The history of the Colbourne family and the history of Little Bay are intertwined. When the Colbourne family arrived in Newfoundland they set up shop in Twillingate but many relocated to Wild Bight (known now as Beachside). It began in the 1850s. The ...
This is what I have on the Dillon family in Little Bay. The miner John Dillon (pictured) was present by 1882 and two of his sons remained in town into the 1950s. I’m pretty proud of my research work on this one. I remembered a Dillon reference in the ...
1881 - James, William (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) James, Louisa - wife of William (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) James, Frederick Jacob - born to William and Louisa (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) 1882 - James, James (Vital Stats, 1753-1893) James, Harr ...
If you have images of sources for the Conway family of Little Bay please contribute. 1879 - Conway, Thomas - born (1921 census) 1883 - Conway, James vs The Queen for the indecent assault on Rebecca Swires widow of Ken Oake (Supreme Cou ...
I’ve decided to explore the history of the Little Bay mine itself in this piece. However, I didn’t want to tell it from the perspective of the owners or managers and instead opted to focus on the experience of the mine from the point of view of the m ...
If you were a miner working in Little Bay during the late 19th century you would have had a lot of places to spend your hard earned wages. In this piece I’m going to explore the financial side of the miner’s life by considering the movement of their ...
With the rise of digital resources, more and more people are researching their family histories. This has led to a surge of interest in Newfoundland history. Much of this interest comes from people looking to place an ancestor of theirs into their l ...
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 ...
Little Bay was a prosperous and cosmopolitan town in the 19th century. It was unusual for its time and place. However, while there was variety in its resident’s nationalities and a mixture of languages could be heard spoken on its streets, the popula ...
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 ...
