Port Hope Simpson wild bay

historical fiction based on year as vso volunteer in Port Hope Simpson, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada 1969-70 and coming back out to The Town of Port Hope Simpson's Coming Home Celebrations in July 2002; also based on holiday travels; Richard ap Meurig's sense of purpose, peace, quietness,returning to awe-inspiring wilderness of The Labrador, spiritual retreat & renewal...http://porthopesimpson.blogspot.com/

Monday, July 19, 2004




Arthur Eric Williams, known as Eric Williams, deceased - taken in front of the Labrador Development Company Ltd. office in 1935; no photograph yet available of Erica Anitoff Williams his infant daughter; photograph by courtesy of John Illsley, grandson of John Osbourne Williams, known as JO Williams, owner of the Company; Eric was JO's eldest son and was first in line to take over JO's JAYO shipping and Labrador Development Companies in the event of his father's death; JO died 6 July 1963, aged 77 years;