Paula Laverty Presents Grenfell Mats!

Plan to attend a lecture by Paula Laverty, renowned expert, curator of Grenfell mats, and author of “Silk Stocking Mats: Hooked Mats of the Grenfell Mission”.

from grenfellhookedmats.com

Date: Sunday, April 28, 2019; Time: 2pm; Place: William Academy, 125 King Street West, Cobourg;

This lecture is one in a series organized by the Northumberland Learning Connection about Newfoundland called “The Damnedest Hullabaloo” . 

Paula Laverty (from connectnlc.ca)

Here’s a description of Paula’s talk from the Learning Connection website:

When Wilfred Grenfell set up his medical mission on the coast of Labrador, he included “industries” for fishermen’s wives. The best known is the now much sought after silk stocking hooked mats. Paula Laverty, leading world authority on the Grenfell Mission mats, talks about them, their makers and old Labrador. Bring your Grenfell mats for Paula Laverty’s opinion.  Sponsored by: Williams Academy 

Paula’s website is a gold mine of info and photos - go here to check it out.

from grenfellhookedmats.com

Here’s a link to an article she wrote for Heritage Newfoundland, explaining how the silk stocking mats of the Grenfell Mission came to be.

Contact/Tickets (recommended): www.connectnlc.ca ;

Please bring Grenfell mats for display and/or evaluation.

Paula’s book will be available for purchase and signing.

For more info about the Northumberland Learning Connection and their Spring 2019 program, click here.