The Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum

You are all invited to the opening of our new exhibit, The Sikh Society of Newfoundland. Please join us at 7pm on August 31, 2016 to look at the history of Sikhism in Newfoundland. For more information, please email lbmcocmuseum@gmail.com, call 726-5272, or find the event on facebook . All are welcome! Hope to see you there!

Have you read A Stroke in Time by Gerard Doran? Published by Flanker Press in 2015, this historical fiction looks at the 1901 Outer Cove Fishermen's Crew who rowed 9:13 4/5 in the championship race in that year's Regatta. It is a wonderful reimagining of that historic race, looking at the work in getting a crew together, the struggles to fit rowing into a busy fishing schedule, and the hard work and dedication that rowers continue to commit when striving for those new records on Quidi Vidi Lake. Perhaps one of the best parts of the book is just the day-to-day life in Outer Cove. The story starts, end, and every now and then touches on the price of fish and the ability to get a good price from the merchants. It discusses the difficulty in getting a berth on a sealing ship, and the poverty that used to be common in St. John's. It also looks at Dan McCathy's struggle, wondering if he should follow his fiancée to Boston where he could also work without worrying ab

In June, a visitor to the museum asked about the historical significance of the Grotto located at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Outer Cove.  A picture of the Grotto located in the museum taken by Garland Studio [011.6.1] The Grotto is located a little to the side of the church, and contain a statue of the Virgin Mary with a little girl and the pedestal reads: THIS PEDESTAL HAS BEEN ERRECTED TO THE MEMORY OF MAURICE O'BRINE MICHAEL O'BRINE JAMES O'BRINE DAVID O'BRINE MAURICE O'BRINE JR. The Grotto at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Photo by Lisa M. Daly. According to Mrs. Mary Boland in an April 200 interview, Aunt Marg O'Brien lost four sons in World War II. Mike O'Brien was in the Merchant Marines; David was the youngest and was torpedoed while in the army; Jim was serving with the United States and Maurice also died. Aunt Marg was given the title of The Most Bereaved Mother. More information can be found in downtown St. J

As it's Regatta Day tomorrow, another Royal St. John's Regatta post is in order. There are so many amazing Outer Cove teams to profile that we could not just pick one. Although it's very tempting to focus only on the 1901 and 1982 crew, we also have those who went to the Canada Games, the 1989 juvenile team, the 1991 Smith Stockley-Outer Cove team, or the current Outer Cove team who will be competing tomorrow (weather permitting). Instead, we decided to look at another museum artifact that is always part of the Regatta: a Regatta Ribbon donated by Michelle Hickey. 1993 Regatta Ribbon in the museum collection [997.15.4] This particular ribbon is from 1993 and would have been worn by a member of the Regatta committee. The ribbon is traditionally done in the colours of the old Newfoundland flag. This one is a little faded, but the colours are pink, white and green. The style of the ribbon changes year after year, but the colours are typically represented. If you look