Links to Heart’s Content , NL, Cemetery Resources

 

Heart's Content Carbonear Road Anglican Cemetery, 2021.

Links to Heart’s Content Cemetery Resources

Heart’s Content Anglican Cemetery Notes.pdf - rough draft c2000

Heart'sContentAnglicanRectoryCemetery.pdf

Heart'sContentCableOfficeCemetery.pdf

Heart'sContentCarbonearRoadAnglicanCemeteryBook182.pdf

Heart'sContentHayfieldMemorialUnitedCemeteryBook181.pdf

Heart'sContentHeyfieldMemorialUnited2.pdf

Heart'sContentMainBrookCemetery.pdf

Heart'sContentParishHallHillCemeteryBook183.pdf

Heart'sContentRomanCatholicCemetery.pdf

Heart'sContentSalvationArmyCemetery.pdf

BillionGraves pages

Heart's Content Anglican Cemetery

Heyfield United Churchyard

Main Brook Cemetery

Last updated 2024-09-04 by Dale Jarvis

Stories of Early Occupational Therapy in Newfoundland and Labrador

 

A new online exhibit shares the personal stories and memories attached to the development of the profession of Occupational Therapy in Newfoundland and Labrador.

The digital Occupational Therapy History Archive Project is an initiative of the Newfoundland and Labrador Occupational Therapy Association (www.nlaot.ca), in partnership with Heritage NL and Memorial University’s Digital Archives Initiative. 

The exhibit includes stories of pioneer occupational therapists who worked in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1900-1960, as well as audio interviews from a sample of occupational therapists who worked in Newfoundland and Labrador from 1960-2022.  The stories of the pioneer occupational therapists are based on information from historical documents, family members, and occupational therapists who were interviewed for this project. 

“We were really intrigued by the therapists’ stories and the parallels between practice then and now,” says Brenda Head, one of the project coordinators.

The interviews reflect the therapists’ memories and chronicles the development of the profession, highlighting the many early achievements and challenges of a predominantly female profession.

The collection can be viewed online at https://dai.mun.ca/digital/occuptherapy 

Upcoming Wood Windows Workshop in English Harbour!

Heritage NL is excited to be presenting "Care and Maintenance of Historic Wooden Windows", a  workshop led by Mike Paterson of Paterson Woodworking.

On September 14th, Michael Paterson will be giving a one day workshop on the general care and maintenance of wooden windows, designed for the owners or managers of historic homes.

The workshop will be located at the English Harbour Arts Centre, formerly the All Saints Anglican Church, in English Harbour, Trinity Bay. In this workshop, Mike will address a window on the church, demonstrate glazing and re-glazing techniques, and discuss general best practices for rot repair and painting. All materials and tools needed during the workshop will be provided. Lunch will be provided.

Learn more about the workshop and register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/care-and-maintenance-of-historic-wooden-windows-workshop-tickets-970458677027?aff=oddtdtcreator

Upcoming Scanning Party at the Random Passage Site

Join Heritage NL, the Random Passage Site, and the Friends of St. Luke's on September 13th from 3-5pm for a scanning party! Held at the Random Passage Tearoom, the scanning party is for the communities of New and Old Bonaventure, and we encourage anyone to also bring your photos of George's Cove, White Point, Kerley's Harbour, British Harbour and Ireland's Eye.

A Scanning Party is an informal photo collection session where a digital copy is made of your historical photographs. You bring your photographs to be scanned at the event and then you take them back home with them the same day. Bring a flash drive and receive a digital copy of your photographs. 

For more information visit the Heritage NL Facebook Page or contact outreach@heritagenl.ca

Two Heritage Restoration Workshops with Heritage NL Mentor Rex Passion

 

Workshop #1
Saturday and Sunday
August 17th-18th
10am-3pm each day

Workshop #2
Saturday and Sunday
August 31st-September 1st
10am-3pm each day

Rex Passion is giving two workshop to demonstrate heritage restoration techniques for repairing old buildings. The workshop will include methods such as molding removal, epoxy consolidation, Dutch patching, clapboard replacement, molding replication, and will concentrate on when to use these approaches. One main example will be the evaluation and repair of damaged window sills.

The workshops will be part of the ongoing restoration work at Howard House Registered Heritage Structure, 9 Garrison Hill in St. John’s, NL, from 10am-3pm each day, and will include lunch.

This workshop is free, but is intended for participants with some carpentry knowledge, and pre-registration is required.

Register for Workshop 1 August 17th-18th

Register for Workshop 2 August 31st-September 1st

About the instructor

Rex started as an apprentice cabinetmaker in the spring of 1972, and in 1985 worked in a historic townhouse in Louisberg Square, Boston. From there, he started Classic Restorations, specializing in the restoration and renovation of historic and traditional homes, seamlessly updating them to fit modern lifestyles. Over twenty years, Classic Restorations restored more than one hundred, nineteenth- and early twentieth-century homes in the greater Boston area. Since moving to Newfoundland, Rex has taught workshops for Heritage NL, including several on wood window repair and restoration, and served as a Mentor in Heritage NL’s Mentor/Apprentice program for Crafts at Risk.

Heritage Update for July 2024: New Designations, Sailor's Valentines, and the origin of the place name Halls Bay

 

Have you seen a Sailor's Valentine? If so, a MUN Folklore researcher wants to chat with you! In this version of the Heritage Update for July 2024: 

• we learn about three new heritage designations (The Terra Nova Sulphite Company Pulp Mill, Surgeon Cove Head Light Station, and  Holloway Property in Lethbridge);
• Andrea O'Brien walks us through what is meant when we talk about "heritage designation" and the various levels at which that can occur;
• Meaghan Collins talks about her Sailor’s Valentines research as part of her dissertation project. and,
• a colourful legend about the origin of the place name for Halls Bay by Dale Jarvis.

Download the pdf here

Heritage NL designates three new properties as Registered Heritage Structures

Heritage NL is excited to announce that three historic properties in Glovertown, Surgeon Cove Head (Exploits Island), and Lethbridge have been awarded heritage designation. The designations include a planned pulp mill, a light station, and a family home with outbuildings.

Terra Nova Sulphite Company Pulp Mill.
Photo courtesy of the Town of Glovertown.

The Terra Nova Sulphite Company Pulp Mill is a large concrete structure located along Angle Brook in Alexander Bay in Glovertown. Construction began on the mill in 1920 under the Norwegian company Terra Nova Sulphite Company Limited. The mill was intended to be opened by the Fall of 1921 but, due to the falling value of the Norwegian Kroner and hesitant investors, the mill never became operational. $2,000,000 had been spent on the construction of the mill and it had the potential of employing 300 people, plus the loggers employed to supply pulpwood. Built from reinforced concrete, the mill is a landmark in Glovertown.  

Surgeon Cove Head Light Station. 
Photo courtesy of Paul and Joanne Langdon.

Surgeon Cove Head Light Station includes a wooden, one-storey double dwelling, a light tower, and a spar and boom apparatus located on Surgeon Cove Head on Exploits Islands. The lighthouse was constructed in 1911 to aid navigation along Newfoundland’s northeast coast and to the busy ports of Botwood and Lewisporte. Due to the steep cliffs, in 1920 the first hoisting engine was installed at the site to allow materials to be transported from the boats below. The 1960s dwelling is reminiscent of lightkeeper dwellings built at that time, many of which were constructed to replace older residences and to accommodate rotational staff. The station was staffed until 2002 and is now owned by Adventures Newfoundland.

Holloway Property in Lethbridge.

The Holloway Property in Lethbridge was built in 1915 and includes a two-and-a-half-storey Victorian Gothic-style house and two outbuildings, one traditionally used as a workshop and the other as a barn. Eli John Holloway (also known as John or Jack) likely built the house before his marriage to Minnie Earl of St. John’s in 1916. Minnie died in childbirth but their daughter survived. Eli John married Mabel Cuff of Bloomfield in 1919 and the couple would have six children together.John had a sawmill and lumber business at Parson’s Siding, along the Bonavista Line of the railroad, and was a member of the Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit. John was known as an exceptional carpenter, and his workshop remains on the property. The property remained in the Holloway family until 1975.

“These properties are a reflection of our varied industrial history in Newfoundland and Labrador,” says Dr. Lisa Daly, chair of Heritage NL. “From a home built for the owner of a sawmill and lumber business, to a lighthouse for the safe transportation of goods and people around the often dangerous coastline, and efforts to expand pulp and paper, they reflect the challenges and success of industry in the province.” 

Heritage NL was established in 1984 to preserve one of the most visible dimensions of Newfoundland and Labrador culture - its architectural heritage. Heritage NL designates buildings and other structures as Registered Heritage Structures and may provide grants for the purpose of preservation and restoration of such structures.

Sheep to Sock Sunday and SPANL!

What would Sheep to Sock be without one of our main stars, sheep! SPANL, or the Sheep Producers Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, will be attending Sheep to Sock Sunday with some sheep waiting to be sheared. #SheepToSock

The Sheep Producers Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (SPANL) represents the interests of NL sheep producers - big and small. They achieve this by supporting and promoting the growth and profitability of sheep production, by identifying and addressing producer needs, by strengthening partnerships with governmental and agriculture agencies, by raising public awareness of the sheep industry and increasing the market demand for sheep products, and by removing barriers to expansion and growth. 

More information on SPANL is available here: https://www.nllamb.com/

Sheep to Sock Sunday: Presenting Shona Stacey

Curious to learn more about our Sheep to Sock demonstrators? Heritage NL is excited to present Shona Stacey, who will be demonstrating felting. #SheepToSock

Shona Stacey is a textile artist and educator in Newfoundland and Labrador. She has a studio and farm in Trinity East where she creates original hooked rugs, felted landscapes and other mixed media fibre art. Shona is passionate about the practice and preservation of heritage art and craft in her province and strives to honour and connect with her ancestors through her traditional practices. Shona has a deep love for working with wool and other sustainable fibers. Her work is inspired by the strong winds, the salty air and the resilient generations that came before.

Learn more about Shona here: https://www.wildirisnl.com/

Sheep To Sock Sunday: Presenting Corinne Reid

Heritage NL is excited to highlight another of our Sheep to Sock Sunday demonstrators, Corinne Reid from Seaspun Yarn and Coffee House. #SheepToSock

Seaspun Yarn and Coffee House in Carbonear is a place where different crafts converge, with a shared love for knitting, crochet, weaving, spinning, pottery, and beading. Corinne and her team are driven by a deep desire to give back to their community, offering a chance for individuals to learn new skills and hobbies while providing unwavering support and essential tools. Seaspun, under the inspired leadership of Corinne Reid, is not just a business; it's a community, a journey, and a celebration of creativity that continues to weave its magic on the rocky shores of Newfoundland. Corinne will be joined by two of SeaSpun’s knitting circle regulars.

Learn more about Sheep to Sock Sunday here: heritagecraft.ca

Sheep to Sock Sunday: Presenting Amelia Reimer

Heritage NL is so excited for next Sunday's #SheepToSock! We're presenting another one of our upcoming demonstrators, Amelia Reimer.

"Amelia Reimer hails from the Pacific Northwest Coast, but has made her home in St. John’s since 2012. Involved in various fibre arts (knitting, crochet, spinning, basket weaving, and even shepherdessing) and other art mediums (painting acrylic/watercolour, beading, leatherwork, singing, storytelling, etc.), Amelia finds joy in “making”. Amelia has also been known around St. John’s for her voice and work as an advocate on Indigenous rights and cultural celebrations, and issues like Women’s empowerment, homelessness, prison in-reach, etc. She currently works as community chaplain with Bridges of Canada with adults on parole. "

Learn more about Sheep to Sock Sunday at heritagecraft.ca

Sheep to Sock Sunday: Presenting Emily Denief!

Less than a week until #SheepToSock Sunday! In preparation, check out another of our presenters, Emily Denief.

My name is Emily and I love wool! While I’ve been knitting for most of my life, I recently started spinning my own yarn last year and it’s quickly stolen my heart. Spinning has made me feel more connected to my craft and it truly makes me appreciate the amazing qualities of the wool I’m working with!

Learn more about Sheep to Sock Sunday at heritagecraft.ca

Sheep to Sock: Presenting Brenda Aylward of Aylwards Farm

Heritage NL is excited to announce another demonstrator for the upcoming #SheepToSock Sunday, Brenda Aylward of Aylwards Farm.

Aylwards Farm and Meat Shop is a family owned business located in the scenic ocean village of Port Kirwan, just off Route 10 on the Irish Loop, Southern Shore NL approximately one hour outside St. Johns. Aylwards Farm is primarily a mixed commodity sheep and vegetable farm. The meat shop operates year round and is well known for its specialty sausages and burgers.

Learn more about Aylwards Farm here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093557289714

Are you curious to learn more about our Sheep to Sock Sunday demonstrators? Meet one of our spinners, Alison Simms!

Are you curious to learn more about our Sheep to Sock Sunday demonstrators? Meet one of our spinners, Alison Simms!

Alison is a MUN student, studying Biology and Earth Sciences, but in her limited free time she loves to work with wool. Her interest in fiber arts began with crochet and knitting. After many years of interest in learning to spin, she found herself with the opportunity to buy a second hand wheel, and a connection to a local farmer with fleece to spare. With help from members of the local Weavers and Spinners Collective, she quickly learned to use her wheel and spin her local wool. A hobby that she finds both relaxing and rewarding. She loves the entire process from sheep to sock, and is happy to share her knowledge of this process with others. #SheepToSock

Interested in learning more about Sheep to Sock Sunday? Check out this link: heritagecraft.ca

Sheep to Sock Sunday: Presenting Christine LeGrow

Are you as excited for the upcoming Sheep to Sock Sunday as we are? #SheepToSock Heritage NL is featuring another of our upcoming demonstrators, Christine LeGrow.

Christine LeGrow was born and raised in Newfoundland, and has a keen interest in the people, places, and things that make this island unique. A life-long knitter, her company Spindrift Handknits produces over 30 regular hand-knit wool products across a diverse product line. The business is supported by rural knitters throughout the island who make extensive use of traditional patterns that have been handed down through generations. Christine believes to extend the life of handknits, the basic knowledge of darning skills is essential.

Learn more here: https://www.spindriftknits.com/

Heritage NL Celebrates 40 Years

Saturday, May 18, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (Heritage NL). Heritage NL is a provincial crown agency with a mandate to stimulate an understanding of and an appreciation for the province’s built and intangible heritage. Since 1984, Heritage NL has been doing just that - through programs that recognize the province’s built and intangible heritage, by providing financial support for built heritage preservation, and by supporting intangible cultural heritage projects and practitioners.  

"We have accomplished so much in the past 40 years," says Heritage NL chair Dr. Lisa Daly. "We continue our commitment to highlighting the varied heritage of our province and protecting it into the future."

To date, Heritage NL has designated over 340 Registered Heritage Structures, 6 Registered Heritage Districts, and has disbursed $3.5M towards the preservation of heritage structures. Heritage NL has also supported countless community oral history and intangible cultural heritage projects, ensuring that valuable community resources are preserved for future generations. The organization also facilitates the transmission of our province’s heritage skills through inventories, workshops, and mentoring opportunities.

During this anniversary year, Heritage NL will be highlighting its accomplishments on its social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and X (@hfnlca). The website www.heritagenl.ca includes a heritage property search and a large collection of intangible cultural heritage material from across the province. 

Sheep to Sock Sunday Demonstrator Heather Nolan

Want a sneak peek for our upcoming Sheep to Sock Sunday on May 26th?

Heritage NL is presenting one of our featured demonstrators of wool carding, Heather Nolan. #SheepToSock

Heather Nolan (they/them) is a knitwear designer, natural dyer and writer living in Bonavista, Newfoundland/Ktaqmkuk. They have published knitting patterns internationally, as well as collaborating on designs with yarn companies like Woollen Twine Fibre Studio (Germany) and Uist Wool Mill (Scotland). They are the author of novels How to be Alone (Goose Lane, 2023) and This is Agatha Falling (Pedlar Press, 2019) as well as the poetry collection Land of the Rock: Talamh an Carraig (Breakwater, 2022), works which have received nominations for the Winterset Award, Newfoundland Book Awards and the ReLit Award. Heather's current project is working toward opening a wool mill in Bonavista.

Check out some of Heather's work here: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/heather-nolan

https://www.oileanach.ca/

Come check out Sheep to Sock Sunday on May 26, 2024 from 11-4 at the O'Brien Farm Foundation in St. John's.

Sheep to Sock Sunday at O'Brien Farm, May 26th 2024

 

Join Heritage NL and our friends at the Sheep Producers of NL for our first "Sheep to Sock Sunday" at O'Brien Farm on Sunday, May 26th, 2024. There will be sheep, lambs, shearing demonstrations, spinning, carding, knitting, darning, and more. See the whole process of how we go from sheep to sock! A free family event. 

Sheep to Sock Sunday
Sunday, May 26th, 2024
11am-4pm 
O'Brien Farm
150 Oxen Pond Road, St. John’s

List of Demonstrators:

Shearing demo, BBQ and Silent Auction by SPANL
Spinning - Emily Denief
Spinning - Alison Simms
Tanning Hides - Brenda Aylward, Aylward Farm and Meat Shop
Carding and Processing - Heather Nolan of Oileánach Knits
Carding - Amelia Reimer
Knitting - Corinne Reid and SeaSpun Yarn and Coffee House, Carbonear
Darning - Christine LeGrow of Spindrift Handknits
Felting - Shona Stacey of Wild Iris Gallery

Sheep to Sock Schedule (download the pdf here)

Stay tuned for more details at www.heritagecraft.ca!

Poster design by Chloe Jane Lundrigan, 2024.

Heritage Update - Wood Windows and Energy Efficiency, Sawmilling, and Three New Heritage Designations

In the April 2024 heritage update, we share news about three new Registered Heritage Structures in Burin, Indian Cove, and Heart’s Content. We look back at 75 Years of Co-operative Heritage in the province, and look forward investigating energy efficiency of wooden windows, and an ongoing project to build new double-glazed wooden windows using traditional techniques. We finish with the story of sawyer Moses Drover and his Whiteway, Trinity Bay, sawmill. 

Download the pdf:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e57F355C47Ymr1ZUDLZTItENuh0qpGtJ/view?usp=sharing

Job Posting - Building Conservation Intern (full time position to March 28 2025)

Building Conservation Intern Wanted!

Are you between 19-30 with an interest in old buildings or heritage carpentry?  Send us your resume!

Heritage NL is a non-profit organization that promotes the conservation and awareness of Newfoundland and Labrador's historic places and the safeguarding of its Intangible Cultural Heritage. Heritage NL is seeking a qualified individual passionate about heritage carpentry or conservation for the position of Building Conservation Intern. Work will include assisting Heritage NL staff and workshop leaders on providing technical workshops on the repair and restoration of wooden windows and other conservation skills, helping provide workshops on Standards and Guidelines, preparing a written report on the benefits of window restoration over replacement, and assisting with assessments of historic properties in the field.

A certificate of completion, diploma, or degree in heritage conservation, heritage carpentry or masonry; or certification as an apprentice carpenter; or practical experience in building trades with an interest in heritage restoration or conservation. The candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills. 

Candidates must meet eligibility requirements under the Young Canada Works program and be a resident of Newfoundland and Labrador. The job will be situated at the Heritage NL offices in downtown St. John's.

Hourly wage:

$21.00

Send resume to dale@heritagenl.ca 

Deadline extended to May 24th

Job Posting - Celebrate 75 Researcher 12 week position through Young Canada Works.

The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (Heritage NL) is hiring a Celebrate 75 Researcher as a 12 week position. Heritage NL has designated over 360 Registered Heritage Structures since its creation. These places range from elaborate houses and lodges, to modest fishing structures, and works of public engineering. They are a physical record of where we have come from, and are repositories of the stories that tell our history. Celebrate 75 is a project to recognize, record, celebrate, and promote the meaning and evolution of these places since Newfoundland and Labrador’s Confederation with Canada in 1949.

The Researcher will be undertaking research about the historic architecture of local historic places, with the goal that the collected information and images from the research will be featured in the Celebrate 75 online media campaign.

The applicant must have excellent oral and written communication skills; good knowledge of word processing and Excel; availability to travel; and an undergraduate or masters level degree in history, archaeology, folklore, journalism, creative writing, or architecture. Previous experience with a heritage organization is an asset. Good computer skills required, including ability to do online and archival research. Experience with blogging/informal newsletter writing an asset.

The position may also assist with Heritage NL public programs related to historic places as needed, and will report directly to Heritage NL’s Executive Director.

$20/hr, 35 hrs a week, 12 weeks.

Deadline to apply: April 26, 2024

A student may be eligible for employment if they:

• are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible);
• are legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number);
• are between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment; and
• are a high school, college, CEGEP or university student.

All applications must be made through the YCW website:

https://young-canada-works.canada.ca/Opportunity/ProjectDetails?projectId=19512&showBackToSearch=true 

Celebrating the Traditional Skills of the Humber Valley

photo courtesy Lauralee Ledrew, Cormack

Heritage NL has been working with the Department of Folklore and the Harris centre at Memorial University on a traditional skills inventory for the Humber Valley.  The following communities are included in the study: Steady Brook, Little Rapids, Humber Village, Humber Valley Resort, Pasadena, Pynn’s Brook, Little Harbour, St. Judes, Deer Lake, Reidville, Cormack, and Howley. 

The study is now finished, and is presented in two parts. First is the Humber Valley Skills Inventory (2024) which showcases individual makers, crafters, and artists in the region. The second is a report entitled Needs and Gaps Related to Traditional Knowledge Transfer in the Humber Valley, NL (2024), which explores challenges related to traditional skills.

And as a followup to a recent Thriving Regions workshop in Deer Lake, we have set up a new facebook group, Humber Valley Traditional Skills, for those people wishing to discuss or share opportunities for knowledge transfer:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/humbervalleytraditionalskills

Thanks to Harris Centre for their support and to the work of our researchers: Denise McKeown, research assistant & writer; Felicia Omodunke Somolu, graphic designer; Emlyn Tuck, needs and gaps researcher; Rose Baruh and Era Mahmuda, archival research. Thanks also to Heritage NL staff Andrea O’Brien and Terra Barrett, for fieldwork assistance and editing.

There are also collections of material related to both the Humber Valley generally and Deer Lake specifically on Memorial University's Digital Archives Initiative:

https://dai.mun.ca/digital/ich_wn/