The Salvation Army landed in Newfoundland in 1886. I don’t know when exactly they can be placed in Little Bay but by 1888 they had a small, active presence in the town. I suspect this was organized around the Rideout family.Lieutenant Lizzie Penny st ...
*Pictures included are: town before fire showing where it started (behind brown building above ridge on right), Rev. John J. Lynch, Rev. Arthur Pittman, Picture of town after fire for comparison.Sometimes I get lucky and find multiple firsthand accou ...
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 ...
Spelling variants found: Rideout / RidoutI lucked out with the Rideout family as there has been genealogical work done on them and I had a number of references in my Little Bay database already. The patriarch of 19th century Little Bay’s Rideout clan ...
This one has it all - rum running, arson, religious intolerance, and perhaps even hints of murder - if you'll allow me my suspicions anyway! What follows is the Richards family's journey in Little Bay.John Thomas Richards married Sarah Dawe at New Ba ...
Culture is made physical by the things we create. There is nothing quite like the history of an object. Artifacts connect us to a history that we can touch, see, and hear. Much of Little Bay’s physical history was lost to the fires but some historic ...
Little Bay was lively during the last decade of the 19th century. It could claim a unique culture with some unusual features, most notably were its openminded approach to religion and an odd contrast that was held there between alcohol and literacy. ...
In this article I'll explore St. Luke's, the Episcopalian (Church of England) church in Little Bay, and the influences upon it from other institutional powers represented in the town. The Episcopalian reverends were influenced by the Baron’s leaders ...
https://youtu.be/vTiqLNid-YYBuildings are strange and social things. Churches have especially complicated relationships. Little Bay’s Catholic church and its first priest are entwined. Their relationship exemplifies this project as a whole. I uncover ...
Rev. Henry Abraham was Little Bay's forth Methodist minister following the Reverends' Cramm, Vickers, and Hooper. He was born to Henry and Fanny (Foster) Abraham in Gosport, Hampshire, England in 1860. I don't yet know when he immigrated to Newfoun ...
