Joel Alexander Hubley (1849-1925) was employed by Little Bay Mines and an active community member in town as found recorded from 1879 to 1898. I think 1878 to 1901 more likely to date his time in Little Bay. He and his parents were born in Nova Scot ...
I have only one reference to the last name Helms at Little Bay. 1881, July 14 - Birth of John Charles House Helms at Little Bay Mines. Parents names not given but they are listed under Methodists and the occupation given was fisherman (Vital Stats, ...
I keep learning more about historical mining in Newfoundland as I research Little Bay. I see a lot of ways it could be beneficial today. There are the obvious ways it contributes to Newfoundland heritage and tourism but I think there is untapped pote ...
I was contacted recently by David Bergeron, curator for the National Currency Collection. He is working on the Betts Cove Mining Company’s currency for an upcoming publication and was curious about my findings on the Little Bay scrip ...
The Baron drew me in. I’d started researching my mother’s hometown of Little Bay while working on her genealogy. Growing up I’d often heard it said there that the town had once been one of the biggest on the island but the true scale of the history ...
