Pouch Cove Heritage Committee

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The Pouch Cove Heritage Committee is a non-profit community association founded in 2009 to assist residents of Pouch Cove identify and protect local heritage.

Mission Statement:

To work in harmony with all citizens and service organizations to promote, protect, preserve and educate each other in all aspects of heritage; in the gathering or oral folklore and visual artifacts; the celebration and recognition of historic events; along with the identification and perservation of historical sites in our community.

Our Vision:  

Protect and preserve historic value in our community in active partnership with other groups and individuals. This will be accomplished by educating and engaging people in identifying, understanding, protecting  and celebrating our history while working with agencies and groups that share our goals.

Membership is open to all local residents and anyone with ties to our town.  Our committee has been set up as a separate incorporated society, working independently from the Pouch Cove Town Council. We hope to advise Town Council on decisions that affect heritage.

Past Events:

2011

On June 8, 2011, the rescues associated with the Waterwitch shipwreck received one of six new designations under the Provincial Historic Commemorations Program. Read more about it here.  

On November 29, 2011 the Pouch Cove Heritage Committee hosted its second annual commemoration of the sinking and rescue of the survivors of the Schooner Water Witch in story and song. Read more about it here.

2010

As our first project in our first year we completed an oral history project with the Grade Four students at Cape St. Francis Elementary School, who interviewed their older relatives and shared their family stories. In June we held a successful Kitchen Party at the Lion’s Club with local musical performers to raise some basic operating funds.  On October 5th we hosted a community heritage night with Dale Jarvis. The highlight our activities was hosting a public event on November 29th commemorating the 135th anniversary of the Waterwitch shipwreck and subsequent rescue by brave Pouch Cove residents.

WE NEED YOUR HELP - We are collecting photographs, finding people with stories to share and identifying places in our town that should be preserved as part of our local heritage.

Each time an older person passes, we know we are losing stories and memories that are part of the history of our town.

Please check back often as we update our new website with more photographs and stories.