Don't Miss The Boat: 2nd Annual Wooden Boat Conference

Summer has turned into Fall and that means October is fast approaching. Our 2nd Annual Wooden Boat Conference is taking place on October 23 - 25th. We have extended the “Early Bird Special” deadline for registration until September 30th – you can save $20 off total registration fee by taking advantage of this limited time offer. And don’t forget... members get a 10% discount! Keep in mind that area accommodations are filling up quickly – so return your completed form to address indicated ASAP - you don’t want us to ‘set sail’ without you!

To register, contact Beverley King
Project Administrator
Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador
(709) 583-2070

ALSO: We have been advised by Land and Sea that the program "Wood or Nothing" featuring Henry Vokey and the Wooden Boat Museum of NL will air on Sunday, October 18th at 12:30 PM.

Conference Agenda – October 23 – 25, 2009
Winterton, NL

Friday, October 23

1:00 PM Registration – SUF Hall

2:00 – 5:00 PM Workshops - Facilitators Jerome Canning, Aidan Penton, Wayne Vokey
Lamination
Steam Bending
Corking and Caulking
Shaping Timbers
7:00 PM Registration and Meet and Greet – SUF Hall

Saturday, October 24

8:00 – 9:30 AM Registration – Winterton Recreation Center

9:30 AM Welcoming Remarks – Frank French – Conference Chair

9:45 – 10:45 AM The Indeavour Story and the unveiling of the Indeavour Model - Robert Halliday, St. John’s

10:45 – 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45 AM The Gander River Boat (speaker to be announced)

11:45 – 12:30 PM The Canoe – Joe Goudie, Happy Valley Goose Bay

12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 – 2:15 PM Dories – Gerald Crews, Grand Bank

2:15 – 2:30 PM Research Update – Howard Cooper

2:30 – 2:45 PM Coffee Break

2:45 – 3:15 PM For the Love of Boats – Derrick Burry, Portugal Cove – St. Phillips

3:15 – 4:30 PM Round Table Discussion – Bruce Whitelaw, Chair WBMNL
Our Accomplishments to Date
What Needs to Be Done

4:30 – 5:30 PM Museum Tour

7:00 – 8:30 PM Conference Dinner – Winterton Recreation Center
Honor our 2nd Honorary Life Membership Recipient – Boat Builder
Honor our 1st Honorary Life Membership Recipient – Model Boat Builder
Special Recognition of Major Sponsors / Donors over past year

8:30 – 12:00 PM KITCHEN PARTY – Volunteer Performers – Melvin Green, Organizer
SUF Hall – CASH BAR

Sunday, October 25

8:00 – 9:00 AM Conference Breakfast – Winterton Recreation Center

9:00 – 11:00 AM Annual General Meeting – Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador

Internship Posting: Collections Researcher

Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Job Opportunity
Canadian Heritage Young Canada Works Internship

Application Deadline: September 30, 2009

Job title: Collections Researcher
Duration: 16 weeks (Full-time, Mon-Fri)
YCW intern start date: October 5, 2009
YCW intern finish date: January 22, 2010

Salary $11.00 hourly (35 Hours per week)
Location: In and around St. John's area with some travel
Language of work: English

The Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (MANL) is accepting
applicants for the position of Collections Researcher.
The Collections Researcher position will include the following duties under
the direction of the Collections Management Project Coordinator:

.Photograph museum artifacts and compile and digitally format catalogue
records for selected artifacts from museum collections
.Perform onsite visits to project participants
.Liaise with museums staff and volunteers participating in the project
.Liaise with office staff and representatives of the Canadian Heritage
Information Network (CHIN) on project activities
.Other related duties as required
.Applicants must be registered on the CHIN YCW website
http://www.pch.gc.ca/ycw-jct/index-eng.cfm

Qualifications:

The successful candidate should meet the following requirements:

.Strong background in Museum Studies and/or History. The required knowledge
and skills would normally have been acquired through a Bachelor of Arts
degree
.Extensive computer skills and experience in database entry and/or
spreadsheet software
.Experience with digital photography and cameras as well as related digital
imaging software
.Strong research, writing, editing and oral communication skills
.Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in a team environment
.Strong organizational and time management skills
.Experience working with museum collections or cataloguing an asset
.Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle is required
.Travel to the Burin Peninsula and extended work in the region is required
.Access to a computer is required
.Have graduated from a college or university within the last 24 months
.Be between 16-30 years of age at the start of the employment (as per Young
Canada Works guidelines)
.Be legally entitled to work in Canada and be a Canadian Citizen, permanent
resident or have been granted refugee status in Canada
.Have a registered account on the Young Canada Works website

Three reference contacts are required, and should accompany resume

Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the Young Canada Works
website to determine further eligibility criteria

Send Resume to:

Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
TD Place
140 Water Street, Suite 904
P.O. Box 5785
St.John's NL
A1C 5X3
Fax. 709-722-9035
Email: manl@nf.aibn.com

ICH Update for September 2009

In this month's edition of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Update, we focus on an oral history project in Ferryland, Newfoundland, look at mummering folklife festival planned for December 2009, learn how 16 hours of audio material from Fogo Island have been archived online, introduce you to one of our folklore interns, Jedediah Baker, and discover what is meant by the word "friar" in a geographic context. Plus, Clary Croft, folklore researcher, is set to visit Newfoundland.

Download the pdf here:
http://www.archive.org/download/IntangibleCulturalHeritageUpdateSeptember2009/ichupdate009small.pdf

Job Posting - Events Coordinator

The Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives (ANLA) is seeking to hire a co-coordinator for a series of public awareness events celebrating the 25th anniversary of ANLA. The co-coordinator position will include the following duties/responsibilities:

. Create exhibit templates, brochures and posters
. Coordinate province-wide archival events
. Compile a special edition of the ANLA Bulletin and relevant articles
. Organize a workshop about photograph interpretation
. Organize a symposium and archives fair
. Creation of material for the web as required
. Liaise with member institutions
. Other duties as required

All aspects of the project are to be completed by March 31, 2010.

Qualifications: The successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree with an interest in heritage, strong writing skills, public relations abilities, experience in event co-ordination, graphic design and website maintenance, and a knowledge of the provincial archival community.

Salary: To be discussed.

Closing date for this competition: September 15, 2009
Interested applicants should forward a resume and letter of interest to:

President
Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives
P.O. Box 23155
St. John's, NL A1b 4J9

Origin of strange cautionary tale?

I'm hoping some of you might have heard something similar to this story before.

I was speaking with a woman whose grandmother had told her a cautionary tale as a child, to keep her from slipping out of her sheets in the bed at night. The grandmother told her a story about how every night at midnight, there was an old man and an old woman who would visit the room. The woman would carry a bucket and the man would carry an axe. If they found a child whose feet poked out of the bottom of the bed, the old man would cut off the feet, and then would use the feet to make shoes for poor children.

The woman who told me the story said that her grandmother was from Louisiana originally, and had later lived in Oklahoma, and thought she was of mixed Scottish and Dutch extraction.

I'm curious if anyone recognizes any motifs in this, or has heard a version of this story. It reminds me a little of some of the Der Struwwelpeter stories by Heinrich Hoffmann (1845), and the feet getting cut off sounds a little like H.C. Andersen's Red Shoes (also 1845), but again, isn't a perfect match.

If you have any thoughts, let me know! Is this a folk belief, a literary tale, or a grandmother with a wicked sense of humour?

Email me at ich@heritagefoundation.ca