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 ...
I'm building timelines to cover the lives of Little Bay's prominent historical figures in a series of Facebook notes. It's an attempt to keep track of some of my sources both publicly and chronologically while also potentially drawing the attention o ...
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 ...
1888 January 14 Two female Salvation Army officers - Lieutenant Lizzie Penny and Cadet Lizzie Howse arrive in Little Bay via the steamship Plover (Twillingate Sun, ...
