The Newfoundland History Sleuth

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The Things That Wash Up Here: Newfoundland’s Haunted History With Artillery Shells
War Relics That Still Breathe
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The Point Rosee "Viking Site"
In 2014, high above the rugged coast of Newfoundland, something curious caught the eye of Dr.
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Bay of Dead Men: The Runaway Lady Who Swapped Silks for Saltwater
How a Royal Runaway Became a Ghost of Trepassey.
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Colonial Abuse, Resource Robbery & Political Corruption in Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador wasn’t just settled.
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The Dark Grip of Religion on Newfoundland’s Soul
Welcome to Newfoundland—the Rock.
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THE MYSTERY OF THE VEILED VIRGIN: A MASTERPIECE, A SYMBOL, A SECRET
There’s something ghostly about a face you can’t quite see.
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The Meteorite That Rode the Train: Newfoundland’s Celestial Visitor of 1895
Let me tell you a story.
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The Bomber That Hit the Hill: Newfoundland’s Cold War Tragedy
It was March 18, 1953.
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The Ghost Ship of Cape Ray: The Shipwreck That Crawled Out of the Atlantic in Cape Ray
It was the dead of January 2024, the kind of bone-deep cold where your breath feels like smoke and every footstep crunches on secrets frozen into the…
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April 5th, 1932 – The Day Democracy Bled on the Steps of the Colonial Building
It was supposed to be a peaceful protest.
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The Viking Explosion: Hollywood Meets a Newfoundland Death Trap
Imagine a film so cursed, it ended with the director, the cinematographer, and two dozen crew members dead. Not because of sabotage. Not because of a…
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The Coffins in the Marsh - 1939
It was just another hunting trip.
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The Spy Who Wasn’t Shot: The German Agent of Argentia
In the late summer of 1944, the war was supposed to be winding down.
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Goose Bay: America’s War Playground in the North
A War Built on Bones
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The Newfoundland History Sleuth
The Newfoundland History Sleuth
Getting lost in the rocky rabbit hole of Newfoundland and Labrador—history, gossip, true crime and the occasional iceberg.
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