This family begins with Violet Williams, my grandmother. She was born in 1922 on Isle Valen, NL My Grandmother turned 103 this October. I am a grandmother and great grandmother which makes Violet a great-great-great grandmother. I never thought about the six generations being a big deal until one of the family who came by on her…
NL couple Kim Boyce of Bonavista and Boyd Humby of Paradise (formerly of Melrose) are happy and proud to share that they successfully completed their Everest Base Camp Trek on October 19th. Very happy to represent their home province of Newfoundland and Labrador amid major storms that have recently hit the Everest region. They had perfect…
My sister and I went to visit our birthplace years ago, we live in Kelowna, BC now. I collected rocks from Harbour Grace where my mother lived as a child and drew row houses on them. I call it my Newfoundland Rock Collection. My suitcase was heavy with rocks but worth the load. It was…
Good morning, I live in Michigan and made a trip to Newfoundland back in July. We stayed in St. John’s for a couple days then drove north to aspen cove where some friends live. This was our first time going to Newfoundland and absolutely loved it! While out fishing we had quite the encounter with…
I am spending my winter in Mazatlan but wanted to take a small piece of home with me. Image Upload: Location, Place , Whereabouts: Mazatlan, Mexico
Photo of my cartoon I created after a “multi-weather” walk to the store. If this is not the type of art you’re interested in, no worries, just hope it gives you a smile, Thank you, Kelly Image Upload: Location, Place , Whereabouts: St. John’s, NL
I’m writing in response to Dianna Brown’s article in the September issue titled ”Remembering the Lost” a story about the loss of the fishing vessel Blue Mist on February 19, 1966, and the aftermath of that tragedy on those left to mourn. I am not a family member of those left behind nor did I…
Editor, I read with great fondness the article by my sister, Helena MacLean, concerning the sinking of the Caribou. As the namesake of my uncle John Barrett, who perished that October night in 1942, I wish to share a remarkable experience in connection with that story. With a 70th anniversary Remembrance Ceremony being planned…
My 89 yr old mother in law loves to see things grow, so she set a few pumpkin seeds next to my flower bed and got three pumpkins growing! One we had to make a little hammock for, as it grew in the middle of my flowerbed. This one grew up on her patio almost…
Dear Editorial Staff, I was thumbing through some old issues of Downhome (June 2014) when I happened open the article on a couple of World War I medals that were awarded to Ernest LIDSTONE of Lawrencetown, NDB. I was wondering if the issue was ever resolved. I looked through later editions of your magazine but…
