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Showing posts with label children's games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label children's games. Show all posts
Friday, August 12, 2022

Traditional Games scheduled for the Change Islands Squidathlon

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The Change Islands Squidathlon is scheduled for Sunday, Aug 21, 2022. This annual event includes afternoon events that are reviving games pl...
Monday, March 13, 2017

#CollectiveMemories Monday - The Childhood of Janet Story

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In September of 2013, I had the pleasure of interviewing Janet Story at her home in St.John's on the topic of growing up in St.John...
Friday, December 30, 2016

8mm Films of Grand Falls-Windsor Families, C.L.B, and Community

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The following four films are the final batch of reels I have digitized for the Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society. They show various aspec...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Traditional Games of Newfoundland and Labrador designated a Cultural Tradition and Practice

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Today was the annual designation ceremony for the Provincial Historic Commemorations Program . This year, following a nomination made by t...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Sailing in the Boat Till the Tide Runs High

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Children Playing Circle Games VA 93-50 International Grenfell Association photograph collection Photo: Courtesy of The Rooms     ...
Saturday, March 21, 2015

Come play! 16th annual Sharing Our Cultures event this Sunday

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You are invited to Sharing Our Cultures , a fun-filled family event, at The Rooms, Sunday March 22, at 2-4 pm. Learn to play Shadow P...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

King William was King George’s son

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I wrote an article in The Telegram a while back about traditional Newfoundland children's singing games.  It included a version ...
Monday, February 9, 2015

Help find the missing words to "Here we go down, Sir Johnny Brown"

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I recently wrote an article for The Telegram on singing games we used to play , about three traditional games: "Little Sally Saucer,...
Thursday, January 29, 2015

Youth Forum News, Memories of Childhood, and Fisheries Architecture

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In the January 2015 edition of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Update newsletter: Alanna Wicks invites youth aged 18-35 to the Heritage ...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Exploring placemaking, the fishery, and traditional games

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In the December 2014 edition of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Update for Newfoundland and Labrador: the Heritage Foundation of Newf...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Playing games, putting up ice, and a trip to Paris

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In this edition of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Update for Newfoundland and Labrador: the ICH office heads to Paris for UNESCO meeti...
Friday, September 26, 2014

Tiddly On The Lawn - This Sunday at The Rooms

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TIDDLY TOURNAMENT AND OTHER TRADITIONAL GAMES ON THE LAWN Tiddly, also known as piddly, pippy, snig, or puss, was once a very popular ga...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

The Games We Played - A Coffee and Culture Presentation

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THE GAMES WE PLAYED     Thursday, February 27, 2:30 pm., The Rooms Provincial Museum Hoist Your Sails and Run, Spotlight and kite flying a...
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Grey Socks, Pidley Stick, and Traditional Food

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In this edition of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Update for Newfoundland and Labrador: we introduce the Grey Sock Project, linking the...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Tuesday's Folklore Photo - Playing Tiddly

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photo courtesy of Margaret Ayad Recently the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador has begun to do research into different...
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Monday, January 27, 2014

Calling all Conception Bay girls! Do you know a tradition about dolls and candy?

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I got an interesting message today from textile artist Susan Furneaux, an instructor at the Anna Templeton Centre for Craft Art and Desig...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Tuesday's Folklore Photo: A Game of Pitch and Toss

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Courtesy of: The Rooms Provincial Archives Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador  A 7-12. "Pitch and Toss": Children playing...