Knights of Columbus Hostel Fire, 1942 The K of C hostel fire occurred on Harvey Road at the foot of Parade S.in St. John’s on the night of Dec 12, 1942. It was a terribly cold night and fire hoses froze. This tragic suspicious wartime fire claimed 100 lives. We kids witnessed the blaze from…
St. John’s First Steam Roller This picture (date unknown) shows the first steam roller ever owned by the City of St. John’s. The picture was taken on New Gower Street at the site of the now New City Hall. It was operated by a Mr Stamp for many years. Source: Fred Adams. St. John’s. 1986….
Mitts for Needy Kids The mitts appearing on the line in this photo were all knitted by my wife for needy children. She enjoys doing this in her spare time. When finished she donates them to the Salvation Army for distribution as needed. Twenty-five pairs finished this year to date and still knitting daily. John…
Overlooking Imperfections, a Heartwarming Story Here is a little story my wife related to me, which I would like to share with your readers. It warmed the cockles of my heart when I heard it. While on vacation in NL we dropped into Newtown, BB to visit the "Barbour Living Heritage Village". My wife, as…
I just finished reading an interesting book about travels through Newfoundland & Labrador entitled “Theatre of Fish” by John Gimlette. (Reference: “Theatre of Fish,” John Gimlette, Hutchinson, 365 p. 2005). The author, traces the steps of his great-grandfather, Dr Eliot Curwen, who spent the summer in Newfoundland & Labrador in 1893 with the Dr. Wilfred…
Doctor Dave The valiant struggle’s over now Cancer has taken our beloved friend The great exuberance for life now stilled The energy and drive right to the end For his dedication to family, friend, and patient His love of native wild foods preserved His unbending generosity and love of cottage And fishing his passion so…
There is no end to what people will do To keep engaged and in control Seems people will use one another to further their aims Some to curry favour with the super to protect their position The others to maintain good relations for personal gains Now what we have going on in this condo Such…
The “London” Bldg on Water Street The photo shows the building on Water Street once occupied by The London New York and Paris millinery store ( source: Canada’s historic Places). It is now a registered historic property. We frequented this store back in the 1950s when we lived in St. John’s. John Cornick Halifax, Nova…
Memories of the old London New York and Paris Building As a child growing up in St John’s in the early 1950s I remember this particular building located at the corner of Water Street and Baird’s Cove. Erected in 1894, it was originally the premises of the firm of James Baird Ltd, a fishery supply…
Morris Parrot Has Had Them Here is a humorous little story with a NL flavour which I would like to share with my fellow Newfoundlanders. My dear old Dad, from St. John’s, was an avid bird hunter, and partridge was his favourite game. He related this story to me and vowed it was true. He…
