Matching Articles"Society" (Total 14)

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  • The construction of the US Army Air Force Base was started in 1941 when the US came to Stephenville Newfoundland.
  • This article is about the buildings that were created during World War II because of the Stephenville air force base.
  • A sample of the Christmas card collection of John G. Jack Higgins (1891-1963), Rhodes Scholar, lawyer, veteran, and politician.
  • A sample of the Christmas card collection of John G. Jack Higgins (1891-1963), Rhodes Scholar, lawyer, veteran, and politician.
  • A sample of the Christmas card collection of John G. Jack Higgins (1891-1963), Rhodes Scholar, lawyer, veteran, and politician.
  • 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.
  • The Grenfell Mission provided some of the earliest permanent medical services in Labrador and northern Newfoundland.
  • In 1941, the United States obtained rights to construct an air base in the St. Georges Bay area of Newfoundland.
  • A profile of Margot Rhys Davies (192?-1972), actor, broadcaster and poet.
  • A brief history of types of music in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • 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.