Fishing for Success is again hosting our continuous, live reading of Death on the Ice coming up on April 25, 2026 and is looking for volunteers.
Want to hang out in traditional sealers garb? Help serve seal treats? Maybe play a musical selection if you’re musically inclined? Please, help Fishing for Sucess make this another successful event! For more information contact Liam at Liam@fishingforsuccess.org.
The new designation for the Gander International Lounge was recently highlighted by Architectural Conservancy Ontario in their newsletter "Acorn in a Nutshell."
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"Though technically it's outside the province, we couldn't resist this good-news story of Gander, Newfoundland's spectacular time-capsule airport lounge—a swanky space straight out of Mad Men—receiving provincial heritage designation recently.
A symphony of mid-century design and art, the 1959 international lounge features terrazzo floors, panelled walls, sleek MCM furniture, floor-to-ceiling windows, and painter Kenneth Lockhead's 22-metre-wide "Flight and Its Allegories" mural. But aside from the many celebrities and heads of state that have crossed these floors in the airport's heyday, it was the 6000+ bewildered and frightened travellers who landed in the town of 10,000 without warning on 9/11 that guaranteed the site's legacy as a place of unusual compassion as well as Modernist beauty. The lounge re-opened for tours in 2022 and is now used as a community space.
Well done, Newfoundland and Labrador, and well done, Gander."- Architectural Conservancy Ontario
Join us for a virtual heritage job fair! Are you looking for a summer job, or are you a heritage institution looking for employees? Then join us for a virtual job fair! This event is an opportunity for employers to share their upcoming job openings with a group of prospective employees. This job fair is a great way to see what heritage jobs are available across the province in one place.
Register here as a prospective employee:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T4d5D9y2QEC_s3AZ0pXFCg
If you are interested in presenting as an employer, register here:
Upcoming Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Society lecture with speaker Andrea O’Brien with Heritage NL.
Join from the meeting link: https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mfd14eee59f924c1ba09bbcb98747722c
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The National Trust is creating a Youth Heritage Network meant to be a space designed to connect, support, and empower young people who are passionate about Canada’s history and heritage.
They are hosting a session on April 2, 2026, at 2pm ET.
What to expect from the session:
RSVP and Zoom access can be found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Q26npeYVQlaY71qahvYqIg
Any questions can be directed to: community@nationaltrustcanada.ca
Matt Reynolds will be a mentor on Being on a Board at the Youth Heritage Forum on March 21st, 2026, at the Emera Innovation Exchange and Conference Centre.
Matt is an Architect, Graphic Designer, and Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certified Professional known for his values-based design approach that is the foundation of all his work. He is the founder of Forgather Studio and has a decade of experience working across the disciplines of architecture, heritage conservation, branding, and interpretive design.
Matt is on the Board of Heritage NL, the Preservation Committee, and the St. John’s Built Heritage Experts Panel. He has worked for award-winning design firms across Canada and holds a Master of Architecture from Dalhousie University.
We look forward to seeing you at the event!
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Elsa Flack will be a speaker for our genealogy panel at the Youth Heritage Forum on March 21st, 2026, at the Emera Innovation Exchange and Conference Centre.
Elsa Flack is a certified genealogist. For many years, she has provided genealogical research services. In 1987, the Genealogical Institute of the Maritimes awarded Elsa the professional designation, Certified Genealogist (Canada).
Elsa has volunteered with several heritage organizations, including: the Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Portugal Cove – St. Philips Heritage Advisory Board, and the Town of Gaultois. She was also chairperson for “Peace by Piece - Quilted Memories of Newfoundland in the Great War”.
Crystal Braye will be a mentor on Exhibit Design at the Youth Heritage Forum on March 21st, 2026, at the Emera Innovation Exchange and Conference Centre.
Crystal Braye is a Public Folklorist and Interpretive Planner with over a decade of experience helping to preserve and share the heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador. She began her career at the Wooden Boat Museum in 2012, where she honed her skills in exhibit development, oral history documentation and interpretive writing. In 2020, she founded Octopus Consulting to collaborate with heritage organizations, municipalities, and tourism operators, offering services to help communities celebrate and share their unique cultural heritage.
Andrew Walsh will be a mentor on Volunteering/Being on a Board at the Youth Heritage Forum on March 21st, 2026, at the Emera Innovation Exchange and Conference Centre.
Andrew Walsh was born, raised, and is living in Cupids, Conception Bay North. Andrew is a historian with a passion for the unique history of his community, and of Newfoundland and Labrador in general. Throughout his Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Master of Arts at MUN, and Master of Letters from the University of Oxford, Andrew has remained closely involved with heritage in his community, primarily through his role as chair of St. Patrick's Parish Heritage Committee in Brigus. He loves to encourage others to get involved in their local heritage groups, as volunteering in that space improves both us and our communities.
Megan Webb will be a mentor on Volunteering/Being on a Board at the Youth Heritage Forum on March 21st, 2026, at the Emera Innovation Exchange and Conference Centre.
Megan Webb (she/her) is the Museum Manager at Admiralty House Communications Museum in Mount Pearl. She holds a both a Bachelors degree in Archaeology and a Masters degree in Folklore from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Megan has over a decade of experience working in the heritage industry through archaeology, archives, museums, folklore, and built heritage. Along with her educational background and work experience, Megan places significant importance in volunteering, especially for organizations within the heritage sector. She serves as the President of the Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives, Treasurer of the Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, and acts as the Chair and Historian/Archival expert on the Built Heritage Experts Committee for the City of St. John’s. Admiralty House Communications Museum is a partner of the Youth Heritage Forum and Megan is a mentor.
Our friends at MANL (Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador) are looking for feedback on their Museum Studies Certificate Program to make sure their programming meets the needs of their members.
They want to hear everyone's voices, whether volunteer, professional, or anywhere in between.
If you haven't already, take a few minutes to fill out their MANL Professional Development Survey - the deadline is Friday, March 13th at 4:30 PM!
Pascale Gerdun will be a mentor on Employability at the Youth Heritage Forum on March 21st, 2026, at the Emera Innovation Exchange and Conference Centre.
Pascale started working for Parks Canada as a student over 10 years ago while she was studying History and Anthropology at McGill University. Pascale has since worked for Parks Canada at eight sites across three provinces, mostly focused in the fields of visitor experience, heritage interpretation, and operational management. As the National Historic Sites and Visitor Experience Manager for the Parks Canada Newfoundland East Field Unit, her role involves the operational oversight and cultural resource management for five national historic sites, including Signal Hill, Cape Spear Lighthouse, Hawthorne Cottage, Castle Hill, and Ryan Premises.
After doing some digging on St. Michael's Convent, we found there is a lot more mystery surrounding the property than we realized. The convent is located on a property called 'Belvedere' which can be traced back to the turn of the 19th-century when the land was owned by Peter McKie. For decades, it was believed that a Nova Scotia born lawyer, Hugh Alexander Emerson, purchased the property in 1821 from McKie, then went on to build the dwelling house in 1826 - 1827. Oral history even describes events that took place in the 1820s while under the ownership of Emerson, but interestingly, the earliest record for his purchase was twenty years later in 1841.
Jared Hogan will be a mentor on Reconciliation and DEI-AR at the Youth Heritage Forum on March 21st, 2026, at the Emera Innovation Exchange and Conference Centre.
Jared T. Hogan (he/they) is a settler anthropologist living in Mi’kmaw and Beothuk territory on the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland), with family ties to Conception Bay North and Central Newfoundland. His research explores the representation of Indigenous Peoples in museums and education spheres. Currently, Jared is a PhD Candidate and a Per Course Instructor at Memorial University, a Continuing Education Instructor at the College of the North Atlantic, and Sessional Lecturer at the University of Regina. In his work, Jared strives to help correct colonial misconceptions about Indigenous history, motivated by his experience growing up in urban Newfoundland and not learning about Indigenous Peoples in Newfoundland and Labrador (or Canada).
The Conservations Corps will be participating in our Ways to Get Involved panel at the Youth Heritage Forum on March 21st, 2026, at the Emera Innovation Exchange and Conference Centre.
CCNL is a non-profit organization focusing on supporting local environmental and cultural priorities, enhancing climate resilience, delivering environmental education and creating meaningful employment and skill development opportunities for youth across Newfoundland and Labrador.
Limeville is an iconic property in the Battery of St. John's, easily recognized for its crosshatch fence and array of flowers across the lawn. With a threat of redevelopment, we wanted to record its history, so we compiled a chronology of the property and three of the families who lived there: the Scores, the Moores, and the Walshes. These families all had local businesses that thrived, but also faced many hardships, including the untimely deaths of loved ones. We hope this chronology gives answers to some of the questions the public has about Limeville and sheds light on the lives of those who lived there.
Kim Orren will be a speaker for our Ways to Get Involved panel at the Youth Heritage Forum on March 21st, 2026, at the Emera Innovation Exchange and Conference Centre.
Kimberly Orren is a former high school science teacher turned commercial fisherman and co-founder of Fishing for Success, a nonprofit social enterprise museum in Petty Harbour. Fishing for Success (F4S) works to transmit the intangible cultural heritage of Newfoundland & Labrador's family fishery while advocating for an inclusive, gender-equitable & sustainable small-scale fishery that can help combat climate change and contribute to food sovereignty through better local seafood access. Through collaborations with researchers and other ENGO’s, F4S is developing a Sea2School program to connect youth in coastal communities to fishing as a cornerstone of ocean literacy and food equity.
