Bell Island has a rich heritage. The following will give you a taste of what you can experience on a visit to the Iron Isle.
"History of Bell Island (1)"
"History of Bell Island (2)"
A longer article from the
Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador
"How I Became a Miner"
by Charlie Bown.
"Bell The Moose"
by Charlie Bown.
"Farming on Bell Island"
by Charlie Bown.
"The Power Plant"
by Charlie Bown.
"The Tramway"
by Charlie Bown.
"The Lighthouse"
by Charlie Bown.
"The Collision of the W Garland and the Little Golden Dawn"
From
The Miners of Wabana
by Gail Weir
"Bell Island in Stamps"
by Lorne Kent.
"List of Men Who Died in the Bell Island Mines"
Bell Island Ferries of Former Years
by Addison Bown
Bell Island Population figures 1941 - 1986
Early History of Bell Island
by Addison Bown
Smugglers
By Charlie Bown
My Uncle
By Charlie Bown
Lance Cove and Freshwater
By Charlie Bown
A Video Interview With Charlie Bown
Full Circle: History of the Kipawo
Researched by Robert R. Bennett, written by Patrick Prosper, The Downhomer, August 1995
Post Mortems on Enemy Submarines the Interrogation of Survivors from U-513.
Poetry
"The Brighter Side"
by Alison O'Brien.
Bell Island Ice Blockade
written by a local miner written during a long ice blockade in the 1950's
Collision of Golden Dawn and Garland
Poem by Joseph Pynn 1961
My Bell Island Home
Rosalind (Reardon) Pinsent
Ode to Bell Island
(PDF File) Rosalind (Reardon) Pinsent
Other
Submarine Miners
(Music Group)
Some Notable Islanders
Hibbs, Henry Thomas (Harry)
(1942 - 1989). Performing artist. Born Bell Island.
Jackman, David Ignatius "Nish"
(1902-1967). Labour leader; politician. Born Bell Island
Neary, Stephen Aloysius
(1925-1996). Politician. Born Wabana, Bell Island
Gregory Normore
(1717 - 1783) First settler of Bell Island
Addison Bown
(1905 -1988)
Arthur Grant
-Educator