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 ...
Someone asked me to compile my references for the last name Sully but when I looked into it I only had one reference to a Mr. W.T. Sully in the RC school reports. I found a handful of references to a Mr. W.T. Sculley in the newspapers and realized th ...
1880 - Green, Edward - planter (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) Green, Susanna - wife of Edward (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) Green, Elizabeth Ann - born to Edward and Susanna (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) 1881 - John Green - manager for the S.S. Hercules whi ...
I can say very little about the Hanrahans, which is odd as I can place the name in Little Bay from the town's beginnings until into the 1930s. If remembered in living memory please reach out and let me know.1878 -John J. Hanrahan was born in Little B ...
All that remains of the people I cover are scattered references. What follows is an attempt to use a few documents to tell a story and in so doing catch a glimpse of a person’s life. In this case the task is made more difficult by historical patriar ...
https://youtu.be/Qe9f9Me5eo0 Sources: Wells, All Quiet (2012) Romkey, "Labrador Odyssey" (1996) Moncrief, "History of Presbyterian Church" (1966) Harvey "Newfoundland at the Beginning of the 20th Century" (1902) Supreme Court documen ...
