Rev. Abraham
Henry Abraham was the Methodist reverend in Little Bay. His part in the story starts in 1886 when he arrives in town at the age of 21. As...
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The History of Little Bay
The journal of Little Bay's paymaster Henry Lind
1888 January 1st: Hercules left [???] 2nd: Office and stores closed today for New Years Day. 3rd: Mrs. Diem died this morning aged 35...
The Weather Lights
In a recent video I posted a 1980s interview with a woman from Little Bay Islands named Dorothy Locke in which she speaks about her...
E.R. Burgess video sources
Sources: Wells, All Quiet (2012) Romkey, "Labrador Odyssey" (1996) Moncrief, "History of Presbyterian Church" (1966) Harvey "Newfoundland...
History of the Salvation Army in Little Bay
1888 January 14th - Two female Salvation Army officers - Lieutenant Lizzie Penny and Cadet Lizzie Howse arrive in Little Bay via the...
Little Bay historical figures
If you're following the Facebook fan page you've likely already seen this, I'm just putting the list here as well so that it's easier for...
1888
January Little Bay had been quiet that holiday season - a point of pride for the town’s Temperance movement who eagerly solicited...
1887
January As the year 1887 opened the ban against alcohol came into effect (Twillingate Sun, January 1, 1887). Sergeant Wells hired spies...
1886
January The year 1886 opened bleak as the fisheries were increasingly dismal and the mining operations had now been slowed for months. In...
1885
January The year 1885 opened with shipping problems caused by heavy ice. People on route were instead dropped as close as possible and...
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