My Heritage Interview

By: Elliott Kennedy

Interviewed: James Sheppard - my great grandfather

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James Sheppard

age: 81
lives in : Mount Pearl
Grew up in: Badgers Quay, NL
Has also lived in : Labrador City, Stephenville, and Thompson Manitoba.
Moved: Due to work
Number of people in his family : 6
Favourite Meal : Turkey Dinner
Favourite Games : baseball, checkers and cards

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chores he did

* cut his firewood

*bring coals and water inside

* clean the stables

* round up the sheep

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SCHOOL

* started at 8:00

* had to bring his own wood to warm his classroom

* the school was 2 stories tall with 3 classrooms on each floor

* each class had 3 grade with 1 teacher

FAVOURITE HOLIDAY

* summer vacation
* love to go swimming 3-4 times a day in the pond
* going out in boat
* going fishing

Christmas he would get 1 gift, and apple and some candy.

A DAY WHEN YOU WERE MY AGE

* go to school for the day

* come home and do chores

* in the fall he would go berry picking with his mom

TRADITIONS

* go mummering at Christmas with his family

* each house he went to they would get a syrup and a piece of cake

* also mended fishing nets and lobster pots