tales-of-Fogo-Island
tales-of-Fogo-Island tales-of-Fogo-Island
"Prince" poses for a photo while taking abreak. Notice the pony's heavy winter coat.family friend, "Tony".Questions to think and write about:1. Why are there so few Newfoundland Ponies today?2. Why did Newfoundland Ponies become the favorite work horses inNewfoundland?
Wedding TalesWhen Mr. James Greene of Tilting was married, he and his new bride plannedto ride a horse drawn cart from the church after the ceremony.In those days, people fired guns into the air when new couples came out ofthe church. Just as the new Mr. and Mrs. Greene were about to get into thecart, someone fired a gun. Their Newfoundland Pony was spooked and tookoff down the road with Mr. Greene in the cart. Mrs. Greene was left behindand had to get another ride to the reception!When Mr. and Mrs. Brendon McKenna were married, they had to journey toanother community because there was no priest in Island Harbour. Mrs.McKenna recalls the details of her wedding day:We were married on the 24th of November 1947. In them times, thepeople had to go to the priest to get married. The only priest was inTilting, so we got Mick Butt's boat and went as far as Joe Batt's Arm. Wedid not travel on to Tilting by boat because 'twas in the fall of the yearand it would be rough going around Round Head. We landed in JoeBatt's Arm and left to walk to Tilting on a slide path.While we were on our way, it started to peck rain. Then it came down inbuckets. As it happened, there was someone in Sandy Cove with a horseand cart. They picked us up and carried us to Tilting.We went to the home of Mrs. Christina Broders and changed our clothesbefore going to the church. After we were married, we went back to Mrs.Chris's again and changed our clothes for the trip back home. We alsohad something to eat before we left. When we got to Joe Batt's Arm, Mrs.Francis Penton had a big cooked dinner for us, - you know, with thecorned pork and vegetables and everything! However, it was gettingdark and we could not stay to eat the meal. Mrs. Penton put it all in acontainer and gave it to us to take aboard the boat.When we got back to Island Harbour, the 'tea' was at my mother's houseand the dance was in the school. In them times it was the square dance.Twas daylight before it was over! We had the time of our lives! I believethat those were better times. Everything was enjoyable.
- Page 1: Tales ofFogo IslandCompiled and edi
- Page 5 and 6: ContributorsThe following people an
- Page 8 and 9: A Brush with DeathYears ago, medica
- Page 10 and 11: A Remarkable NurseOne well-known re
- Page 12 and 13: Dealing with emergencies in those d
- Page 14 and 15: Looking back on her life, Nurse Col
- Page 16 and 17: The Disappearance of Bill HurleyOn
- Page 18 and 19: In later years, two youthful boysA
- Page 20 and 21: Stories of World War TwoMr. Gregory
- Page 22 and 23: the right moment, it would hit the
- Page 24 and 25: These are just a few of the many st
- Page 26 and 27: After many years, Walter Ludlow's s
- Page 28 and 29: The man believed he could make it t
- Page 30 and 31: Schooner LifeBefore roads connected
- Page 32 and 33: days. Coming back was the same way.
- Page 34 and 35: the name of Saunders up in Herring
- Page 36 and 37: The McKenna family business has sto
- Page 38 and 39: southern end of Change Islands. Dur
- Page 40 and 41: The Newfoundland PonyWhen people ta
- Page 44 and 45: The original St. Patrick's Church,
- Page 46 and 47: group would go over the hills behin
- Page 48 and 49: There were also special remedies fo
- Page 50 and 51: Green ribbon around neck: Believed
- Page 52 and 53: Removing the soundbone,or "splittin
- Page 54 and 55: Yaffling and piling dry cod.Lifting
- Page 56 and 57: 'Number Two' fish was not as good.
- Page 58 and 59: There were thirteen stores on the p
- Page 60 and 61: ShipwrecksWhen a schooner or other
- Page 62 and 63: The Wreck Commissioner was StoneyFo
- Page 64 and 65: The Dominion and AlarmMany sealing
- Page 66 and 67: Tragedy at the IceThe seal hunt is
- Page 68 and 69: time they made it, they found nothi
- Page 70 and 71: Jumping Ship on Fogo IslandOn Octob
- Page 72 and 73: Year's Eve, some of the men became
- Page 74 and 75: The Lumber WoodsMany local men fish
- Page 76 and 77: They would be hungry after a long,
- Page 78 and 79: Loading the Tractor Sleds Up With F
- Page 80 and 81: Lumber Woods TravelWhen on their wa
- Page 82 and 83: They did not have one thing dry to
- Page 84 and 85: true as I'm here! That was the firs
- Page 86 and 87: Since 'white ends' in the forest we
- Page 88 and 89: Man's Best FriendToday, most dogs a
- Page 90 and 91: Retriever or the 'Landseer'. The La
"Prince" poses for a photo while taking abreak. Notice the pony's heavy winter coat.family friend, "Tony".Questions to think and write about:1. Why are there so few Newfoundland Ponies today?2. Why did Newfoundland Ponies become the favorite work horses inNewfoundland?
Change language