Upcoming Events

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We can’t do this alone, this will only happen if we get enough volunteers to help us! In order to give it a name, pick a date we have to have manpower!Please call Joyce at 683-3673 or 680-1231, Inbox or email joyce@pdgphs.com.Looking forward to hearing from you!

If you are willing to help please contact Joyce no later than May 31, 2021!

We are looking for three students for summer employment. Please contact Colin Mercer at projectmanager@pdgphs.com

Tourism Industry Specialist https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jobpostingcsj/34285000?source=searchresults

Historical Artifact Conservator 2 positions available.

https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jobpostingcsj/34284997?source=searchresults

Check out the following music videos from our two students Lauren Deering and Phillip Clarke. We will be adding special guest performances in the next few weeks, please check back on a weekly basis for updates:

1. Lauren Deering part 1: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/vokkJTOd7so
2. Lauren Deering part 2: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/_R9LioMFXyo
3. Phillip Clarke part 1: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/fI-VGBwVZ_A
4. Lauren Deering part 3: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/LIO6_3K3EE4
5. Phillip Clarke part 2: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/F-tgiUdM4J8
6. Special guest Wayne & Charlotte Morgan (Barber) Please click on link: https://youtu.be/MFzQWEnXyTY
7. Lauren Deering part 4: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/PvRHPBVblec
8. Phillip Clarke part 3: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/UFXssv1ZlxA
9. Special guest Wayne S. Morgan “The Singing Fisherman” please click on link:https://youtu.be/bBERQZT8Kb8
10. Lauren Deering part 5: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/tavEhQYQbuc
11. Phillip Clarke part 4: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/-tyNk7-4zE0
12. Special Guest Valerie Pearce: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/Jm1rlWI-r10
13. Lauren Deering part 6: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/7A_GL3FIeuA
14. Phillip Clarke part 5: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/DEAjrmJr21g
15. Special Guest Harris Porter: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/dzvp6B4pY-Q
16. We have been sharing some Oldies a Blast from the PAST! Please click on the links to view: 1. The Golden Girls –https://youtu.be/48mcAVvnLCs 2. Fishermens service 1992 – https://youtu.be/2vwt9uKxWyE 3. United Church Memorial Hymn Sing 1996 – https://youtu.be/qbaNgkSpH1g 4. St. Luke’s Old Fashion Concert 1997 – https://youtu.be/C1I7mM5p52I
17. Lauren Deering part 7: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/vZxuMez3mKc
18. Phillip Clarke part 6: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/HnJ_14KLBoc
19. Special Guests Wayne & Charlotte Morgan: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/jWh435S-oE8
20. Lauren Deering part 8: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/8TWHdU-XefI
21. Phillip Clarke part 7: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/BaULcSM-CyA
22. Special Guest Harris Porter: Please Click on link:https://youtu.be/7P0YqSSxa24
23. Lauren Deering part 9: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/x019BnJfjPk
24. Phillip Clarke part 8: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/EdSgOb4LQEk
25. Lauren Deering part 10: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/Y7tK5vbwgQQ
26. Phillip Clarke part 9: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/gtBZnQ-0YCg
27. Lauren Deering part 11: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/yxBc6KJi0hk
28. Phillip Clarke part 10: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/5RzwLH3g0zw
29. Grande Finale with Special Guests: Please click on link: https://youtu.be/-yQhlMRyiKA

PLEASE NOTE: Every day there is a new “Blast from the Past” shared on our Facebook page. You can go directly to YouTube and check out all the amazing videos, from Old Fashion Concerts, Church Anniversaries, Fishermens Services, Loyal Orange Lodge Band, Church services, Halloween parties etc. So much to see please log into this link and check it out! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU7YshDN-XJEyn4Uot1oxBw

Calling all Residents and former Residents, People with Roots, Business Owners on the Peninsula, Businesses who do business on the Peninsula, anyone who has any type of connection to the Port de Grave Peninsula to become a member of the Port de Grave Peninsula Heritage Society!

We are holding a COVID Membership Drive 2021, did you know that being a member of the Society, it doesn’t mean that you have to attend meetings unless you want to. It means away of supporting the Society in its undertaking of present and future projects.

So please consider being a Member, we would love to hear from you. Contact Joyce at 683-3673 for more information, Membership packages are available on request.

We now accept E-transfer for Membership payment and other items: fundraising@pdgphs.com

Thanking you in advance.

The Port de Grave Peninsula Heritage Society is very proud to announce that we have started our Music and Friends 2021 program. This program is for our Seniors and those who are Disabled.

We have hired two Singers/Musicians Lauren Deering, and Phillip Clarke.

Lauren is from Port de Grave and attending University, a beautiful singer and she is looking forward to entertaining you either by in-person visits or virtually.

Phillip Clarke is from Bay Roberts and attending Ascension Colleigate. Phillip plays the guitar and also a beautiful singer. He to is looking forward to entertaining you.

The program runs until March 31, 2021. We will be sharing their performances online, from our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pdgheritage or on our YouTube account https://youtu.be/vokkJTOd7so. If you know of someone that cannot access this please contact Joyce Morgan at 683-3673 and she will make arrangements to come to your home and share it with you.

The Port de Grave Peninsula Heritage Society is very proud to share with you, that the Crab Pot Christmas tree was a major success! Thousands stopped and view the tree and had photos taken on their way to or from the Port de Grave Boat Lighting. It was definitely the talk of Christmas!

We would like to thank all those who contributed to this fundraiser and we look forward to 2021.

Attached is our Thank You Video recognizing all those who contributed either “In Memory or In Honor”.

Thank you everyone!

Please click on link: https://youtu.be/_7EqOY9cHXc

Iris Petten talks to those involved with the construction of the CP Tree and what it meant to them to be a part of it! https://youtu.be/xbWmopLUwLs

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The Port De Grave Peninsula Heritage Society would like to congratulate board member, Iris Petten, on her appointment to the Premier’s Economic Recovery Team. The team’s purpose is to review the province’s fiscal capacity, delivery of services, and explore areas for economic growth as we navigate through the ongoing global pandemic.

Congratulations Iris! We are very proud!

https://www.gov.nl.ca/releases/2020/exec/1022n02/

Welcome to our series “In Conversations with Seniors” we are very excited to be sharing with you, videos of our seniors telling us about life on the peninsula when they were young. Our COVID Community Assistant Joyce Morgan has been interviewing our Seniors. We hope you enjoy and each week we will posting one or two interviews.

1. In Conversation with Effie Boone: Effie lives in Bareneed and recalls life when she was a young girl attending church at St. Mark’s and going to the one room school in Bareneed and later having to go to school in Ship Cove, and much more. Please click on this link to hear Effie tell her story https://youtu.be/hKzkrlKqK5E
2. In Conversation with Bob Andrews: Bob lives in Ship Cove, he recalls growing up as a young boy and tells us about the Ice houses, playing hockey on Ship Cove pond, the Liver factory, his grandfather who helped with the construction of St. Luke’s Church and much more. Please click on this link to hear Bob https://youtu.be/Lzq7cAuSf7w
3. In Conversation with Vern Petten: Part 1 Vern lives in Hibb’s Cove and he tells us what it was like growing up as a young boy. He also tells us about the very first Pentecostal Church located by Ship Cove Pond, it is no longer there. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/J7o_3DjaCA8
4. In Conversation with Effie Petten: Part 1 Aunt Effie’s early days, listen to Aunt Effie talk about growing up in Cupids. Part 2 will air next Monday night. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/Ur0T2QrDW3c
5. In Conversation with John Mugford: Part 1, hear the story of Happy Jack! John tells us about his Grandfather John Mugford known as Uncle Happy Jack! Stay tuned next week for Part 2, when he will talk about his parents. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/z5AAcio1bek
6. In Conversation with Vern Petten: Part 2, hear Vern tell us about his volunteer work and his courting days! Please click on link https://youtu.be/2Ym2lNG4ac8
7. In Conversation with Doris Dawe: Part 1, listen to Aunt Doris has she talks about her memories from when she was a child. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/pkfNrcrMFqg
8. In Conversation with Effie Petten: Part 2, hear Aunt Effie talk about getting married, first ride in a car and much more. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/q5pWmxEVa8w
9. In Conversation with John Mugford: Part 2, listen to John talk about his days has a young boy, Jannying and the Twelve days of Christmas. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/_8qpig7qcXs
10. In Conversation with Vern Petten: Part 3, Vern talks about his Grandmother Aunt Lucy Andrews, his first trip to St. John’s and much more. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/3qdjg5AdzzM
11. In Conversation with Aunt Doris Dawe: Part 2, Aunt Doris tells us about getting married and her family. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/AMRRTviIpIw
12. In Conversation with Aunt Effie Petten: Part 3, Listen to Aunt Effie talk about “what live was like” and “her advice to everyone”. Please click on this link: https://youtu.be/Tbjw4RdHT48
13. In Conversation with John Mugford: Part 3, in part three John talks about this parents and tells an incredible story of his mother and uncle Jack Efford when they were children. Please click on this link: https://youtu.be/2izIIeEAnEA
14. In Conversation with Bronson Lear: Part 1, in this episode we are featuring Bronson Lear. Bronson lives in the heart of the harbour known as the Angle! Bronson tells us about growing up as a young boy, and his first truck. Next week we will air part 2 of Bronson’s story. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/JUHKEsJne4M
15. In Conversation with John Mugford: Part 4, in this episode John talks about fetching water from the well and his Grandfather Uncle Happy Jack going to the ice. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/QJstEpRCW2I
16. In Conversation with Edwin Richards: In this audio version we are thankful to Edwin Richards for sharing some information about his Great Great Uncle Canon Richards. Edwin also tells us about his visits to Bareneed during his younger days. Due to distance and COVID this interview was done over the phone, we thank Edwin for his time and memories. Interview conducted by our COVID Community Assistant Joyce Morgan. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/FKi7zlCLmOI
17. In Conversation with Bronson Lear: Part 2 In this video Bronson talks to us about what the PDG harbour was like before, his days working at the Fish Store and much more. Please click on link https://youtu.be/cc5Dsw9T_Io
18. In Conversation with Raymond Andrews: In part 1 Raymond discusses life on Taylor’s Hill. Please click on link https://youtu.be/KXx4_GLas9E
19. In Conversation with John Efford: Part 1 listen to John talk about when he started out in the fishery, than his very successful wholesale business and his move to Provincial and Federal politics. Please click on link https://youtu.be/icYZndydP90
20. In Conversation with Raymond Andrews: Part 2, Raymond talks about Teenage Pocket Money! Please click on this link; https://youtu.be/lLUctpELj_s
21. In Conversation with Whitfield Andrews: Part 1, Whitfield tells us about the liver factory, the merchants house and much more. Please click on link https://youtu.be/H1tkX3aIMeg
22. In Conversation with Raymond Andrews: Part 3, in this segment Raymond tells us about the Funeral protocol and much more. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/15QZUS8J9UI
23. In Conversation with Whitfield Andrews: Part 2, Whitfield talks about the different lodges in Port de Grave. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/Z58z2nhyO00
24. In Conversation with Dough Moores: Part 1, Doug about his Dad the late Mr. Alec Moores involvement with the PDG fishermen. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/nLsLT798LE4
25. In Conversation with Raymond Andrews: Part 4, in this segment Raymond talks about the church and the school. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/YDlYJ_BATRs
26. In Conversation with Whitfield Andrews: Part 3, Whitfield talks about school days and St. Luke’s church. Please click on this link https://youtu.be/irPUO-WePVg
27. In Conversation with Raymond Andrews: Part 5, this is Raymond’s final episode in this series. In this segment Raymond talks about the importance of Sports growing up! Please click on this link https://youtu.be/8A3ghfUdbdo
28. In Conversation with Whitfield Andrews: Part 4, this also is Whitfield’s final episode, please click on the this link: https://youtu.be/smh8CRma7RU
29. In Conversation with Mona Petten: Part 1, thanks to Kiersten Hepditch for conducting this interview with Mona back in July 2020, please click on the link to view episode 1 or 2. https://youtu.be/AHuYa3IjDvw
30. In Conversation with Mona Petten: Part 2 interview conducted by Kiersten Hepditch. Please click on the link: https://youtu.be/6cJ3CWOvddk

Introducing the Seniors Compassionate Care Program

The Port De Grave Peninsula Heritage Society Inc. is pleased to announce a new program available to residents of the Port De Grave Peninsula – the Seniors Compassionate Care Program.

Are you 65+ and need assistance with errands, troubleshooting with your computer, or simply just looking to interact and socialize with others?
If so, we want you to know that we are here to help!

For more information contact Joyce Morgan at 683-3673 or via e-mail at joycepdgphs@gmail.com or visit https://pdgphs.com/seniors/.

The Port De Grave Peninsula Heritage Society is pleased to welcome Joyce Morgan as the newest member of our team in the role of COVID Community Assistant. Joyce will be working directly with the society’s newest program – the “Seniors Compassionate Care Program.” The program is targeted directly towards providing support to seniors along the peninsula.

For more detailed information on the program you can visit https://pdgphs.com/seniors/

Please join us in providing Joyce with a warm welcome. Joyce can be reached at (709) 683-3673 or via e-mail at joycepdgphs@gmail.com