Memorial University DAI: Lewis Payne reads his poem "A sexton's job," Town of Fogo

back to results : previous : next

Lewis Payne reads his poem "A sexton's job," Town of Fogo

Save this File (16.51MB)
Right-click the icon and click "Save As"


Descriptive Title	Lewis Payne reads his poem "A sexton's job, " Town of Fogo
Topic	Oral Traditions, expressions and the written word Social beliefs, practices and customs
Person as Topic	Payne, Lewis
Description	Lewis Payne reads a poem he wrote about being a sexton at the church, a position he held for 20 years. His job as sexton involved turning on the furnace, ringing the bells, and taking care of the church. He speaks about the reverends that they have had in the parish over the years. After the reverend who was there when Lewis started as a sexton died, there was Rev. Monroe who left shortly after his arrival. Rev. Melbourne arrived next, but could not adapt to outport life. After he left they had a local lay minister, George Oak. Finally the Bishop found them a good reverend, Rev. King. Lewis' poem ends by saying that he is going to stop being a sexton when he reaches age 65.
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	03:40 minutes;17.3 MB
Type	Moving Image
Resource Type	Video
Identifier	ICHFP00320
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	Sextons

add to favorites : reference url

back to results : previous : next