Hilda Chaulk Murray

On February 3rd, 1934, during the height of the depression, Hilda Emily Louise Chaulk was born in Maberly, a small hamlet on the shores of the then country of Newfoundland and which constitutes an integral part of the town of Elliston. She married Murdo Murray, a scottish immigrant from the Isle-of-Lewis, in 1960. She has three children and three grandchildren all but one of whom live in Mount Pearl.

Schooling and Career

Her early schooling, until the age of 16, took place in Maberly. Teaching has always been Mrs. Murray's vocation; having received her B.A.(Ed) in 1954, Miss Chaulk taught in Norris Point (1954-?), Portugal Cove (?-?) and Gander (1959-1963). After marrying in 1960, Mrs. Murray continued teaching at Gander Academy and then she and her husband moved to the St. John's area, choosing to live in the picturesque small town of Mount Pearl (now a much larger city), where she taught at [[]Bishop's Colleg]e for a few years and then at the College of Trades and Technology (now the College of the North Atlantic) until retirement in 1989.
In 1972 she completed her MA in Folklore at Memorial University of Newfoundland under Herbert Halpert and was a classmate of Scottish singer and author, Margaret Bennett. Her writing style and choice of subject area is largely influced by her masters degree in folklore. She writes under the nom-de-plume 'Hilda Chaulk Murray'.

Published Works

More Than 50% : Woman's Life in a Newfoundland Outport, 1979
Cows Don't Know it's Sunday : Agricultural Life in St. John's, 2002
Fishing Boats of Elliston [WORKING TITLE], pending and expected in Nov 2006