Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries

06/12/2026

History 4231 : a family history of Randy Miller. Miller goes back as far as 1872 on his father’s side and the 1820s on this mother’s side, starting with the Farr family from Tizzard’s Cove. He includes family photos and a family tree

Call #: CS90 .M552 M55 1997

Catalogue Link: https://mun.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01MUN_INST/ika3ij/alma99225137202511

06/12/2026

Today marks the last day for our department head, Colleen Field, as she moves on to a well deserved retirement!

Colleen, you will be sorely missed here at the Centre and we wish you all the best!

06/11/2026

06/08/2026

Survey of the Coast of Newfoundland from Trinity Harbour to Cape Freels by George Holbrook and William Bullock. Unlike last week’s map, which was rather simplistic, this map from 1817 is bursting with details. It includes relief shown with shading and depths shown by soundings. As well as 7 different coastal views.

Call #: G 3437 B61 1822 H94

DAI Link: https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/maps/id/908

06/07/2026

Caption: “Harbour Grace – St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral (above) is one of the most historic in the Island with records dating back to 1740. Built in 1835, this is the third church to be erected on this site. It has beautiful stained glass windows and is patterned on the style of an old English village church. It was a garrison church in the early 19th century and the Royal Coat of Arms may still be seen on the wall in the West gallery.”

Call #: FF 1016 A37

DAI Link: https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns2/id/125803

06/05/2026

My family history : term paper by Jim Butler. Most of these student papers are all from the same history class in 1997. I think they are a great snapshot of oral family history. Butler goes back to his great grandparents on both sides, Butler and Jennings, and follows their lives forward to the present day. His paper ends with a family tree.

Call #: CS90 .B882 B88 1997

Catalogue Link: https://mun.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01MUN_INST/ika3ij/alma99225141302511

06/03/2026

For June we're celebrating Pride month with a display on LGBTQ+ fiction and non-fiction.

06/02/2026

Answer to last week: Plymouth Row

Here ends our trivia fun, friends. I want to thank you all for playing, it's been fun and I learned a lot from you all. We might be back in the Fall with something new, I'll have a look at what other games are on the shelf.

06/01/2026

The Coast of Newfoundland Drawn for the Newfoundland and British North America School Society. This 1838 map is of the island, this a simply map of the coast with no relief of the interior shown, no sounding depths. One interesting feature is the school room blue print inset in the lower left corner.

Call #: MAP G 3435 1838 C6

DAI Link: https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/maps/id/881

06/01/2026

We have another WritersNL workshop being hosted in the Centre on June 16th from 6pm - 9pm.

Travel back 150 years in time with historical fiction writer Trudy Morgan-Cole! In this workshop, participants will use a St. John's newspaper from June 1876 as a prompt for a piece of creative writing. This is a chance to build your writing skills while exploring the past. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop, tablet or other device, to learn about accessing historic NL newspapers through Memorial University’s Digital Archives Initiative.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-workshop-with-trudy-morgan-cole-st-johns-a-day-in-the-life-tickets-1990484901924