Summer 2009, Volume 102 Number 1

On the Cover ...

Feature Articles ...

The Red Door, by Laurie Leehane, Christina Parker Gallery.

Builders of the George Street Church: Richard Atwill & William Campbell By Suzanne Sexty
The buildings of a city offer us an opportunity to connect with the past and those who have peopled it. Using the George Street United Church as a starting point, we can consider the lives of two men who were instrumental in constructing that building: the mason, Richard Atwill, and the joiner, William Campbell.... [ Read Online ]

CAPTAIN BOB BARTLETT: MARGARET FITZHUGH BROWNE'S PORTRAIT OF CAPT. BOB BARTLETT By Crystal Parsons
Here we examine how one portrait — of Captain Bob Bartlett (1875 – 1946) painted by Margaret Fitzhugh Browne (1884 – 1972) — became a meeting place for some of the greatest figures of the day from Canada, the United States, Great Britain and Newfoundland...

KARLUK'S LOST SCOTSMAN By Nix Wadden
For us sedentary types who wouldn't dream of venturing on dangerous explorations of the grim Canadian Arctic, it is a rare and special treat to come into touch with someone who's lived that experience. The tragic story of a young Scotsman, Alexander "Sandy" Anderson, who sailed with Newfoundland hero Bob Bartlett intrigued me through a letter his sister wrote about him half a century later...

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