Events & Past Lectures · Page 20
Two Episodes in the Parliamentary History of Newfoundland and Labrador: The Rise and Fall of the House of Assembly, 1832 and 1933
John E. FitzGerald
January 29, 2015
The Parliament of Newfoundland is unique in the history of parliaments in the Westminster tradition in that it was both created and abolished within a century. Based on the author’s forthcoming history of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland, this illustrated lecture will explore the circumstances surrounding the creation and the early days of the… Read More
An Irish-Nationalist resurgence in St.John’s? The Self- Determination for the Ireland League of Newfoundland, 1919-1922
Patrick Mannion
November 27, 2014
These ignorant and excited fishmongers”: Popular Resistance to Bishop Feild in Transatlantic Newfoundland and Labrador
Calvin Hollett
October 30, 2014
The George Story Lecture: On Record: Toward A Social History of Audio Recording in Newfoundland and Labrador
Dr. Beverley Diamond
May 1, 2014
(NOTE: this lecture was not recorded because of laws concerning permissions.)
James Vey: photographic journalist/artist
Suzanne Sexty
March 27, 2014
Robert Edwards Holloway (1850-1904), Simeon Henry Parsons (1844-1908), and James Vey (1852?-1922) were all photographing life in Newfoundland at the turn of the last century. Much has been written about Holloway and Parsons, but Vey’s story is not as well known. Vey was very much a “journalistic photographer,” a man of the streets; and, his… Read More