Rooted Forever in History

By Llewelyn Pritchard

Rooted Forever in History
Series Title: Port Hope Simpson Mysteries
Vol 9
by
Llewelyn Pritchard
Smashwords Edition
Copyright 2010 Llewelyn Pritchard

Rooted Forever in History consists of Llewelyn Pritchard’s original research notes about previously classified British Government documents regarding the troubled History of Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada from 1934 – 1947 including the full text of his speech to local folk in The Community Centre, Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 19th July 2002

Acknowledgements and Thanks
Margaret Burden, Mayor and the Port Hope Simpson Town Council,
Labrador Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Port Hope Simpson people past and present,
Public Record Office of England, Wales & the United Kingdom)
Senator William Rompkey,
Voluntary Service Overseas.

Introduction
I would like to take this opportunity, before I say a few words about what has always puzzled me over the years about Port Hope Simpson, to say a big heart – felt thank you to Margaret Burden, The Mayor and The Town Council of Port Hope Simpson in sparing no expense to fly me out to your “Coming Home” celebration from 19th July - 27th July 2002...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Llewelyn Pritchard
• Release date: Oct 17, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301561391

Llewelyn Pritchard

Llewelyn's collection of books include the Series: UK Travel and Tourism Travel Handbooks Photo Albums Illustrated Diaries about European Budget Short-Break Holidays The Port Hope Simpson Diaries 1969-70 Port Hope Simpson Mysteries The Voluntary Service Overseas in Labrador and "Hidden Gem" written in honour of the staff of an Oncology Unit within a General Hospital in the National Health Service (N.H.S) in the United Kingdom (U.K.) Llewelyn has worked with The Honourable Canadian Senator William (Bill) Rompkey, on writing the history of the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) in Labrador. This is what Bill wrote in his letter to the first get- together of the VSO teachers at Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire 1-3 August 2003, "...Labrador called to you and we are calling you now. I hope you will do what you can during these few days to fill in the Labrador record with your recollections and reflections. This too will be an important contribution to Labrador history. But mainly I hope you enjoy your time together. Llewelyn Pritchard has done a remarkable job in bringing you together. He is as shrewd as Holmes and as persistent as Poirot. He could even be a great Canadian! We owe him more than we can say. It's his event and I know it will be successful. All good wishes. Bill Rompkey"

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Rooted Forever in History

Port Hope Simpson,

Newfoundland and Labrador,

Canada

Series Title: Port Hope Simpson Mysteries

Vol 9

by

Llewelyn Pritchard

Smashwords Edition

Copyright 2010 Llewelyn Pritchard

Rooted Forever in History consists of Llewelyn Pritchard’s original Research Notes about previously Classified British Government documents regarding the troubled History of Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada from 1934 – 1947 including the full text of his speech to local folk in The Community Centre, Port Hope Simpson, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada 19th July 2002

Acknowledgements and Thanks

Margaret Burden, Mayor and the Port Hope Simpson Town Council,

Labrador Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Port Hope Simpson people past and present,

Public Record Office of England, Wales & the United Kingdom)

Senator William Rompkey,

Voluntary Service Overseas.

Introduction

I would like to take this opportunity, before I say a few words about what has always puzzled me over the years about Port Hope Simpson, to say a big heart – felt thank you to Margaret Burden, The Mayor and The Town Council of Port Hope Simpson in sparing no expense to fly me out to your Coming Home celebration from 19th July, (appropriately my birthday) - 27th July 2002.

I would also like to say another big thank you to Senator Bill Rompkey who was what was then called, The Overseas Arm of Voluntary Service Overseas, in addition to his work as Superintendent of Education for Labrador East in those days, for his contribution towards my year of voluntary service overseas. Without his continued support for V.S.O. and from Reverend Bill Peacock before him no V.S.O.s would ever have come out in the first place.

We might all have been sent to The Solomon Islands instead!

Sincerely though, I should also like to thank our more locally based project overseer, Reverend Ed Lewis, who was based in Mary’s Harbour at that time for all his support and assistance. I think I can just about remember seeing him maybe twice. Once was a back view of him at a big skidoo race where he lived. He still doesn’t realize, assuming he is still with us, God bless his soul, and that I have a wonderful view of the back of his head almost completely blocking the racing skidoos in the picture I was trying to take at