Here is a riddle to help exercise your minds mid-week! Answer below. #riddle #munfla

It's time for another #MissusMonday! Can you help us identify Mrs. Jenkins of Twillingate?
#MissusMonday #MUNFLA

Happy St. Patrick's day! Here are some excerpts about St. Patrick's day customs from the archive. Do you have a favourite St. Patrick's day treat? #SaintPatricksDay #munfla

It's #MissusMonday! Are you able to help us identify Mrs. P. Lynch from Plate Cove?
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Freaky Friday: A story about Cape Roger, Placentia Bay. "A group of pirates used Cape Roger as their base. Their ship travelled to Spain to plunder ships, and on the way back to Newfoundland, their ship was sunk by a rival pirate ship. Since then, unintelligible voices and industrious noises have been heard at Cape Roger. Nightly flashes of lights along the cape are rumoured to be those of the phantom pirate ships fighting."

For this #FreakyFriday we have some tales of ghostly noises from Cape Roger (Harbour), Placentia Bay! Have you ever heard the voices of Cape Roger? #MUNFLA

Weatherlore Wednesday: "If there are big flakes of snow, the snow won't last long. If the snow is fine, the weather will continue to be kind."

It's time for another #WeatherloreWednesday. Have you ever heard this saying about snow? #weatherlore #folklore #MUNFLA

Folk remedy for snow blindness from Wesleyville, NL. "In my grandfather's day when there were no doctors most minor illnesses were cured by home remedies. The cure which they used for snow blindness was to eat tea leaves. They say this would actually cure the snow blindness. The tea leaves may also be put in linen and put on the eyes for a while." Claude Bishop, from Mr. William Fifield, 75, Wesleyville, 1969.

It's #TryItTuesday, and given the snowy weather lately, we thought we would share a record about snow blindness! Have you ever heard of or tried this remedy?
Thanks again to Amelia who did the research for this post!
#FolkMedicine #Folklore #MUNFLA

A poem from St. John's about Valentine's Day: "My heart is like a cabbage, It is nearly broken in two, The leaves I give to others, But I give the heart to you."

An account from St.John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on Valentine's Day traditions: "On Valentine's Day we used to buy cards and send them to our friends. We wouldn't sign our name, just our initials or sometimes just a question mark and let our friends guess who was sending them a card."

An account from Buchans, Newfoundland and Labrador on Valentine's Day traditions: " The technique of delivering [Valentine's] cards is what I wish to call attention to. The person who brings them, opens the door and throws the cards haphazardly into the porch, making sure to slam the door on his retreat. This is to make sure that the residents know that cards have been left there. The person bringing the cards is not to be seen for some unknown reason."

Happy Valentine's Day!
Here are some ways people celebrated as recorded in our archive. We included our favourite Valentine's Day poem which we dedicate to you, dear folklore enthusiasts! You will always have our (cabbage) hearts.
#CalendarCustoms #MUNFLA

A story about ghosts and supernatural beings from Cape Broyle, Newfoundland and Labrador. At a wake, a man notices that the deceased's clothing is too long for him. After the waked man was buried, the man would see his apparition stumbling up the road. He was apparently stumbling over his long garments. The third night a priest goes with the man, speaks to the apparition, and he is never seen by the man again.

Here is a ghostly tale for #FreakyFriday the 13th! This one comes from Cape Broyle. Have you ever heard of a similar story?
Thanks to our graduate assistant Amelia who did the work on this post! Amelia is assisting us with research and social media content creation.
#folklore #MUNFLA #ghosts

A graphic that lists topics to explore at MUNFLA: belief, berries, blacksmithing, boats and ships, and broadcast history.

A screenshot of the landing page for MUNFLA's website, pointing to the "search our online catalogue" button.

Did you know that MUNFLA has thousands of records tagged by subject? With those odds, you're sure to find one that interests you! Here are some of our minor subjects that start with B. See one you like? Click "Search Our Online Catalogue" on www.mun.ca/munfla to explore!
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Missus Monday

Are you able to help us identify Mrs.MacIsaac, a housewife living in Stephenville in the 1960s? She is from St. Alban's. The document states "Terri's mother, Mrs.MacIsaac, tells me that if she ever thinks about someone when that person has been away from home for a long time, sure enough, she is sure to hear from that person in the immediate future."

It's time for another #MissusMonday! Sometimes the full names of informants, often married women, are not recorded. When we come across them, MUNFLA tries to recover the person's name to recognize their contribution. Are you able to help us identify Mrs. MacIsaac?
#MissusMonday #MUNFLA