Images of people, communities and events of bygone years are few and far between, making them all the more precious today as we strive to instill a sense of history in our youth and the generations to come. Many of our loyal readers have recognized this need and have submitted old photographs to Downhome magazine from their personal collections. Scroll through to see these images for yourself and take a walk down memory lane.
Burin and Shallow Islands - 1905
On Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also ... click to read moreOn Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also gave up his quarter share in a schooner, their home and his way of life of fishing and woodworking. He was 55 years old.
Years ago, my brother Rennie started working on the Wagg family tree. The photo comes from his research. (He passed away a few years ago.) End of Burin Island and Shalloway Island. In the foreground is the pathway between Great Burin and Shalloway Island. This path was built by local inhabitants. Taken 1905.
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Lorne Everett Wagg Dundas, ON
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Great Burin - 1905
On Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also ... click to read moreOn Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also gave up his quarter share in a schooner, their home and his way of life of fishing and woodworking. He was 55 years old.
Years ago, my brother Rennie started working on the Wagg family tree. The photo comes from his research. (He passed away a few years ago.) Town of Great Burin, located at the end of Burin Island. Taken 1905.
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Burin Harbour - As Seen From Man-O-War Hill
On Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also ... click to read moreOn Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also gave up his quarter share in a schooner, their home and his way of life of fishing and woodworking. He was 55 years old.
Years ago, my brother Rennie started working on the Wagg family tree. The photo comes from his research. (He passed away a few years ago.) Burin Harbour - 1900's. Taken from Man-o-War Hill.
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Flakes at Foote's Point
On Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, Nfld. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also ... click to read moreOn Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, Nfld. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also gave up his quarter share in a schooner, their home and his way of life of fishing and woodworking. He was 55 years old.
Years ago, my brother Rennie started working on the Wagg family tree. The photo comes from his research. (He passed away a few years ago.) A shot of Foote's Point on Burin Island, taken from Stepaside. Fish are drying on a flake in the foreground. My uncle, Ben Foote, sailed to many parts of the world in a ship similar to the one tied up at the dock.
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Burin - 1977
On Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also ... click to read moreOn Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also gave up his quarter share in a schooner, their home and his way of life of fishing and woodworking. He was 55 years old.
Years ago, my brother Rennie started working on the Wagg family tree. The photo comes from his research. (He passed away a few years ago.) Town of Burin; photo taken in 1977. This is an older section, and the houses were built close to the water and in the old style.
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Collin's Cove
On Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, Nfld. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also ... click to read moreOn Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, Nfld. My father and mother left their home, friends and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also gave up his quarter share in a schooner, their home and his way of life of fishing and woodworking. He was 55 years old.
Years ago, my brother Rennie started working on the Wagg family tree. The photo comes from his research. (He passed away a few years ago.)
Taken from Collin's Cove - Stepaside in the distance.
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Susan At Stepaside
On Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends, and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also ... click to read moreOn Jan. 1st, 1929, we arrived in Toronto from Stepaside on Burin Island, NL. My father and mother left their home, friends, and family to give my brother Rennie and I a better life in a new country, Canada. My father also gave up his quarter share in a schooner, their home and his way of life of fishing and woodworking. He was 55 years old.
Years ago, my brother Rennie started working on the Wagg family tree. The photo comes from his research. (He passed away a few years ago.)
Our home at Stepaside, circa 1900's, taken from the back. Note the shed where my father did his woodworking, and also our fenced-in vegetable garden. My grandmother Susan Wagg, pictured, was the midwife for the island.
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