Events & Past Lectures
How Newfoundland and Labrador Commemorated Their World War One Casualties who had no Known Graves
Major Michael Pretty & Dr. Ean Parsons
January 29, 2026
In WW1 large numbers of casualties, soldiers, sailors and airmen, for a variety of reasons, by the end of the war had no known graves. These casualties are commemorated on the Beaumont Hamel Memorial if serving with the Newfoundland Forces. But what about those serving in the army, navy or air forces of other countries,… Read More
“Up She Rises! A Public Forum about Women and Gender in Newfoundland & Labrador History”
News · October 30, 2025
Join the Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Society from November 7- November 9th for three days of public forums on Women and Gender in Newfoundland and Labrador History. Inspired by the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in NL, Up She Rises! constitutes a public discussion about women and gender in NL history. It involves academics, researchers,… Read More
Annual Gilbert Higgins Lecture-Five Curators: A History of the Memorial University Art Gallery
Dr. Jeff Webb
October 30, 2025
For much of its history, NL had a vibrant oral culture, but no visual culture to speak of. Starting in the 1920s a group of women and men tried to change that by campaigning for an art gallery that would foster Newfoundland art. Their hopes were realized with the creation of the Memorial University Art… Read More
A FORGOTTEN DECADE: Reappraising Healthcare Delivery on the Island of Newfoundland in the 1920s
Patrick Kennedy, LLB, LLM, MA
September 23, 2025
In the 1920s, the health care system on the island of Newfoundland was better developed than is generally assumed. The view of the system as unsatisfactory and inefficient stems from the influential Amulree report – a political document that presented a reduced state of health care in Newfoundland. Subsequent historians and politicians uncritically accepted Amulree’s… Read More
Past “Aspects” – New Article
News · September 2, 2025
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 Dr. Jim Connor, continues with the topic of nutrition and deficiency diseases in Newfoundland.