News · July 4, 2022
A new addition has been made to the Past “Aspects” page, which contains our “Aspects” articles from past issues of the Newfoundland Quarterly and is located under our Publications Page. This new posting, by Frank Gogos, outlines the participation of the Newfoundland Regiment in the Battle of Cambrai.
April 28, 2022
Please join us online as Terry Bishop Stirling traces the history of the Newfoundland Outport Nursing and Industrial Association (NONIA) from its founding in 1920 to the present. Starting as a programme to provide nurses in outport communities lacking any medical care, NONIA evolved as a volunteer-led non profit cottage industry which employed hundreds of… Read More
March 31, 2022
My Indian (Mi’sel Joe, Sheila O’Neill. Breakwater, 2021) tells the story of Mi’kmaq guide Sylvester Joe (recognized by the Government of Canada as a person of National Historic Significance) who was hired by William Cormack in 1822 to guide him across the island of Newfoundland in search of the last remaining Beothuk encampments. Written as historical fiction, it… Read More
February 24, 2022
During the Second World War, Gander was a bustling hub of aviation, as thousands of bombers passed through the airport on their way to Britain. Please join us on Thursday, February 24th as aviation historian Darrell Hiller presents the evolution of Gander airport, its strategic role during the Second World War, and the challenges and… Read More
January 27, 2022
Inuit in Labrador have described the pain and intergenerational trauma that their families and communities endured from attending boarding schools in Nain, Makkovik, North West River, Cartwright, and Mary’s Harbour, and the orphanage in St. Anthony. Established and run by the Moravian Mission or the International Grenfell Association between 1906 and 1980, these institutions attempted… Read More