Dear “Uncle Jack", head lighthouse keeper
(All photos were taken 1972-1980 unless otherwise specified)
Pushthrough tickle and church
Garland’s shop, 1960’s
Map of Newfoundland showing sou’west coast including McCallum. The Forgotten Coast stretches from Port aux Basques to east of McCallum.
My 50 year old diaries
Nicholas & me
Nicholas & Timid
Nicholas is happy spring is on its way
Our home in Pushthrough
Dawson’s Point LIghthouse
Pushthrough 1968- one year before the liveyeres left
The Riggs brothers’ shop in McCallum
our beautiful Hillcrest stove from Pass Island
Our first winter in Pushthrough January 1973; Nicholas in forefront; Brian (holding Colleen) & me in doorway. No windows on house yet (except kitchen).
piece of china mug I found in tickle
Michael in front of Brian’s house
Mom with a huge lobster
Sam & Ernie, Dawson’s Point lighthouse keepers (Sam’s son on left)
Morris brothers’ lobster pots
Clayton & John Henry lobster fishing
Boarding CN ferry in Pushthrough harbour
Frozen clothes on the line
McCallum
Pushthrough from the water—- our house is the orange one in the middle
Michael & me in kitchen
our house, the one on the right
Chambers’ mansion, late 1800’s
Limited edition book Michael & I put together in 1979: his paintings & my writing
Michael
Brian’s house
My family: Mom & Colleen, brother Joe, Dad, Nicholas
Nicholas & Colleen
my pantry with baking & ducks
hanger purchased in McCallum shop
Dawn, Nicholas & Colleen in front of Brian’s house
me & mom
Century-old documents found in Pushthrough (1911-1923)
Jim Fudge & Michael
Morris brothers’ home, Great Jervis, with family visiting
John Henry
Schooner in Pushthrough tickle 1800’s
Single pane windows
Uncle Jack Wells, 1983
Cod fish
Tom & Clayton
Clayton
Winter in Pushthrough
CN Tavener
McCallum
McCallum
McCallum
McCallum
Our Great Jervis home today
Our home in Great Jervis
McCallum
Dawn & Michael married June 10,1969
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My growing family: 1969-1980
Nicholas born December 19, 1969 in Willowdale Ontario
Galen born June 10, 1977 in Newmarket Ontario
Emily born August 25, 1980 in Grand Falls Newfoundland
My Mom (1930- 2012)
& Dad (1928-2005)
We left Newfoundland…and Michael & I went our separate ways in 1982…but that’s another story.
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Me & Nicholas & Colleen, Pushthrough Nfld 1974
Nicholas & me, Nova Scotia 2024
Nicholas reading to Colleen
in the kitchen on mattress