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201.	Pentons gathering and shooting off guns for a family wedding, Joe Batt's Arm	Objects; Social beliefs, practices and customs	On the south side of Joe Batt's Arm, Jamie Penton (Corner Brook), John Osmond (Joe Batt's Arm), Norman Penton (Vancouver, B.C.), Walter Penton (Joe Batt's Arm) and Ferg Penton (Joe Batt's Arm) shoot off their guns for a cousin's wedding as cars pass by on the road honking horns; Tina Coffin and Steve Penton are the newlyweds. This is a common practice on Fogo Island.

202.	Parts of the stage: Morley Coles and Aubrey Waterman, Deep Bay	Work; Objects; Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Migration/settlement	Morley Coles gives a tour of the stage. A hole in the floor is for drawing water. There is a lot of splatter from fish guts from the splitting table, which was not painted because the paint would come off on the fish. At one time five people fished out of this stage. Morley describes how they would prepare the fish in the first part of the stage, and salt it in the second part. He shows where they would bring up the fish. Morley and Aubrey Waterman also point out where the families' flakes were. The flakes are gone now as they were too much for Morley to keep up.

203.	Partridgeberries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Partridgeberries growing on the rocks

204.	Partridgeberries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	Partridgeberry plant growing close to a rock.

205.	Partridgeberries: berry picking with Bridget Jacobs, Joe Batt's Arm	Food; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	An unripe partridgeberry on the left and unripe blueberries on the right.

206.	Panorama, Little Fogo Island	Festive events and games; Migration/settlement; Objects	Panorama taken from close to St. Anne's Church, showing Wadham's Harbour, the church itself, cabins and people gathering for Mass.

207.	Original cedar shingles for the roof of St. Anne's Church, Little Fogo Island	Objects	Stacks of cedar shingles in the porch of St. Anne's Church, where they are being stored during the restoration of the church. These original cedar shingles were removed to repair roof leaks.

208.	Opening of the harbour from the land, Wadham's Harbour, Little Fogo Island	Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Objects	View from the land of the opening of Wadham's Harbour; a trawler and other boats are tied up by a fishing stage/store.

209.	Onion pudding recipe in Peter Emberley's cabin, Little Fogo Island	Food	Handwritten recipe for onion pudding, tacked to the wall of Peter Emberley's kitchen, Little Fogo Island.

210.	On Newfoundland and Irish music: accordion playing with Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By	Music and song	Melvin Combden discusses how Newfoundland music is similar to Irish music, since many people in Newfoundland are of Irish descent. Melvin also believes that Roman Catholics are musical by nature and make lively party guests.

211.	Oliver's Cove, Tilting	Objects; Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Work; Food	Oliver's Cove, looking over the potato beds.

212.	Oil drum stove inside Dan Greene's store, Tilting	Objects; Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Work	Tools and oil drum stove in Dan Greene's fishing store.

213.	Offal chute in John Donahue's stage, Joe Batt's Arm	Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Objects; Work	Offal chute used for disposing of fish guts during processing in John Donahue's stage.

214.	Oakum for caulking boats: Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By	Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Objects; Work	Melvin Combden showing the oakum that he uses for caulking the punts he builds.

215.	Oakum for caulking boats, close-up view: Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By	Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Objects; Work	Melvin Combden showing the oakum that he uses for caulking the punts he builds.

216.	Note on the wall of Martin Hart's stage, Deep Bay	Knowledge of the land/water and environment; Objects; Work	Note in black marker on the wall of Martin Hart's stage, saying "1985 - Ronald had a bad hangover and couldn't help take up the trap."

217.	Newspaper clipping of James Purchase, Peter Emberley's grandfather, Little Fogo Island	Festive events and games	Newspaper article from the St. John's Evening Telegram, 1 October 1965, with photograph of Peter Emberley's grandfather, James Purchase, standing on his head in the front of a punt at the age of 81. The article includes biographical details.

218.	Newfoundland scene: Lillian Dwyer's hooked rugs, Tilting	Objects	A hooked rug featuring a Newfoundland outport scene, including an outhouse and fishing buildings with water in the background.

219.	New trap skiff hauling punt out to Little Fogo Island	Objects; Knowledge of the land/water and environment	View of a new trap skip on the water out of Joe Batt's Arm. The trap skiff, built in the winter of 2007 for the Cobb Family Foundation, is pulling a punt from the Donahue family which is almost one hundred years old. Joe Batt's Arm is in the background.

220.	Morley Coles working, Deep Bay	Fish culture; Fishes; Fishing; Fishing equipment;	Close up of Morley Coles gutting a fish

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