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The role of grandparents in the fifties, sixties, and seventies, in Newfoundland and Labrador, was different than it is today. Back then, from patriarchs to matriarchs, the grandfathers and grandmothers were highly respected and revered as experienced seniors within the family unit and within the community. Both children and grandchildren, alike, venerated and held in high esteem the grandparents of the family.
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Coles, L. (2013). Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora. In: Singh, A., Devine, M. (eds) Rural Transformation and Newfoundland and Labrador Diaspora. Transgressions. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-302-7_15
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