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Melvin Combden holding a boat model: Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By


Descriptive Title	Melvin Combden holding a boat model: Melvin Combden, Seldom-Come-By
Topic	Knowledge of the land/water and environment Objects
Keywords	Model boats
Person as Topic	Combden, Melvin
Description	Melvin Combden in the kitchen with a row punt scale model he uses when building punts.
Date	2007-07-06
Collector	Power, Maureen
Biographical Data	Melvin Combden lives on Fogo Island in the community of Seldom-Come-By. He is originally from the resettled community of Wild Cove which was resettled during the governments resettlements program of the 1950's and 1960's. Melvin is an builder and is currently building punts. He is teaching traditional row punt building at the Fogo Central Academy High School. During the fishery he was a fisherman and worked with his father and his brother fishing out of Seldom-Come-By. When the fishery closed he took a course in carpentry in order to get his papers. His father was a boat builder which is where he learned the trade. His brother is also a boat builder. Melvin picked up the accordion as a young boy in Wild Cove. He continues to play today and plays at festivals on Fogo Island. Melvin was born in 1944 and is currently 63. He has three children, two boys and a girl. His wife, Velma, is also from Fogo Island.
Location Depicted/Discussed	Canada--Newfoundland--Fogo Island--Seldom-Come-By
Format	Image/jpeg
Extent	1.2 MB
Type	Still Image
Resource Type	Photograph
Identifier	ICHFP00368
Language	Eng
Repository	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Folklore and Language Archive. Fogo Island Collection 2007-225
Collection	Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Central Newfoundland
GPS	Canada--Newfoundland--Fogo Island--Seldom-Come-By
Topic.LCSH	Ship models
Downloadable	Yes

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