Newfoundland joined the Canadian confederation in 1949. The referendum was decided by a one percent margin. But 1949 was not the first time that Newfoundlanders had discussed - or fought over - confederation.In 1869, Newfoundlanders voted in a general election to not join Canada. The two sides in the debate
As you whip north out of St John's, along the Torbay Road, you pass a number of places with names that make sense. Flat Rock was named because it is made up of flat rocks. It is so flat that the Pope gave a speech there. Middle Cove is a
Everyone loves a good mystery. Was Anastasia Romanov executed with the rest of her family in 1917? Whatever happened to the crew of the Mary Celeste? When and under what circumstances did the steamer Beverley disappear with 23 Newfoundlanders aboard in early 1923? Not as well known as these mysteries,
A man once showed up in Fleur De Lys claiming he could out jump anyone around. It was a challenge not to be taken lightly. Someone would have to defeat this strange boaster. The event could have been a high jump, but in this case he challenged anyone in the
Tsunamis are such uncommon events on the East Coast that the term itself is rarely used. Yet on November 18, 1929, the unthinkable occurred. A largescale earthquake rocked the eastern coast of North America at 5:00 p.m. In St. John's, Newfoundland, although no serious damage was sustained, the quake shook
Since the phenomenon of the 1997 hit movie "Titanic" the world, or the western hemisphere at least, has been enthralled with Titanic trivia and still thirsts, seemingly at an ever-increasing rate, for facts about the great ship operated by the renown White Star Line.Newfoundland has its small claim to Titanic
Ah, the Vikings. Those ruthless men and women who plundered far and wide. Returning home to Norway only after their holds were filled with ill-gotten booty and damsels in distress.Is this the way you understand the Vikings? Would it surprise you to know that the Vikings were some of the
I can remember, quite vividly, my grandmother in Greenspond telling me about the wreck of the Ella M Rudolph. She would sit at the kitchen table a recite from memory:Loss Of The "Ella M. Rudolph" Attention all ye fisherman, and toilers of the sea,While I relate these lines to you of
The Wreck of the SS Ethie and the Hero Dog
Where does one begin to tell a story with more twists and turns than an Indy car race? Such is the story of the SS Ethie and the hero dogs. One blustery morning in 1919 a steam ship set sail from
This is the story of a shipwreck of one of the coastal boats, the Moyle R, which was delivering freight along the coast of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland Labrador. She sailed during the 1950's along with the coastal boats The Northern Ranger and the Springdale. The Moyle built
