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This is a copy of a letter I received from Herb Pike on Feb 18, 2004. Herb is now the owner of Susie Coveyduck's House in Newfoundland My name is Herbert (Herb) Pike (originally from Carbonear, NL) and I have absolutely no relationship with the Coveduck (Coveyduck) family. However, I accidentally came across your site while searching for other information, and was pleasantly surprised to view the photos of Susie and Fred Stead. Some years ago after she died, I purchased the old family home belonging to Fred and Susie Stead, from their son Vic who then resided in Gander,NL. Some of the photos show the old house still standing and was used by me and my family for a few years. It needs a lot of repairs and will eventually be torn down. I now use it as a storage and workshop. Aunt Susie, as she was known in P.B., was a Salvation Officer there in the early 1900's which is probably verified by her bible which still remains in my workshop (her home for may years). Her name, Susie Coveyduck, is stamped in the bible which also contains some small dried flowers from the Holy Lands. As you may or may not know, years ago people used what was called canvas flooring. Underneath the flooring they would spread out old newspapers for blocking air drafts and provide a little insulation. Seven or eight years ago, I took up the canvas in two bedrooms and underneath were old copies of the Salvation Army War Cry. I'm not sure if you know what the War Cry is, but it was the national paper for the Army. To my surprise, they were dated during around 1914-1916. I managed to make up to about ten complete issues which made for very interesting reading, especially about people and items during the first world war. After reading and holding on to them for sometime, I didn't know what to do with them. The Salvation Army was close to me as my father was a seargent major in the army for 55-60 years, even though I was not brought up in that faith. One of my friends was an older gentleman whose son, at one time was the highest ranking officer in Nfld for the army and had subsequently moved to a higher posting in Toronto, I think. I asked my friend if he would check with his son to see if some older S.A. person would like the papers as I did not want to keep them myself nor did I want to sell them or throw them away. To make a long story shorter, my friends' son (I think his name Colonel ?? Carew) eventually received the old War Cry's. Everything was then forgotten about until my friend (Edgar Carew) died. I had never met the son until one evening at the funeral home, and when I introduced myself and told him I was the one who had passed along the War Crys. He told me how thankful he was, and that those 8-10 issues of the War Cry was now in the Salvation Army Archives in Ottawa. I think this was a very appropriate location although it might have been more appropriate in a Newfoundland location. When I demolish the old house in P.B., the archives may also be a good place for her bible. Apparently, Vic couldn't remove it from the old house , or throw it away, and I would not want to dispose of it unless I knew it was held in a place or location of high esteem. Regards, Herb Pike
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