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Letters / Poems

In Memoriam (written by William Henry Smith in memory of his wife Mary Jane (Oldford) Smith, 1936

Mildred Stringer’s letter to her friend, Dorothy (Dottie) Stringer Drodge, written when Mildred was in the Sanitarium in St. John’s.

MY SHANGRI-LA by Garfield Seaward

New Items-

- 1972 photo of United Church On the Point, Little Heart's Ease
- 1972 photo of Southport
- Smoked Herring from Newfoundland, 1924
- Profile of Captain John Peddle (1850-1918)
- Photo c1960s of Lower side of Little Heart's Ease
- Two photos added to People of Little Heart's Ease
- Photo of St. Jones Within, c1960s
- Fatality at Harpoon Steady, 1923
- 1964 photo of Little Heart's Ease
- Clarenville Packet, August 1968
- Obituaries for William Drodge, 1951; Elizabeth Ann Smith, 1958; Stephen Price, 1958
- Clarenville Packet, July 1968
- Additional information on Salvation Army
- Obituary for Kenneth Hastings, 1968
- Obituaries for Sarah (Sally) Drover (nee Barfitt) and Minnie Murphy (nee Seward)
- Bloomfield edges Hodge's Cove 5-4, Clarenville Packet, March 28, 1968
- Updated information on schooner A. Davis
- Obituary for Alphaeus Barfitt, 1975

Honouring Southwest Arm Military Women

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Remembrance Day 2025

On Remembrance Day, the Southwest Arm Historical Society will be be holding a special ceremony at … [Read More...]

2025 Summer Events:

July  1st: Memorial Service at 10:50 a.m. at the Southwest Arm War Memorial, Hodge's … [Read More...]

Remembrance Day 2023

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