Starting in the early 1800s, men from Mercer’s Cove and French's Coves visited the area bordering Bay Roberts and Spaniard’s Bay “ch...

Scan courtesy of QEII Library, Archives & Special Collections Dept. Collection: 3.08.064 - A. Adler of Canada Ltd.  Have you ever h...

In this episode we discuss some of the projects the ICH (Intangible Cultural Heritage) Office is working on this summer. First up Dale, a...

We are starting a new virtual museums project with our partners in the historic town of Bay Roberts. In this episode, we talk about the ...

Atlantic Advocate, vol. 49, no. 08 (April 1959) Candy and Chocolates  The Adler Company... is the chocolate firm which is now also ma...

UPDATED DATE - Due to a scheduled weather warning for Saturday the 10th this event has been moved to Saturday, March 24th. On March 24th, ...

Recently I worked on scanning 35mm slides for the Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation. The slides are organized by community and were ta...

Joy Fraser is Assistant Professor of English and Associate Director of the Folklore Studies program at George Mason University in Fairfa...

This afternoon, I was pleased to attend the renaming ceremony for the Bay Roberts Council Chambers, located in the Bay Roberts Cable Build...

Marilyn Dawe, MHA Glenn Littlejohn, Eric Jerrett, Mayor Philip Wood, and Frank Crews unveil the Cable Avenue Registered Heritage District ...

Please join us for the Cable Avenue Registered Heritage District plaque ceremony in Bay Roberts! This lovely historic street is rece...

The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Bay Roberts Cultural Foundation invite you to the official public launch of...

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to visit with a wonderful 83-old-man named Burford Ploughman. Knowing of my penchant for oral history, Burf...

As of this week, our much anticipated booklet Folk Belief & Legends of Bay Roberts and Area is all done and ready to be released to ...

Earlier tonight, I finished up a meeting with the heritage committee of the Town of Bay Roberts. We went over the commemorative text for...

THE GAMES WE PLAYED     Thursday, February 27, 2:30 pm., The Rooms Provincial Museum Hoist Your Sails and Run, Spotlight and kite flying a...

During an oral history interview with 95-year-old Alice Mercer, originally of Bay Roberts, I asked her to share some memories from her schoo...

Throughout the month of October I spent a great deal of time working on our current collection project on the folk culture and beliefs of th...

In preparation for Halloween, I've been listening to some spooky tales that I've recently had the pleasure of recording in and ...

As we settle into the fall season, I'd like to share a nostalgic summer photograph from the Bay Roberts area. This image was shown to...