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121.	Kitchen cellar, exterior of house, Tors Cove	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Exterior of house with kitchen cellar in Tors Cove. House was built by Laughlin family and served as a general store and post office for the community. Interior of cellar is 1.65 m x 2.8 m and is 1.3 m deep.

122.	Upper Island Cove Root Cellar 2, shed exterior	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Former root cellar located in Upper Island Cove built in 1951 by James McCarthy (1916-1996). Currently owned by James McCarthy’s nephew, Leo McCarthy. Cellar was used to store carrot, potato and turnip grown on property until the late 1990s. Approx. 2009, the underground cellar was filled in but the shed continues to be used for storage.

123.	McCarthy root cellar, Upper Island Cove.	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Former root cellar located in Upper Island Cove built in 1951 by James McCarthy (1916-1996). Currently owned by James McCarthy’s nephew, Leo McCarthy. Cellar was used to store carrot, potato and turnip grown on property until the late 1990s. Approx. 2009, the underground cellar was filled in but the shed continues to be used for storage.

124.	Upper Island Cove Root Cellar 5, shed and mound	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Former root cellar located in Upper Island Cove owned by Harold Coombes (1921-2004). Date of construction is unknown. Stone foundation with mound built around cellar. Entrance was through hatch in shed constructed on top. Prior to being filled in with dirt in the 1970s, the cellar was divided into pounds and used to store vegetables, primarily potatoes, grown on the property.

125.	Upper Island Cove Root Cellar 5, foundation	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Former root cellar located in Upper Island Cove owned by Harold Coombes (1921-2004). Date of construction is unknown. Stone foundation with mound built around cellar. Entrance was through hatch in shed constructed on top. Prior to being filled in with dirt in the 1970s, the cellar was divided into pounds and used to store vegetables, primarily potatoes, grown on the property.

126.	Wyse, former property, Placentia	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Former Wyse property, Placentia. Discussed by Elaine Murray in audio interview. William Wyse’s (d.1947) root cellar was located at back of bigger white house on left, roughly adjacent to the extension has was added to the house after cellar was removed (approximate middle of frame). A concrete cellar built by William’s nephew John Wyse (not visible in picture) is located behind the smaller white house with brown roof on the right. The land surrounding the properties indicates the location of former gardens.

127.	Wyse, former property, Placentia	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Former Wyse residence, Placentia. Discussed by Elaine Murray in audio interview. William Wyse lived in house and grew vegetables in adjacent gardens. Potatoes, carrots, cabbage and turnip were stored in stone foundation root cellar once located at the back of the house, but has since been removed from the property.

128.	Jones root cellar, foundation and landscape,Brigus	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Foundation of Jones family root cellar, Riverhead, Brigus. �

129.	Jones root cellar drawing, Riverhead, Brigus, Newfoundland.	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Foundation of Jones family root cellar, Riverhead, Brigus.

130.	Jones root cellar, foundation, Brigus	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Foundation of Jones family root cellar, Riverhead, Brigus. �

131.	French's Cove 7, unidentified outbuilding, above, Bay Roberts	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Foundation of unidentified outbuilding, French’s Cove, Shoreline Heritage Walk, Bay Roberts.

132.	French's Cove 7, unidentified outbuilding, front, Bay Roberts	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Foundation of unidentified outbuilding, French’s Cove, Shoreline Heritage Walk, Bay Roberts.

133.	French's Cove 7 unidentified outbuilding drawing, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland.	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Foundation of unidentified outbuilding, French’s Cove, Shoreline Heritage Walk, Bay Roberts.

134.	French, Marcella. Marcella French discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland	Employment; Nursing	French graduated from The General hospital School of Nursing in 1939. She talks about her time in nursing school and her working in nursing in Newfoundland after graduation. She worked in the sanatorium on Topsail Road in St. John's until it closed and then French went on to work at St. Clare's Hospital until her retirement at 65 years old.

135.	Giovannini, Margaret. Margaret Giovannini discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland	Employment; Nursing	Giovannini came to Newfoundland from England to attend nursing school in 1939 and discusses the difference in medicine in Newfoundland and England. She also talks about her work as a midwife in Newfoundland.

136.	Godden, Phyllis. Phyllis Godden discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland	Employment; Nursing	Godden entered The General Hospital School of Nursing in 1935 and graduated in 1938. She talks about why she chose nursing as a career and her training and experiences in nursing in Newfoundland.

137.	Cupids 17, Burnt Head Loop, Cupids	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Green trim of roof slightly visible through trees.

138.	Griffin, Joan. Joan Griffin discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland	Employment; Nursing	Griffin graduated from St. Clare's School of Nursing in 1947 and what school was like and being trained under nuns. She describes her experiences in nursing in Newfoundland.

139.	LeGrow, Gwen. Gwen LeGrow discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland.	Employment; Nursing	Gwen LeGrow discusses nursing practices in Newfoundland.

140.	Bryant's Cove 4. Parsons, H. July 27, 2011. Crystal Braye interviews Heber Parsons about family root cellar, Bryant's Cove	Architecture, building and construction; Buildings; Outbuildings; Root cellars;	Heber Parsons talks about his ties to Bryant’s Cove; about his family root cellar and small farm; growing potatoes, carrot, turnip, beets, cabbage, and making hay; how the vegetables were stored in the cellar; maintenance of cellar; ventilation methods; locations of gardens or “spots”; using manure and capelin as fertilizer; composting; source of seeds; insects and rodents in cellar; talks about family gardens, drying potatoes and storing in cellar; changes in gardening practices as family matured; recalls horse drawn carriage that was stored in cellar; briefly describes annual gardening routine; addresses change from family self-sufficiency to purchasing required foods.

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