Doris Saunders

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Saunders was born in Cartwright, Labrador, in 1941[3] and was the second child of six.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She later moved to Happy Valley-Goose Bay.[3] In 1975, she was hired by the Labrador Heritage Society to publish a booklet containing oral histories of people from Labrador. Saunders went on to publish Them Days as a quarterly magazine.[3][4] In 1986, she was inducted as a member of the Order of Canada. She was also given an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Memorial University in 1994.[4] Saunders was also known for her award-winning embroidery.[5] She presented Queen Elizabeth II a piece of her embroidery during her royal visit to Labrador in the 1990s.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". She died from Alzheimer's disease, in St. John's, Newfoundland, in May 2006.[6] Doris is buried in Happy Valley, Labrador,[4] alongside her husband, Frank.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Saunders had three children and three grandchildren.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

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  2. Them Days: Stories of Early Labrador. (1977). Canada: Labrador Heritage Society. [1]
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