No. 096. Heritage Update (October 2024)

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In this edition of the Heritage Update - coopering, spruce root basketry, and the making of Labrador black bottomed sealskin boots are all listed as being under threat in the 2024 Heritage NL Craft at Risk list; we look back at the legacy of Samuel Garrett, a skilled master stonemason (he who built the famous Four Sisters on Temperance Street); a note on our fall events, including a symposium this November in Heart's Content about how communities can take action to conserve historic cemeteries; a report on our Paradise People, Places, and Culture Workshop; the youth poster contest entry information; a peek at the new online exhibition - The Early Lebanese Community in Newfoundland; the experiences of the Lamaline Heritage Society at building a younger board of directors; and some thoughts on the Newfoundland placename, Goblin.News and updates on Newfoundland and Labrador's Cultural Heritage Program.Name change: Intangible Cultural Heritage Update, no. 1-62 (December 2008-April 2016); Heritage Update, no. 63 (May-June 2016) onwards