Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Archival Moments
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April 1 - Confederation
March 29 - Bishop John Thomas Mullock Dies
March 27 - Death of John Hogan
March 25 - Sister Nugent
March 24 - Thomas Mulluck Organist
March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day Tradition
March 9 - "Dead Christ"
March 4 - Newfoundland Proposed To Sell Labrador To Quebec?
March 3 - Escape from the Library
March 2 - Influenza Epidemic Raging
February 28 - Grenfell Birthday
February 26 - The Loss of the S.S. Florizel
February 25 - Redemptorists and Mullock
February 24 - Pancake Day
February 21 - No Moving Pictures this Lent
February 21 - A Newfoundland Saint?
February 19 - Palace Fire
February 18 - Pollux and Truxton
February 15 - The Ocean Ranger
February 14 - Valentine
February 13 - Moving Pictures
February 12 - Father Ewer Funeral
February 10 - The White Plague
February 7 - First Stone for St.Patrick's
February 5 - First Meeting Of The Benevolent Irish Society
February 2 - Candlemas
January 31, 2001 - Anniversary of Episcopal Ordination
January 30, 1833 - Newfoundland Marriage Regulations
The Cathedral Bells - The Maiden Bells
January 15 - Winter Walking
January 13 - Rome on Grenfell
January 6 - Old Christmas Day
January 4 - Cardinal Has Newfoundland Connections
January 1 - The Finest Room in the Colony
December 16 - Mother and Child, Buried in the Basilica Cathedral?
December 14 - The New Palace
December 8 - The Statues of the Immaculate Conception in the Basilica
December 5 - The Death of Bishop Thomas J. Power
December 4 - Veiled Virgin
November 21 - Presentation Sisters Feast Day
November 17 - Bell Island Ferries Collide
November 16 - Newfoundland Nun Interred in German Prison Camp
November 11 - Two Friends on the Battlefield
November 8 - Unite the Old World and the New
November 5 - Bonfire Night
October 31 - Halloween
October 28 - Old Chapel Inspires Basilica Cathedral
October 25 - Thinking in Green
October 20 - Influenza Pandemic Reaches Newfoundland
October 8 - Are You in My Pew?
October 7 - Firing for the School
September 29 - Belvedere Orphanage
September 24 - A Home for the Nurses
September 23 - Archbishop Never Reconciled Himself To Confederation
September 18 - Catholics Forbidden To Join Union
September 12 - The Pope in Newfoundland
September 9 - Consecration Of The Basilica Cathedral
September 6 - The Irish , Loyalty And Optimism In WWII
September 4 - No Mandatory Military Service For Seminarians
August 29 - The Cape Shore Road “A Path Through A Bog”
August 28 - Denominational Division Of The Civil Service
August 22 - Lawlessness In St. Mary’s Newfoundland
August 17 - Ode To Newfoundland
August 15 - Fishing For The Church On “lady Day”
August 7 - Catholics Eat Meat At St. John’s Regatta?
August 1 - The Road To Placentia
July 30 - Cod Liver Oil From Newfoundland For War Victims In Europe
July 23 - Fashion And Place In The New Cathedral
July 22 - The Cornerstone Mercy Convent, Cathedral Square
July 18 - Funeral And Interment In The Cathedral Crypt Bishop Fleming’s Death and Funeral
July 8 - “Cries Of The Women Mingled With The Wailing Of Children”
July 6 - ‘The Wealth of Dan Ryan’
July 3 - Burials Within The City Limits, Forbidden Thousands Attend Cemetery Consecration
July 1 - Memorial Day
June 26 - Cornerstone St. Patrick’s Church, St. John’s
June 24 - Mysterious Iceberg Off St. John's Harbour “Our Lady of the Fjords”
June 22 - Cathedral Raised To The Rank Of Minor Basilica By Pope
June 21 - Kilbride Church Formally Dedicated
June 17 - Amelia Earhart
June 9 - 12,000 Newfoundlanders Seek Refuge
June 7 - Sacred Newfoundland Ground In France
June 6 - Howley Ordained Priest
June 4 - Bishop Lashes Out At Government “Eleemosynary doles or road-jobbing”
June 3 - Mercy Sisters Arrive in Newfoundland
May 31 - The Last Survivor Of A Group Of Five Stone Churches
May 28 - Ecumenical Spirit Occasioned Controversy
May 27 - Portuguese Fishermen Present Our Lady Of Fatima Statues
May 22 - “Bishop Puts Curse On The Town Of Harbour Grace”
May 21 - Public Celebrations in Newfoundland to Celebrate Lifting of Popery Laws
May 20 - Medallion Depicting The Ceremonial Laying Of The Cornerstone Struck.
May 17 - Basilica Cathedral Entrance Archway
May 15 - How Is A Priest To Dress?
May 14 - The Basilica Bells
May 12 - "Be Sober and Watch" – Take “The Pledge”
May 8 - Franciscans Lobby to Hold Newfoundland
May 7 - Newfoundland Bishops Heed Summons of Pope Newfoundland – Japan Connection
May 5 - Commenced Construction Of The Harbour Grace Cathedral
May 4 - Newfoundland Politicians, Bishops and Cardinals - International Connections
May 1 - Mercy Sisters Open Their First School in the New World
April 30 - Flatrock Men Refused Berths to the Ice Fields
April 29 - Tradition of Great Newfoundland Choirs
April 27 - College Built from Prison Stone St. Bonaventure's College - The Old College
April 15 - The Cathedral Register
April 13 - Penal Restrictions Of Centuries Lifted Public Celebrations in Newfoundland
April 11 - Catholic Archbishop Designs City Seal
April 9 - Archbishop Takes Former Prime Minister’s Home
April 7 - Ferryland: First Mass In British North America
April 5 - Catholic Priest’s Rescue Prime Minister Riot Causes Extensive Damage To Colonial Building
April 2 - Rome Removes Priest From “The Island”
April 1 - The Death Of The First Roman Catholic Bishop Of Newfoundland
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