Events & Past Lectures · Page 2

Teaching Out of Bounds

Marie-Beth Wright

October 26, 2023

From 1940 to 1969, hundreds of young people in Newfoundland taught in multi-graded classrooms or sole-charge schools in small, isolated communities. Although training, infrastructure, and equipment were sparse, these teachers established heart-to-heart connections in communities which led parents and students to trust their efforts, resulting in much success. This presentation profiles these teachers and highlights… Read More

The Culture of Garment Consumption, Production, and Use in Bonavista, Newfoundland, 1860-1880

Dr. Meaghan Walker

September 28, 2023

The journals of the Ryan’s Merchant Premises contain a day-to-day record of what Bonavistans were purchasing from such a merchant store. Among the fishing supplies, imported foods and general household wares sold by the Ryans at the store are copious amounts of fabrics and notions, as well as ready-made clothing. The large movement of fabrics… Read More

Past “Aspects” – New Article

News · July 29, 2023

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. Mike O’Brien, deals with the training of the Newfoundland Regiment at Pleasantville.

Annual George Story Lecture – Housing in Newfoundland: A Century of Problems, Solutions, and Unintended Consequences

Chris Sharpe & Jo Shawyer

April 27, 2023

Urban Newfoundland struggled with housing problems during the 20th century: both a lack of houses and the burden of poor-quality houses. In 1944, the St John’s Housing Corporation (SJHC) was established by the city and the Commission of Government to build a garden suburb and perhaps do away with the poor-quality houses in the inner… Read More