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About Doris Saunders
- Doris Jean (Martin) Saunders, (June 6, 1941 – May 28, 2006) was editor of Them Days, a quarterly journal chronicling the history of Labrador, from 1975 to 2004.
- She was inducted into the Order of Canada in 1986. Saunders was born in Cartwright, Labrador in 1941 and was the second child of six.
- She later moved to Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
- 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.
- 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.
- Saunders was also known for her award-winning embroidery.
- She presented Queen Elizabeth II a piece of her embroidery during her royal visit to Labrador in the 1990s.
- She died after a battle with Alzheimer's disease, in St.
- John's, Newfoundland in May 2006.
- Doris is buried in Happy Valley, Labrador, alongside her husband, Frank.
- Saunders had three children and three grandchildren.
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