But for teenager Viola "Olie" Bown of Bell Island, it seems to have been a passion. The ninth of 12 children, Bown moved to Bell Island from St. John's when she was young, Power said. Bown's father ran a coal business in St. John's in the 1910s, and Olie used his coal ledger to create the scrapbook. PHOTOS | See more of Olie Bown's scrapbook:Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementPower said records show Bown had an affinity for English literature and art in school. LISTEN | Weekend AM's Heather Barrett got to explore more of the scrapbook:Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador.

Source: CBC News February 01, 2026 09:53 UTC