Oral History

From the Fall of 2008 to the Fall of 2009 a Researcher, Mrs. Kathleen Tucker of Ship Cove, was part of our staff. Mrs. Tucker was hired to document historical and cultural stories from residents of the region. The Oral History Initiative was made possible with funding through a partnership with Service Canada, and was a great success.

Activities related to this project involved the Researcher making contact with all communities in the SABRI region to obtain names of elder residents and others who would know about the history and stories from their community. The Researcher then arranged meetings with those people to interview them about their community and any stories or legends that exist. With the permission of the interviewee, interviews were voice and/or video recorded and later transferred to paper.

The stories and photo essays have been professionally printed and can be viewed by clicking the images below.