Dr. Louis Joseph
I should warn you that this starts with a grave. It’s only fitting, it’s a tragic story after all. There is a modest cemetery in The...
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The History of Little Bay
Pittman, Thompson, and Lamb
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...
Her Lady of Carmel Parish
Buildings are strange and social things. Churches have especially complicated relationships. Little Bay’s Catholic church and its first...
Admiral Kennedy's visit
The following is an excerpt from Admiral Kennedy's 1885 text "Sport, Travel, and Adventure in Newfoundland and the West Indies" in which...
Otis Boyden
The story of Little Bay’s first photographer is incomplete. It’s an unfinished puzzle which hints at a fascinating whole if it could only...
A Tinsmith's Tale
The first tinsmith in Little Bay was a man named Robert Malcolm. He is first documented in the town in 1882. He was married to Catherine...
Mine Manager E. C. Wallace
Little Bay was a prosperous and cosmopolitan town in the 19th century. It was unusual for its time and place. However, while there was...
Big Dan Courtney
Daniel “Big Dan” Courtney was the proprietor of the Little Bay Hotel. He came to Little Bay from Halifax and first appears in my sources...
Baron Franz von Ellershausen
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...
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