Matching Articles"Society" (Total 11)

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  • An account of the failed 1887 expedition of Randle Wilson Holme (1864-1957) to reach Churchill Falls in the interior of Labrador.
  • About the life and talent of entertainer Émile Benoit, one of the most renowned individuals to emerge from Black Duck Brook in Newfoundland.
  • Before mass media, popular culture was dominated by the spoken word. The wonder-tale (or fairy tale) provided people with the joys of narrative art.
  • Stephenville hosts Harmon Field Day every two years. During this event aircraft from all over the world visit the town.
  • The importance of Harmon Field Day, along with the origins and activities of the event that took place in the town of Stephenville, Newfoundland.
  • Recent archeological evidence indicates that the inner reaches of Bonavista Bay were occupied by Indigenous cultures dating back some 5000 years.
  • A brief history of types of music in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • An introduction to the Stephenville Integrated High School project: Stephenville...The American Influence.
  • A look at traditional dance in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • About traditional instrumental music in Newfoundland and Labrador, with particular empahsis on the accordian and the fiddle.
  • A look at traditional songs from Newfoundland and Labrador.