Culture
Marguerite de la Rocque
(1515-1560s)Marguerite de la Rocque was born in France sometime in the early 1500s, into a...
Louise Belbin
(1897–1999)Louise Belbin spent a lifetime proving that extraordinary art can grow from ordinary life. One...
Mary Pratt
(1935-2018)Mary Frances Pratt was born on March 15, 1935, in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Though born...
Mary Ellen “Ella” Morris
(1857-1936)Mary Ellen “Ella” Morris was born in 1857, the daughter of Eliza Meehan and Patrick...
Margaret Duley’s story comes to life in Tapestry’s first artist portrayal video
After an incredible launch, featuring The Ennis Sisters and their original song Wildfire, Opera on...
Dr. Lloydetta Quaicoe
(1929-present)Dr. Lloydetta Quaicoe is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Sharing Our Cultures, a...
Phebe “Florence” Miller
(1889-1979)Phebe Florence Miller, known as Florence Miller, was born in Topsail, Conception Bay, on July...
Jean Crane
(1929-2025)Inuit Artist, Educator, and Advocate
Minnie White
(1922–2002)Newfoundland’s First Lady of the Accordion
Grace Margaret Sparkes
(1908–2003)Grace Margaret Sparkes lived a life defined by resilience, service, and determination. Born in Grand...
Doris Saunders
(1941-2006)Born in Cartwright, Labrador, Doris Jean (Martin) Saunders grew up surrounded by stories of Inuit,...
Cassie Eileen Brown
(1919-1986)Cassie Eileen Brown was one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most accomplished writers, journalists, and editors,...
Anna Templeton
(1916-1995)Anna Templeton was born in St. John’s in 1916, the second eldest in the family...
Ann Harvey
(1811–1860s)Heroine of Isle aux Morts
Joan Morrissey
(1933–1978)Newfoundland’s First Lady of Song
Margaret Iris Duley
(1894-1968)Newfoundland’s First Novelist
Elizabeth Mary “Elsie” Holloway
(1882–1971)Pioneering Photographer and Visual Historian of Newfoundland