Media
- Live From The Baccalieu Gallery In Heart’s Content -CBC Radio Show “The Signal” With Adam Walsh
Adam Walsh takes his show on the road to the town of Heart’s Content to talk about its rich history and exciting future as a potential UNESCO World Heritage Site. During his hour long show, Adam speaks to several community members, including Ed Arnott, Mizzen Heritage Society President, Ted Rowe, Author and Historian, Valerie Whelan, Innkeeper at The Cable House Inn, Darlene King, Apprentice Blacksmith at The Rendell Forge, and Dale Jarvis, Executive Director of Heritage NL.
To listen to the podcast click on the following link: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-89-the-signal/clip/16002604-live-location-hearts-content
- Inspiring NL: Talk of the Tiny Towns in Heart’s Content
Mizzen Heritage Society Members, Valerie Whelan & John Warren, Provide Historical Background Of Heart’s Content On NTV’s Inspiring Newfoundland: Talk Of The Tiny Towns. Watch the full interview here: https://ntv.ca/inspiring-nl-talk-of-the-tiny-towns-in-harbour-grace/
In her series “Talk of the Tiny Towns,” NTV’s Marykate O’Neill takes a trip back through time in Heart’s Content.
- A little look into the S.U.F. Hall
The Society of United Fishermen Lodge #1 has been designated as a heritage structure because of its historical associations, cultural value and aesthetic value.
The building is historically important because of its association with the Society of United Fishermen in the region. In 1862 Rev. George Gardner, a Church of England minister, formed a support group called Heart’s Content Fisherman’s Society. The society later began to expand its membership into other outports and became known as the Society of United Fishermen (SUF). The fraternal organisation provided fellowship and established a mutual support system for its members at a time when few services were available to fishermen and their families.
The building has cultural value considering the use of SUF symbolism on its exterior. A triangle surrounding a Maltese Cross was chosen as the symbol of the SUF. The triangle represents Newfoundland’s approximate shape, with Cape Bauld, Cape Race and Cape Ray being the points of the triangle. The Maltese Cross represents the eight Beatitudes that members are taught to learn and observe. The mass of the building establishes its place in community life and speaks to a tradition of institutional use of the structure.
- Stepping Back In Time At The Rendell Forge In Heart’s Content
For more information on the history and operation of the Rendell Forge click on the link below to hear the CBC Listen podcast featuring Ed Arnott, Mizzen Heritage Society President, and Darlene King, Mizzen Heritage Society member and our very own Rendell Forge blacksmith
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-72-weekend-am/clip/15987412-the-rendell-forge
- Heart’s Content Church Turned Concert Venue
Ed Arnott and Valerie Worthman, Mizzen Heritage members, talk the Mizzen Heritage Regional Centre for the Arts.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/62rxciC3qio
- What’s In a Name? – Heart’s Content
Mizzen Heritage Society member John Warren talks about how Heart’s Content got its name.