Hudson, Gwen. Interview about Pouch Cove.

Gwen Hudson describes growing up and living in Pouch Cove, with occasional input from her daughter and interviewer Shirley Bragg. She discusses working at the Hudsons' store, community events, folk cures, giving birth, food, funeral traditions, and notable events.00:00 – dances; music; accordion; lancers; 1:16 – SFU Hall events; concerts; 2:28 – Gary’s stories about his grandfather; fishing at Shoe Cove; 4:11 – siblings; 5:42 – working at Hudson’s store; meeting her husband; 6:36 – baking on Saturdays for Hudson family; chocolate cake; 8:22 – finding job at Hudson’s store; job hunting in St. John’s; 9:58 – retiring; fifty year work anniversary; 11:35 – Shoe Cove; John Kelly’s stage; 13:53 – Tommy Hudson, cod liver oil factory; Billy Bob Butt; 14:34 – attending United Church School; 16:08 – typical day at school; walking home for lunch; 17:01 – living across from Anglican Church; father tearing house down and building new; 18:35 – lunches; french fries, potatoes; 19:44 – trying to make pie; 20:49 – mother giving away dinner to sick boy; 22:10 – helping neighbors; 22:20 – Shirley retelling story of Gwen’s mother giving away dinner; 24:18 – keeping warm at school; helping with firewood; 25:00 – midwife; Mrs. Jordan; Miss Guners; 25:44 – giving birth alone; Mrs. Torant; 27:13 – folk cures; goose fat; Fanny Noftle; molasses and kerosene; balsam; 32:39 – mustard and flour plaster for chest; 33:17 – colds; castor oil; epsom salts; 34:17 – cod liver oil; factory; 35:26 – Mary Janes; 36:06 – rendering cod liver oil; liver from fisherman; 39:00 – collecting cheeks, tongues, britches; using all parts; 42:25 – working in store; food in bulk; 44:58 – uses for molasses; 45:42 – general store; 46:05 – daughter working at store as child; 46:26 – Anna Gruchy’s store for candies; Shea’s store; 49:34 – Kelly’s store; 50:29 – daily mass; walking to mass from Shoe Cove; Gruchy truck; Tommy’s truck; 51:38 – hauling coal and supplies in truck; 52:03 - station wagon as hearse; Gruchys selling caskets from Carnell’s carriage house on Duckworth Street; 53:52 – Jeff Carnell starting funeral home; 55:06 – laying out bodies at home; Rollie Noseworthy and Ruben Castello preparing Shirley’s grandfather; 56:29 – Charles Ryan making caskets and cutting hair; 57:40 – Jim Hudson and Sam Hudson cutting hair; Muriel Osmond; crimping irons; 1:00:00 – engraving caskets; 1:01:04 – Cyril Williams’ father’s wake; using black horse; 1:05:16 – Richard Bolton getting lost in the woods; search party; fairies