carter, Mary Jane (Jen) Hann, Annie Winsor, Miss Cook (teacher).

Second row: Mrs. Ellen Sparkes, Unknown, Mrs, Abram Granter, Mrs, Peter Blackwood, Mrs. Dr. Levi Curtis, Mrs. Job (Virtue) Kean, Mrs. Polly Wells, Mrs. Jesse Winsor.

Third row: Mrs. Samuel Brenton, Mrs. Absalom Gaulton, Mrs. John Hann, Annie Winsor, Mrs. Rev. Sidney Bennett, Miss Penney (teacher), Mrs. Luke Gaulton, Mrs. Peter Gaulton, Mrs. Noah Andrews, Ms. Jennie Stanford.

Fourth row: Mrs. George Hann, Mrs. William Winsor Sr., Mrs. Jacob Winsor, Mrs. John (Sophie, or Grandma) Hann, Mrs. Rev. George Paine, Mrs. Peter Hann, Mrs. George Winsor, Mrs. Japeth Winsor, Mrs. Lewis Winsor, and Gertrude Winsor.

Note the two people peeking through the window at right.
Do you know which house this is taken in front of?
And is that Luke Gaulton's 1st wife, of Lukey's Boat fame?

Photo submitted by Carolyn Morgan.

'Grandma Hann'

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Written on the back of the original photo: To Flora, Taken on my 98th Birthday. Grandma Hann. (in very nice handwriting!) Sophia, or Mrs. John Hann, is known in the Cape Freels to Wesleyville area as Grandma Hann. She lived to be 101 years of age, and is buried in the cemetary next to the museum.

Photo submitted by Carolyn Morgan.

Sleigh-ride

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Gertrude (Winsor) Hann, Meg (Kean) Barbour McNiven, and Flora (Hann) Kean.

Photo submitted by Carolyn Morgan, grand-daughter of Flora.

Greenspond, 1955

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Photo courtesy of the Greenspond Historical Society

Magistrate's House with the War Memorial in front, c. 1924

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Photo courtesy of the Greenspond Historic Society

Pond Head, 1955

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Photo courtesy of the Greenspond Historical Society

Skating on Greenspond Harbour, around 1900

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Courtesy of the Greenspond Historical Society

Sealing Captains from Bonavista North

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Sealing Captains from Bonavista North

Front Left to Right: Hon. Capt. Dawe; Capt. George Hann; Hon. Capt. Abram Kean; H.D. Reid Esq. (Newfoundland Railway); Capt. Arthur Jackman; Hon. Capt. Blandford.

Back Left to Right: Capt. E. Mercer; Capt. D. Blandford; Capt. Job Kean; Capt. Alphaeus Barbour; Capt. I. Mercer; Capt. George Barbour.

Photo copyright 1910 shown on large printed poster that was popular in many homes.

Kean Premises, Brookfield

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This photo shows the residence and shop of Captain Job Kean and his wife, Virtue (Hann).

Taken sometime between 1903 and 1931.

The house is still standing. The third floor with mansard roof was removed in 1931, and the servant's quarters were removed sometime after that, perhaps in the 1960s. The house was passed down to Job & Virtue's son Baxter, who then passed it to his nephew Job Kean Jr. Job Kean Jr. sold the property to Bruce Davis, and Bruce passed it on to his daughter, Janet. Janet Davis and Duke Kelloway are the present owners of the house.

The c.1890 shop was designated a historic structure by the Newfoundland & Labrador Heritage Foundation in 1988 and won the Southcott Award for restoration in 2003. It is currently the home of Norton's Cove Studio. www.nortonscovestudio.blogspot.com

This is how the property looks today...

Wesleyville Wharf

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Wesleyville Wharf

Which schooners are tied up? Who owns the buildings and boats?

Wheeled Barrel

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Another Wesleyville shot. Here we can see Wesley Hall in the background, and perhaps the shop of George Hann or Bishop's in the foreground? A great example of a wheel-barrel, and of the boy carring the pails with a hoop. Who are the people?

The Salvation Army, Greenspond

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The Salvation Army building in Greenspond.

What date was it built? When was this building removed?

The sign over the door is in the posession of the Salvation Army's New-Wes-Valley Corps.

Boy in Wesleyville

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A young boy (who?) in front of Captain Jesse Winsor's House. This home was located just behind Wesleyville's Canada Post building. When was this picture taken?

Wesleyville Funeral

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Here is a funeral procession going by a house in Wesleyville that is still standing, but in a different format. It stands to the direct left of the Winsor House Heritage Inn.

Who built this house? Who owned this house at this time?
Whose funeral? Who are the people in the foreground?

Here is the same house, at a later date, owned by Augustus & Lillian (Hillier) Davis. Gus & Lillian were responsible for removing the bay windows and decorative siding & trimwork.

The house has since gone through more changes, including the removal of the second storey and the addition of vinyl siding. It is currently owned by a Kelloway family.

Wesleyville

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This old photo shows a portion of Wesleyville.

Can anyone comment on who owns these houses, and which ones are still standing?

What name would you put on this particular bend of the road?

The Reach

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