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  • Mary Ellen “Ella” Morris
    (1857-1936)

    Mary Ellen “Ella” Morris was born in 1857, the daughter of Eliza Meehan and Patrick...

    Shared Threads02 / 06 / 26
  • 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...

    Multimedia13 / 04 / 26
  • Phebe “Florence” Miller
    (1889-1979)

    Phebe Florence Miller, known as Florence Miller, was born in Topsail, Conception Bay, on July...

    Shared Threads06 / 03 / 26
  • Lydia Campbell
    (1818–1905)

    Lydia Campbell, often remembered as “Aunt Lydia,” was the first person from Nunatsiavut to be...

    Shared Threads06 / 03 / 26
  • Edith Mary Manuel
    (1902-1984)

    Edith Manuel was born in Twillingate in 1902, the eldest of eight children. She entered...

    Shared Threads04 / 03 / 26
  • Dora Russell
    (1912-1986)

    Dora Oake Russell was a pioneering writer, journalist, and educator whose career reflected both creativity...

    Shared Threads04 / 03 / 26
  • Cassie Eileen Brown
    (1919-1986)

    Cassie Eileen Brown was one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s most accomplished writers, journalists, and editors,...

    Shared Threads04 / 03 / 26
  • Margaret Iris Duley
    (1894-1968)

    Newfoundland’s First Novelist

    Shared Threads19 / 01 / 26

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