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

Galen born 1977 in Newmarket Ontario

Nicholas & Colleen

Pushthrough headstone

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

Winter in Pushthrough

Uncle Jack Wells, 1983

Cod fish

Tom & Clayton

Clayton

CN Tavener

Nicholas & me

Nova Scotia 2024

McCallum

Home we built in Great Jervis

Our home in Great Jervis today

McCallum

McCallum

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Married June 14 1969

McCallum

My growing family: 1969-1980

Nicholas born December 19 1969

Emily born 1980 in Grand Falls Newfoundland

Me & Nicholas & Colleen

Pushthrough 1974

We left Newfoundland…and Michael & I went our separate ways in 1982…but that’s another story.

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