Events & Past Lectures · Page 17
Observing the Outports, the foundation of our understanding of Newfoundland society in an era of modernization
Jeff Webb
February 23, 2017
In Dr Webb’s lecture he will draw upon his recent book Observing the Outports: Describing Newfoundland Society and Culture. Parallel to the cultural revival that occurred in the 25 years after confederation, there was a Newfoundland Studies Movement at the university. Anthropologists, folklorists, historians and others developed active research in an effort to document Newfoundland… Read More
Fathoming the Depths for the First Trans-Atlantic Cables
Charles H. Stirling
January 26, 2017
Abstract: In the 1850s when the first transatlantic telegraph cable was envisioned very little was known about the deep ocean and its seabed. However, hydrographic information was considered essential to determine the practicality of the project. This presentation will discuss the hydrographic surveys completed for the transatlantic cable project, the hydrographers who did them, how… Read More
One Child’s Book History in St. John’s in the 1950s
Margaret Mackey
November 24, 2016
An extensive study of the materials that made the speaker a literate child, growing up in St. John’s, NL, in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Basques in Newfoundland and other finds from Fort Louis in Placentia
Steve Mills
October 27, 2016
An illustrated lecture. Abstract Basque fishers and whalers were among the earliest Europeans to exploit the waters off Newfoundland, Labrador and eastern Canada. Their presence in the region began in the 1520s, or probably earlier. Being neither French nor Spanish the Basque had to contend with political woes in Europe while boldly expanding their fisheries… Read More