Kitty Power: an Unsung Hero of Preserving Newfoundland History
Kitty Power started with Newfoundland’s Traveling Library in 1940.
Category Archives: Archival Series
When Anne Murray Met the Hollywood Vampires
With Anne Murray’s wholesome, squeaky clean Canadian image, how did an infamous photo of the Springhill singer posing with the unlikely company of Alice Cooper, John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, and Micky Dolenz effectively change her career?
Satchmo in St. John’s: Louis Armstrong’s Lost 1959 Newfoundland Visit
During his lost 1959 visit to St. John’s, Louis Armstrong performed two shows at the Memorial Stadium, enjoyed a feed of fresh salmon, bought a stack of traditional Newfoundland records, and chatted with young journalists outside of his room at the Kenmount Motel.
23 Years Ago: “MUN Employees Attacked by Skateboarders” (July 26th 1996)
The origin of the Memorial University campus-wide ban on skateboarding in the late 1990s. Articles clipped from the pages of the Muse newspaper on July 26th, 1996.
Revisiting Newfoundland’s First Memorial Day on July 1st, 1917
We dove into the archives for some in-depth press coverage from 1917 of Newfoundland’s first Memorial Day ceremony, just one year after 700+ young Newfoundlanders were decimated in the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel.
20 Vintage Newfoundland Print Ads
Follow our Golden Pages project as we roll out weekly gems from our ongoing collection of vintage Newfoundland print ads clipped from the pages of newspapers, magazines, phonebooks and more.
The Big Dig: 100 Found Photos of Water Street, St. John’s Circa 1984
Step back 35 years and take a stroll down Water Street in St. John’s with 100 found photos from 1984 in the latest edition of the Secret East archival series.
“Another Sensation”: A 1912 Robbery in Downtown St. John’s
The Newfoundland news cycle has been dominated this month by a slew of bank machine robberies using stolen heavy equipment, so we wanted to jump back 107 years to see how local journalists covered a B&E “besmeared with blood” in 1912.
Found Photo: The Escape Hatch (St. John’s, 1984)
In addition to selling the “Adult Magazines, Exotic Lingerie, and Adult Novelties” advertised on their signage, the Hatch also sold comics, album bootlegs and punk records.