C Anne BarkerC. Anne Barker left Scotland and moved to Newfoundland as a young woman. She has lived in her husband's family home in Open Hall, a small Newfoundland rural community, since 1967. As a mother of six children, she became involved in community, church,and school activities. When employed as coordinator of a Seniors' Homecare Program, visiting and talking to older people in their homes, Anne's love of listening to stories of rural Newfoundland began.

Later in life, Anne embarked on a new adventure: she continued her education and became the oldest student in the Journalism Program at the Stephenville campus of the College of the North Atlantic. This program led to her thirteen-year career as a reporter with The Packet, a provincial newspaper. She covered current events, including political and municipal news, the fishery, business, tourism, education, and many other stories around the Bonavista Peninsula, but her particular interest was human interest stories and local history. Anne previously published a book of stories about her childhood in Scotland and life as an adult in Newfoundland. Read More Read Less