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Exploring Newfoundland and Labrador history, culture, and geography

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Watch this 15-minute video to learn about the fascinating life of Elsie Holloway: Newfoundland and Labrador's first female professional photographer. https://t.co/uBWIbo1aOz

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Rufus Guinchard (1899-1990) at the 1979 Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival. Read more about the legendary fiddler on our website: https://t.co/DbZ3hPtJHI Also watch a video: https://t.co/lnTtHoTngT

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Elizabeth Goudie, the author of Woman of #Labrador, was born 116 years ago today on April 20, 1902. https://t.co/M5RuKpPelq

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They patrolled the wilderness, caught smugglers, distributed food rations, and when they had to, they set broken bones, pulled teeth, and they even delivered babies. They were the men of the Newfoundland Ranger Force. This video tells their story. https://t.co/cZZkUNlmrf

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Find more words in the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (DNE) here: https://t.co/EuMWCCPKIj Also check out the DNE Word Form Database, where you can see the research materials behind the dictionary: https://t.co/P2UdTG2lIw

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The water of the Labrador Current is less salty than that of the main North Atlantic Ocean and freezes more easily. https://t.co/aiyq2X0X6j

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Maps showing Newfoundland as an island began appearing around the end of the 16th century. One of these is the "Terra Nova" map published around 1602 in a small atlas by Petrus Bertius. https://t.co/sYRTUfpboZ #MapMonday

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Women in #Newfoundland won the right to vote and run for public office on April 13, 1925 (93 years ago today). #WomensHistory #Suffrage https://t.co/EttVHVpnb9

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On April 12, 1913 (105 years ago today) Janet Miller became the first woman admitted to the Newfoundland Law Society as a student. During WWI, she served overseas as a nurse and when peace was restored she returned home to help lead the suffrage movement. https://t.co/u0QK0wATJV

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Find more words in the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (DNE) here: https://t.co/EuMWCCPKIj Also check out the DNE Word Form Database, where you can see the research materials behind the dictionary: https://t.co/P2UdTG2lIw

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John Byron was governor of Newfoundland from 1769-1771. He was also the grandfather of the great British poet, Lord (George Gordon) Byron. John Byron died 232 years ago today, on April 10, 1786. https://t.co/nxicEkA9JW

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This is the old city garbage dump on Empire Avenue in St. John's, 1948. The city was growing around the dump at this time and it was closed and filled in shortly after. (Image courtesy of the City of St. John's Archives, March Collection, 01-04-003.) https://t.co/Z3QTZy29pD

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Between 1898 and 1909, Captain Bob Bartlett of Brigus and American explorer Robert Peary made three separate attempts to reach the North Pole. Peary reported reaching the Pole on April 6, 1909 (109 years ago today). https://t.co/c4xa9pjTmY https://t.co/5UkMApmtyT

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On April 5 1932 (86 years ago today), and in the midst of the Great Depression, a public demonstration outside the Colonial Building in St. John’s escalated into a riot. https://t.co/Z24ygAFoeU https://t.co/5EXfAd1ylY

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Find more words in the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (DNE) here: https://t.co/EuMWCCPKIj Also check out the DNE Word Form Database, where you can see the research materials behind the dictionary: https://t.co/P2UdTG2lIw

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Happy Birthday to Georgina Ann Stirling (aka Nightingale of the North), born 152 years ago today, on April 3, 1866! Born in Twillingate, she went on to become a world-renowned opera singer. https://t.co/OBqGKGJcaj https://t.co/CEWTSP88nx

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March 31, 1914

The Newfoundland Sealing Disaster

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Rescuers help an unidentified survivor of the SS Newfoundland disaster board the SS Bellaventure on the morning of April 2, 1914. (Photo courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, Coll. 115 16.04.040.) https://t.co/Wt1DjxrHct https://t.co/dASZPelvwx

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Mark your calendars : Peace by Piece exhibit closing event is 2-3 pm April 26.

This is the final showing of all 17 quilts together. Come and see the exhibit and meet the organizers and the quilt makers.

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Watch the final instalment in out five-part series on Confederation. In 1948, the Newfoundland and Labrador people were readying themselves to go to the polls. Their job was to decide which form of government would administer the country. https://t.co/n0qHH9HKKq