Speaker Introduction - Sherry House of NONIA

Sherry House will be speaking at the Amplifying Craft panel on Friday, October 17th at the upcoming heritage conference.

Sherry House is the Business Manager/Executive Director of NONIA. She has worked for many years in
the arts and cultural sector, and is very passionate about sharing our traditions.

Founded in 1920, the Newfoundland Outport Nursing and Industrial Association (NONIA) was established to assist Newfoundland outport communities to access health services, by raising money from the sale of handknit garments to pay the salaries of public health nurses. In 1934 the Government decided to take over paying the nurses salaries but NONIA continued on as a cottage industry, proving an outlet for knitters to supplement their family income through this traditional method. Today, NONIA is still a social enterprise with over 100 knitters throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and we continue our work to celebrate and preserve the craft.

Register for the 2025 Heritage Conference to hear about the Newfoundland and Labrador craft scene and its part in heritage.

Registration deadline is 4:30 PM NDT on Monday, October 6th, 2025.

To register: https://forms.gle/ecQFJqkHeVkaFzwu5

For more information, visit the conference website at: https://museumsnl.ca/2025-heritage-conference/