Liz Bates with husband Tom. Now 103 yrs old on life in Deep Cove

Liz (Campbell) Bates was born in 1915 in Oceanview/Deep Cove. She lived there until 1941 when she married Tom Bates. She talks about life in the communities ...

103 year old Liz Bates from Louisbourg was born in Deep Cove in 1915. She later became a resident of West Louisbourg and then Louisbourg. She talks about life in Oceanview, Deep Cove, Kennington Cove and West Louisbourg. She talks about many things including the expropriations of the 1960's that made way for the Fortress and how it affected her family and others.
In this interview Liz is with her daughters Pat and Pauline.


The photo of Tom & Liz is from Elaine Sawlor's book 'Beyond the Fog'

Part 1

Part 2 of interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8hQhb3usrg&t=822s

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103! Wow..... And so much history to share! :)

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