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Lewis Payne reads his poem "40th wedding anniversary," Town of Fogo

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Descriptive Title	Lewis Payne reads his poem "40th wedding anniversary, " Town of Fogo
Topic	Oral Traditions, expressions and the written word
Description	Lewis reads his poem "40th wedding anniversary." He and his wife Ruby were married in April, 1954. He bought her wedding ring at the grocery store for five dollars. They were driven around the cove after the wedding and had a reception at the Society of United Fishermen (SUF) Hall. The SUF Hall is now a hotel with a Chinese restaurant next door. Bessie will not let Lewis read out the last line of the poem as it is crude.
Date	2007-08-01
Collector	Power, Maureen
Informant	Payne, Lewis Dawe, Bessie
Biographical Data	Lewis Payne, 85 (b. 14 September 1922) and Lewis Payne, 85, (DOB Sept 14) and Bessie Dawe, 82, (DOB Dec ?) live together in Seldom-Come-By. Bessie is from Stag Harbour and Lewis is from the Town of Fogo. Lewis' family is from the town of Fogo, but he is not sure where they were originally from. They both are Anglican. Lewis has one child, Bruce, who is a teacher and owns a store called the 'This and That' store in the Town of Fogo. Lewis' brother is Stewart Payne, the bishop. Bessie has eight children: six boys and two girls.
Location Depicted/Discussed	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Fogo Island--Town of Fogo
Recording Location	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Fogo Island--Seldom-Come-By
Format	Video/wmv
Extent	02:49 minutes; 13.4 MB
Type	Moving Image
Resource Type	Video
Identifier	ICHFP00318
Language	Eng
Repository	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Folklore and Language Archive. Fogo Island Collection 2007-225
Collection	Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Central Newfoundland
GPS	N49.61398, W54.16810
Topic.LCSH	Fogo Island (N.L.)--Social life and customs

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