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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
George Story Lecture – Margaret Duley (1894-1968) as a critic of the Great War
Margot Duley
April 28, 2016
The writings of Margaret Duley, Newfoundland’s first novelist and one with an international readership, can be read as romances but they also contain biting social critiques. The Great War prompted little overt criticism in Newfoundland. Duley’s work stands as an exception. Historian, Dr. Margot Duley, will examine the familial, personal and historical context of her… Read More