Archival Moments

Readers of this blog will know by now the sad news that our dear friend Larry has passed away. This website had a humble beginning. It started as a simple email that he would send to a bunch of a...

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Archival Moment August 19th, 1839 August 19 is celebrated globally as World Photography Day. An annual worldwide celebration, the day is dedicated to the art, craft, science and history of photog...

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ARCHIVAL MOMENT August 17, 1979 On August 17, 1979, Royal Assent was given to legislation adopting the Ode to Newfoundland as the official provincial anthem of the province of Newfoundland. The ...

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ARCHIVAL MOMENT August 15, 1864  In Newfoundland and Labrador, August 15 is better known as Lady Day.  On August 15 there is a long established tradition that the “catch of fish” on this da...

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ARCHIVAL MOMENT August 6, 2019 ROYAL REGATTA ROULETTE The Royal St. John’s Regatta is the only civic holiday in Canada that is dependent on the weather. “The Regatta” has been traditionally...

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Crime thriller pairs police and archivist The Telegram (St. John’s)3 Aug 2019barbara.sweet@thetelegram.com Twitter: @Barbsweettweets BARB SWEET (St. John’s, NL)  There’s a new kind of crim...

http://archivalmoments.ca/2019/08/05/crime-thriller-pairs-police-and-archivist/

ARCHIVAL MOMENT July 26, 1888 There was much excitement in St.  John’s on Thursday, July 26, 1888   with the official opening of a “City Opera House.” Throughout the week the local newsp...

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ARCHIVAL MOMENT     July 17, 1883 Girls Friendly Society On July 17, 1883 an independent chapter of Girls Friendly Society (GFS) was formally established in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The me...

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Archival Moment 15 July 1881 ‘St. Swithin’s day if thou dost rain’ July month in Newfoundland was the month for the ‘excursionists’.  It was the month when most established organizati...

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Archival Moment July 10, 1903 Shop keepers have tried all manner of gimmicks to attract customers to their establishments, one of the marketing strategies used by the shops in downtown St. John�...

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