Chart image from: http://www.sentinelpressllc.com/emergencydistressposter.html For a new and upcoming exhibit at the Lobster Cove Head ...

Plowing under caplin for fertilizer [VA 110-32.2] 1930 International Grenfell Association photograph collection Fred Coleman Sears pho...

I've heard that because of our cold start to Spring, locals gardeners are feeling a bit anxious to get started. Surely things will so...

Our intangible cultural heritage office sometimes uses what we term a “project-based training” model. You can read all about that in this...

I saw this ugly stick in a cabin in French's Cove over the weekend and was inspired to take a photo. I'm not sure who made it, bu...

If you are in St. John's and are looking to celebrate Guy Fawke's Night this year, here's an option close to the city: Bonfire...

I'm in Corner Brook for a meeting sponsored by the Qalipu First Nation, and it is a dreary, grey day here on the west coast. I was de...

So yes, technically it's Wednesday, but I had to slightly delay the folklore photo this week because of a really exciting meeting I ...

Yesterday evening Tolson Rendell of Heart's Content invited me to observe him shearing one of his sheep. It is a tradition that only ...

Fermenting your own sauerkraut is simple to do and takes very little preparation time--all you need is a head of cabbage (or more if you wis...

One thing you can count on during wintertime in Newfoundland is that everyone starts talking about the local snow plows. Whether you are hap...

The other day, I got an email from Shirley, who writes: "When I was growing up, it was a tradition in our home that on your bir...

In the heritage community in Newfoundland and Labrador, the general consensus is as follows: Vinyl Bad; Wood Good. We've seen a lot o...

One of the traditions that we are working to document is basket making. After I did an interview with CBC's Weekend Arts Magazine on bas...

The poster above was one designed by Target Marketing for the 2011 Mummers Festival . It bears the caption "Terrifying and delight...

In the late 1970s an American folklorist, David Taylor, conducted a series of interviews in the Trinity Bay area while researching his Mem...

Coffee and Culture at The Rooms November 3, 2011 @ 2:30pm Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Night, was a tradition looked forward to with g...

This morning, Peter Cowan, reporter and video journalist for CBC in Labrador, tweeted a link to this story, about Noah Nochasak's jour...

Last week, I was in North River as part of the Cupids 400 Cultural Tourism Forum. In the afternoon, participants broke into groups to discus...