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Patrick T. McGrath
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Patrick McGrath (1868-1929) was born in St. Johns, Newfoundland. He was the son of William and Mary (Birmingham) McGrath. He received his early education at the Christian Brothers School in St. Johns , and at age 14 left and went to work in a Drug Store. In 1893 he became acting editor of the Evening Herald and in 1894 was promoted to the editorship , a position he held until 1907, when he left to become founder of The Chronicle were consolidated. He also wrote for many international magazines and periodicals. He held numerous positions on Government Delagations, committees, and commissions. McGrth died on June 14, 1929

Larry Tom Willett
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Larry Tom Willett currently lives in Enfield, Nova Scotia

F.W. Peacock
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The F.W. Peacock collection is housed at the Centre for Newfounland Studies, Memorial University, In St. John's Newfoundland

J. Garth Taylor
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J. Garth Taylor was born in Couburg Ontario in 1941 and recieved his Ph. D in anthropology from the University of Toronto in 1968, From 1968 to 1974 he was associate curator in Ethnology department. He has taught at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and has been employed at the National Museum of Man (later renamed the Canadian Museum of Civilization), Ottawa. Dr. Taylor has done feild studies in several naitive communities, both in the Arctic and sub Arctic, and has carried out extensive historical research in museums and archives, in addititon to being a published author.

Captain Frances Pooloe
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Captain Francis Poole was born in West Hartlepool, Northern England, and went to sea during his teens as an apprentice on a merchant ship. In the First World War he served in the Royal Navy. Between wars he sailed mostly in the Far East. In World War II he transferred to the Canadian Navy and was stationed on the East Coast as a Lieutenant – Commander on destroyers and also did convey work. Captain Poole was the Harbour Master with the Federal Government at Goose Bay, Labrador, during the 1950’s and 1960’s after he had retired from the Canadian Pacific. He published articles about his experiences for marine and navy journals and for Them Days Magazine, and also wrote a large manuscript about his life at sea. May 11, 1996, Captain Poole celebrated his 100th birthday at the Veteran’s Hospital in the Ste. Anne de Bellevue near Montreal, Quebec.

William Fitzhugh
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William (Bill) Fitzhugh was born February 1, 1943, in New York City, New York, U.S.A. He received his post secondary education at Dartmouth College and Harvard University, where he studied anthropology. He presently works with the Smithsonian Institution as the Director of the Arctic Studies Center in Washington.