Links to Heart’s Content , NL, Cemetery Resources

 

Heart's Content Carbonear Road Anglican Cemetery, 2021.

Links to Heart’s Content Cemetery Resources

Heart’s Content Anglican Cemetery Notes.pdf - rough draft c2000

Heart'sContentAnglicanRectoryCemetery.pdf

Heart'sContentCableOfficeCemetery.pdf

Heart'sContentCarbonearRoadAnglicanCemeteryBook182.pdf

Heart'sContentHayfieldMemorialUnitedCemeteryBook181.pdf

Heart'sContentHeyfieldMemorialUnited2.pdf

Heart'sContentMainBrookCemetery.pdf

Heart'sContentParishHallHillCemeteryBook183.pdf

Heart'sContentRomanCatholicCemetery.pdf

Heart'sContentSalvationArmyCemetery.pdf

BillionGraves pages

Heart's Content Anglican Cemetery

Heyfield United Churchyard

Main Brook Cemetery

Last updated 2024-09-04 by Dale Jarvis

Stories of Early Occupational Therapy in Newfoundland and Labrador

 

A new online exhibit shares the personal stories and memories attached to the development of the profession of Occupational Therapy in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The digital Occupational Therapy History Archive Project is an initiative of the Newfoundland and Labrador Occupational Therapy Association (www.nlaot.ca), in partnership with Heritage NL and Memorial University’s Digital Archives Initiative. 

The exhibit includes stories of pioneer occupational therapists who worked in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1900-1960, as well as audio interviews from a sample of occupational therapists who worked in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1960-2022.  The stories of the pioneer occupational therapists are based on information from historical documents, family members, and occupational therapists who were interviewed for this project. 

“We were really intrigued by the therapists’ stories and the parallels between practice then and now,” says Brenda Head, one of the project coordinators.

The interviews reflect the therapists’ memories and chronicles the development of the profession, highlighting the many early achievements and challenges of a predominantly female profession.

The collection can be viewed online at https://dai.mun.ca/digital/occuptherapy 

Upcoming Wood Windows Workshop in English Harbour!

Heritage NL is excited to be presenting "Care and Maintenance of Historic Wooden Windows", a  workshop led by Mike Paterson of Paterson Woodworking.

On September 14th, Michael Paterson will be giving a one day workshop on the general care and maintenance of wooden windows, designed for the owners or managers of historic homes.

The workshop will be located at the English Harbour Arts Centre, formerly the All Saints Anglican Church, in English Harbour, Trinity Bay. In this workshop, Mike will address a window on the church, demonstrate glazing and re-glazing techniques, and discuss general best practices for rot repair and painting. All materials and tools needed during the workshop will be provided. Lunch will be provided.

Learn more about the workshop and register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/care-and-maintenance-of-historic-wooden-windows-workshop-tickets-970458677027?aff=oddtdtcreator

Upcoming Scanning Party at the Random Passage Site

Join Heritage NL, the Random Passage Site, and the Friends of St. Luke's on September 13th from 3-5pm for a scanning party! Held at the Random Passage Tearoom, the scanning party is for the communities of New and Old Bonaventure, and we encourage anyone to also bring your photos of George's Cove, White Point, Kerley's Harbour, British Harbour and Ireland's Eye.

A Scanning Party is an informal photo collection session where a digital copy is made of your historical photographs. You bring your photographs to be scanned at the event and then you take them back home with them the same day. Bring a flash drive and receive a digital copy of your photographs. 

For more information visit the Heritage NL Facebook Page or contact outreach@heritagenl.ca

Two Heritage Restoration Workshops with Heritage NL Mentor Rex Passion

 

Workshop #1
Saturday and Sunday
August 17th-18th
10am-3pm each day

Workshop #2
Saturday and Sunday
August 31st-September 1st
10am-3pm each day

Rex Passion is giving two workshop to demonstrate heritage restoration techniques for repairing old buildings. The workshop will include methods such as molding removal, epoxy consolidation, Dutch patching, clapboard replacement, molding replication, and will concentrate on when to use these approaches. One main example will be the evaluation and repair of damaged window sills.

The workshops will be part of the ongoing restoration work at Howard House Registered Heritage Structure, 9 Garrison Hill in St. John’s, NL, from 10am-3pm each day, and will include lunch.

This workshop is free, but is intended for participants with some carpentry knowledge, and pre-registration is required.

Register for Workshop 1 August 17th-18th

Register for Workshop 2 August 31st-September 1st

About the instructor

Rex started as an apprentice cabinetmaker in the spring of 1972, and in 1985 worked in a historic townhouse in Louisberg Square, Boston. From there, he started Classic Restorations, specializing in the restoration and renovation of historic and traditional homes, seamlessly updating them to fit modern lifestyles. Over twenty years, Classic Restorations restored more than one hundred, nineteenth- and early twentieth-century homes in the greater Boston area. Since moving to Newfoundland, Rex has taught workshops for Heritage NL, including several on wood window repair and restoration, and served as a Mentor in Heritage NL’s Mentor/Apprentice program for Crafts at Risk.

Heritage Update for July 2024: New Designations, Sailor's Valentines, and the origin of the place name Halls Bay

 

Have you seen a Sailor's Valentine? If so, a MUN Folklore researcher wants to chat with you! In this version of the Heritage Update for July 2024: 

• we learn about three new heritage designations (The Terra Nova Sulphite Company Pulp Mill, Surgeon Cove Head Light Station, and  Holloway Property in Lethbridge);
• Andrea O'Brien walks us through what is meant when we talk about "heritage designation" and the various levels at which that can occur;
• Meaghan Collins talks about her Sailor’s Valentines research as part of her dissertation project. and,
• a colourful legend about the origin of the place name for Halls Bay by Dale Jarvis.

Download the pdf here

Heritage NL designates three new properties as Registered Heritage Structures

Heritage NL is excited to announce that three historic properties in Glovertown, Surgeon Cove Head (Exploits Island), and Lethbridge have been awarded heritage designation. The designations include a planned pulp mill, a light station, and a family home with outbuildings.

Terra Nova Sulphite Company Pulp Mill.
Photo courtesy of the Town of Glovertown.

The Terra Nova Sulphite Company Pulp Mill is a large concrete structure located along Angle Brook in Alexander Bay in Glovertown. Construction began on the mill in 1920 under the Norwegian company Terra Nova Sulphite Company Limited. The mill was intended to be opened by the Fall of 1921 but, due to the falling value of the Norwegian Kroner and hesitant investors, the mill never became operational. $2,000,000 had been spent on the construction of the mill and it had the potential of employing 300 people, plus the loggers employed to supply pulpwood. Built from reinforced concrete, the mill is a landmark in Glovertown.  

Surgeon Cove Head Light Station. 
Photo courtesy of Paul and Joanne Langdon.

Surgeon Cove Head Light Station includes a wooden, one-storey double dwelling, a light tower, and a spar and boom apparatus located on Surgeon Cove Head on Exploits Islands. The lighthouse was constructed in 1911 to aid navigation along Newfoundland’s northeast coast and to the busy ports of Botwood and Lewisporte. Due to the steep cliffs, in 1920 the first hoisting engine was installed at the site to allow materials to be transported from the boats below. The 1960s dwelling is reminiscent of lightkeeper dwellings built at that time, many of which were constructed to replace older residences and to accommodate rotational staff. The station was staffed until 2002 and is now owned by Adventures Newfoundland.

Holloway Property in Lethbridge.

The Holloway Property in Lethbridge was built in 1915 and includes a two-and-a-half-storey Victorian Gothic-style house and two outbuildings, one traditionally used as a workshop and the other as a barn. Eli John Holloway (also known as John or Jack) likely built the house before his marriage to Minnie Earl of St. John’s in 1916. Minnie died in childbirth but their daughter survived. Eli John married Mabel Cuff of Bloomfield in 1919 and the couple would have six children together.John had a sawmill and lumber business at Parson’s Siding, along the Bonavista Line of the railroad, and was a member of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit. John was known as an exceptional carpenter, and his workshop remains on the property. The property remained in the Holloway family until 1975.

“These properties are a reflection of our varied industrial history in Newfoundland and Labrador,” says Dr. Lisa Daly, chair of Heritage NL. “From a home built for the owner of a sawmill and lumber business, to a lighthouse for the safe transportation of goods and people around the often dangerous coastline, and efforts to expand pulp and paper, they reflect the challenges and success of industry in the province.” 

Heritage NL was established in 1984 to preserve one of the most visible dimensions of Newfoundland and Labrador culture - its architectural heritage. Heritage NL designates buildings and other structures as Registered Heritage Structures and may provide grants for the purpose of preservation and restoration of such structures.

Sheep to Sock Sunday and SPANL!

What would Sheep to Sock be without one of our main stars, sheep! SPANL, or the Sheep Producers Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be attending Sheep to Sock Sunday with some sheep waiting to be sheared. #SheepToSock

The Sheep Producers Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SPANL) represents the interests of NL sheep producers - big and small. They achieve this by supporting and promoting the growth and profitability of sheep production, by identifying and addressing producer needs, by strengthening partnerships with governmental and agriculture agencies, by raising public awareness of the sheep industry and increasing the market demand for sheep products, and by removing barriers to expansion and growth. 

More information on SPANL is available here: https://www.nllamb.com/

Sheep to Sock Sunday: Presenting Shona Stacey

Curious to learn more about our Sheep to Sock demonstrators? Heritage NL is excited to present Shona Stacey, who will be demonstrating felting. #SheepToSock

Shona Stacey is a textile artist and educator in Newfoundland and Labrador. She has a studio and farm in Trinity East where she creates original hooked rugs, felted landscapes and other mixed media fibre art. Shona is passionate about the practice and preservation of heritage art and craft in her province and strives to honour and connect with her ancestors through her traditional practices. Shona has a deep love for working with wool and other sustainable fibers. Her work is inspired by the strong winds, the salty air and the resilient generations that came before.

Learn more about Shona here: https://www.wildirisnl.com/