Incorporating ASPECTS, A Publication of the NEWFOUNDLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Volume 99 Number 3, 2007 Issue #422



On The Cover ...

Sunshine and Shadow: Winter in Bannerman Park, 2007

Photo: Murray Hatt


      

In this issue:


Feature Articles ...
Joy in the Making   Joy in the Making by Sandy Newton
Is craft in Newfoundland and Labrador a trade or an art? Clearly, it's both![ read online ]


  Newfoundland and its Untrodden Ways: 100 Years Later by George Rose, David Lemon & Stephen Rose
John Guille Millais' epic journey into the uncharted centre of Newfoundland south of Mt. Sylvester was described in his book Newfoundland and Its Untrodden Ways, one of the most engaging books on the natural history of Newfoundland ever written.


  Minstrel of Mirth: Remembering Uncle Ly Penney by Wayne Chaulk
Uncle Ly Penney was a one-man concert. He was programmed and born into this world to make people laugh. He was truly, as we say, a 'character.'


  Tender Ladies by Marjorie Doyle
I don't know how old I was the day Our Lady of Fatima steamed into St. John's harbour. The caption on the photo says 1901, but that can't be – I can see her so clearly.

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