Meet Joy Barfoot, Greenspond Historical Society

 

Joy Barfoot will be speaking in the Peer Share Panel on Saturday, October 18th at the upcoming heritage conference.

With an Education degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Folklore, from Memorial University, Joy was determined to make her passion her career. Joy has worked more than three decades in the natural history and heritage sector. She has worked both as a classroom teacher and as an outdoor educator. She has developed a number of teacher resource guides on various topics throughout her career and has contributed articles to various magazines and journals, including The Green Teacher Magazine and The Greenspond Letter. For the past 15 years, Joy has worked with the Art Gallery, Museums and Visitor Engagement Department at The Rooms, and today manages the Education and Public Programming unit, a position that brings a lot of fulfillment. Programming, community history and engagement lies at the heart of Joy’s career, and in her spare time she dedicates countless hours preserving and sharing the history of her hometown of Greenspond, Bonavista Bay. She is a member of the Greenspond Historical Society, where her role spans many fields including developing and delivering presentations highlighting the history of Greenspond, spearheading fundraising efforts, coordinating a volunteer program, and assisting with the development of exhibits for the Historic courthouse. No visit to Greenspond is complete without volunteering some time at the courthouse where she loves greeting visitors and sharing stories of home. Joy currently lives in St. John’s with her husband, Peter and their fur-baby, Bailey.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2025 Heritage Conference to hear other organizations' projects, plans and accomplishments. 

For more information, visit the conference website at: https://museumsnl.ca/2025-heritage-conference/