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| "Douglas Pinkston owns the last forge in Brigus." circa 1986 |
Someone came looking for information on the history of blacksmith's shops, forges, smithies, whatever you wish to call them, so I figured I'd share it here! This is a list-in-progress, so if you come across other online resources that we can share, let me know - dale@heritagenl.ca updated 21 July 2023
Forges
Green Family Forge, Trinity:
- https://www.mun.ca/ich/resources/ICH_Case_Study_006_WEB.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Family_Forge
- https://www.trinityhistoricalsociety.com/green_family_forge.html
Rendell Forge, Heart's Content
- https://heritagenl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/009-The-Rendell-Family-of-Blacksmiths.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart%27s_Content,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador#Rendell_Forge
- https://heritagenl.ca/heritage-property/rendell-forge-municipal-heritage-site/
Littlejohn's Forge, Bay Roberts
Pinkston Forge, Brigus
- https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/ich_avalon/id/5474
- https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_decks/id/5333/rec/4
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pinkstons-forge-brigus-1.5738597
Other resources
Blacksmithing Living Heritage podcasthttps://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/ich_oral/id/850
Interview with Ian Gillies, NL Blacksmith
http://www.ichblog.ca/2020/05/ian-gillies-newfoundland-blacksmith.html
John Rodway House, Baine Harbour
https://heritagefoundation.ca/heritage-property/john-rodway-senior-residence-registered-heritage-structure/
Kevin Dillon, RNC Farrier
https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/ICH_Update/id/283/rec/5
https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/ich_avalon/id/4444/rec/2
Roaring bellows and burning sparks: The last blacksmith of the Grand Banks
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/j-wilson-osborne-grand-banks-blacksmith-1.6400319
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