As you may know the town of Little Bay has been working tirelessly for the past year to share its history with you. I hope you’ll explore the town's new heritage hiking trail - the El Dorado and support Little Bay by celebrating their first Heritage ...
To map out the education system in Little Bay we must first start, as we often do with Betts Cove. The mine at Betts Cove officially opened in 1875. However, census data from 1874 gives us a glimpse of the town just before that. It had a starting pop ...
Austin, Peter - Little Bay Armstrong, Michael - Little Bay Atkins, George - Little Bay Aspell, John - Little Bay Bennett, James - Little Bay Burt, John - Little Bay Buddin, Henry - Woodford Cove, Little Bay Butler, William - Woodford ...
Consider this is an official request from Little Bay, Newfoundland to Bayonne, New Jersey to assist with rediscovering an old connection between the two communities. It concerns 30 men from Bayonne who lived in Newfoundland in the mid to late 1880s.W ...
I made a fortunate discovery recently. In January of 1891 the Colonist published the list of parishioners for Little Bay’s Catholic Church. This was in response to Father O’Flynn thanking them for the gift of a new horse. This was a fortunate find i ...
I’m occasionally challenged on the claim that Little Bay was once one of the biggest spots on the island. This isn't surprising considering the contrast between a current population of 100 and the 19th century hub I describe. I’ve decided to list my ...
There are several communities in Newfoundland called Little Bay. The one I research is located in Green Bay in Notre Dame Bay. It is prominent in media from its beginning in 1878 until the turn of that century. It was the site of a copper boom and wa ...
Hey all,This is just a little note outlining Little Bay’s British connection and an update on what’s going on with the project as a whole.Newfoundland was a British colony when Little Bay was founded in 1878 by the German Baron Franz Von Ellershausen ...
Her Lady of Carmel Parish Her Lady of Carmel Parish stood on this site. Final construction of the church was completed in 1881. The final money to pay for its construction was collected by way of a public performance in St. John’s in 1885. The ...
The town of Little Bay has recently established a Heritage Society and built a walking trail under their Waking Trail committee. I'd encourage you to pay attention to the goings-on in Little Bay as the historic mining town has a lot to offer local to ...
