Heritage Tomorrow NL supports the development of the next generation of heritage enthusiasts.

Heritage Tomorrow NL works to build a network of post high-school-aged youth and emerging heritage professionals within the province.

We strive to encourage and promote youth participation in Newfoundland and Labrador’s heritage field.

WHO WE ARE

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS9:30AM: Registration

10:00AM: Introductions Morning Snacks/Caffeinated Beverages

10:30AM - 11:30AM: Learn Heritage Skills with Heritage-Bearers

11:30PM – 12:30PM: Lunch - Volcano Bakery “Adultier Adults” Shop Talk

12:30PM – 1:30PM: Heritage Skills Competition

1:30PM – 2:00PM: Closing Remarks Heritage Skills Winners Evaluations

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hERITAGE SKILLS CHALLENGEA guaranteed-to-be-a-good-time activity (inspired by the Wooden Boat Museum) that introduces participants to heritage skills they will master within minutes! (Okay, maybe not “master”, but you’ll be better than you were before.) This year’s skills include:

Cross-stitch with Katharine HarveyNorthern Games with Peter Geetah a member of the St. John’s Native Friendship CentrePot reconstruction (smash & fix!) with Dr. Lisa DalyCast net throwing with Alex HowseStorytelling with Dale Jarvis

Heritage bearers are on site to teach participants the task at hand. After learning from a pro, everyone will show-off their new-found skills in a timed challenge in the name of fun and friendly competition. AND PRIZES!

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“adultier” adults shop talkDo you have questions about working in the heritage field? Are you looking for someone to share experiences with? Or maybe you just want to make some new friends! This session is a chance to pick the brains of your peers. Discussions will surround lessons learned, skill development, and opportunities and challenges faced in a variety of heritage fields. Facilitators and topics are:

Heather Elliott on museums;Nicole Penney on archives;Michael Philpott on built heritage;Crystal Braye on folklore;Jeremy Moyle on archaeology;Dr. Lisa Daly on tours and Interpretation; andTerra Barrett on community engagement.

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heritage BEARERS

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katherine harveyKatherine Harvey grew up in Cupids, Newfoundland where her interest in heritage and folklore manifested. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Folklore in 2010 and is currently completing her Masters of Arts in Public Folklore. Katherine initially became interested in cross stitching through her grandmother, and has since started a business called Queen Stitch where she creates customized stitches for her clients.

PETER GEETAHPeter Geetah is a 17 year old Inuit youth from Iqaluit, Nunavut. He moved to St. John’s in 2012 and now attends St. Kevin’s High School. Peter is very proud of his heritage and is passionate about staying connected to the Inuit culture by engaging himself in traditional practices such as soap stone carving and northern games. He has been a dedicated member to the St. John’s Native Friendship Centre for over a year now, portraying his commitment to the Youth Program through participation, devotion, and a continuous enthusiasm to learn.

DR. LISA DALYDr. Lisa Daly is a townie with a passion for Newfoundland history. Since 2008, she’s been researching Newfoundland and Labrador’s aviation history, and has a doctorate from MUN in aviation archaeology. When she’s not exploring the bogs and forests around Gander and manning her planecrashgirl.ca blog, she’s working in front-line tourism. She’s been working in tourism and interpretation since 2002, first as a tour guide with Park Canada, then as a bus guide for Wildland tours, and more recently as a private tour guide through ToursbyLocals.com.

She has worked as a contract researcher for multiple organizations, including the Johnson Family Foundation/Grand Concourse researching areas of the Avalon and interpreting that information to create trail stories, and the Trail of the Caribou, where she helped transcribe the war records of Newfoundlanders who fell in the First World War. This past summer she worked as a museum coordinator for the Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum and rekindled her love for exhibit design and creation.

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ALEX HOWSEBorn and raised in Gaultois, Hermitage Bay on Long Island, Alex Howse quickly learned the importance of traveling by boat and its role in his community’s life. It was so important that he owed his the first motor dory at 12 years old. Although most of his adult career was focused on Finance, Materials Management in the healthcare sector, he always remained an avid hobbyist with regards to boats. Alex enjoys building large scale model boats, each with a story behind them and built in the traditional method of construction.

dale jarvisDale Jarvis is a storyteller, author, and folklorist, living and working in Newfoundland, Canada.

By day, he works as the Intangible Cultural Heritage Development Officer for the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, helping communities to safeguard traditional culture, the first full-time provincially funded folklorist position in Canada.

By night, Dale is the proprietor of the St. John’s Haunted Hike ghost tour and raconteur of local tales. As a storyteller, he performs ghost stories, stories of the fairies and little people, tales of phantom ships and superstitions, and legends and traditional tales from Newfoundland, Labrador and beyond. His repertoire includes long-form folk and fairy tales from the island, with a wide-ranging knowledge of local legends, tall tales and myths. Author of several books on Newfoundland and Labrador ghost stories and folklore, he is a tireless promoter of local culture, and has performed at storytelling festivals across Canada, the US, Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, and Norway.

“Adultier” adults

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crystal brayeRaised by ex-pat Newfoundlanders in Brampton, Ontario, Crystal Braye moved to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010 to complete a masters of arts in folklore at Memorial University. With a background in cultural anthropology from Wilfrid Laurier University and a keen interest in the history and heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador, Crystal worked as an intern with the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador to document root cellars before becoming responsible for WBMNL’s oral history documentation and field research in 2012.

heather elliotHeather Elliott received her Honours Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology from Trent University, and her Post-Graduate Diploma in Museum Management and Curatorship from Fleming College, both in Peterborough, Ontario. As part of Fleming’s internship program, she spent a summer at The Rooms and fell in love with Newfoundland. In 2010, she permanently relocated here and never looked back. She has worked on various contracts with The Rooms Provincial Museum, including on the First World War exhibit that opened in July 2016.

Additionally, she sits on the Board of Directors of The Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador, volunteers with the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, and is part of Heritage Tomorrow NL. She also writes the blog OriginalShipster.com, documenting ships and shipwrecks across Canada, as well as reviewing vessels that arrive in St. John’s harbour.

terra barrettTerra Barrett is a public folklorist with the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador, researching the history, folklore and oral history of the province, and working on the Collective Memories project. Terra holds a BA in Folklore / French and a MA in Public Folklore from Memorial University. She volunteers with a number of organizations and is particularly interested in the crafts, foodways and folk beliefs of the province. Terra has worked with a several community organizations including Them Days Inc., Memorial University of Newfoundland, The Rooms, and the Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador.

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michael philpottMichael Philpott is a heritage officer with the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador where he administers the organization’s built heritage designation, restoration funding, and documentation programs. He holds a bachelor of arts (honours) from Memorial University and a bachelor of environmental design studies (architecture) from Dalhousie University. Michael has written and published on topics of architecture and urban planning, sits on the Built Heritage Experts Panel for the City of St. John’s, and volunteers with a variety of heritage- and urban issues-based organizations.

nicole penneyAs a public folklorist and archivist, Nicole Penney helps communities shape their identity and preserve their traditional culture. Nicole has been working within the heritage community since 2004, and holds BA in Folklore / English Literature and an MA in Public Folklore from Memorial University. She currently sits as vice president on the Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives board of directors, work full time as the archival assistant with Memorial University’s Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA) and part-time on the reference desk at The Rooms Provincial Archives. Nicole also contributes to various newsletters and blogs relating to traditional culture and have a particular interest in folk art and occupational folklore.

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