Here are some tales of buried treasure for this spooky #Spooktober Tuesday! Have you heard any stories about buried treasure near your community? #folklore #buriedtreasure
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The Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA) was created in 1968 and houses extensive collections of folklore and folklife.
Happy #FreakyFriday! Have you been hagged after watching #Below and want to know more about it? Check out a few descriptions of the Old Hag from the archive. Fear not- this terrifying sleep paralysis phenomenon does have a common cure: saying the afflicted person's name backwards!
It's #WeatherloreWednesday! With parts of the island expecting high winds tomorrow, we thought we'd share this wind-related weatherlore from the archive. Have you ever noticed this behaviour from gulls? Do you find it to hold true? #weather #weatherlore
It's #Thanksgiving! In Canada, it is observed on the second Monday in October. Here are some Thanksgiving memories from the archive! What are your favourite memories of Thanksgiving? #calendarcustoms #folklore
It's #FreakyFriday! Here is an account about a ghost who haunts an abandoned sawmill in Lockers Bay. Have you heard any scary stories about sawmills? #Spooktober
Inspired by the #Below show and can't get enough thrills? Dive into the archive for some more mysterious #NewfoundlandAndLabrador folklore!
Continuing our spooky theme for October, it's #TryItTuesday! Have you ever tried to scare away a toothache? #folklore #spooktober2026
Here is a morbid riddle from Joe Batt's Arm to kick off the spooky season! Check the comments for the answer. Did you get it right? #riddle #folklore #spooktober2026
Today is the Autumn Equinox! This is the day the sun "crosses the line," i.e. the celestial equator. What have you heard about the Autumn Equinox? #folklore #calendarcustoms
Here are some more topics to explore at MUNFLA that start with the letter E! Some may pique your curiosity... You can explore these subjects and more via MUNFLA's online catalogue Capelin here: capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore
On this somber 25th anniversary of 9/11, we wanted to highlight some of the inspiring stories of the volunteers who stepped up after the closure of U.S. airspace and redirection of 38 planes to Gander airport. (1/6)
It's #ThrowbackThursday and the first week back to school or university for students in the province! Here are a few throwback photos of schools throughout the decades. Did you attend one of them? What was back to school season like when you were growing up?
Happy Labour Day! MUNFLA is closed today for the Labour Day holiday. How do you celebrate Labour Day?
It's #FamilyHistoryFriday! Did you know that MUNFLA's collections contain genealogical information? Here are a few examples! #genealogy
It's been a while since we shared some of the many topics you can explore at MUNFLA! Here are a few of the topics that begin with D. Is there a particular topic that interests you? You can check out our full catalogue via our website or at the following link: capelin.library.mun.ca/v/folklore
This month's #ACAHashtagParty with @archivistsdotca.bsky.social is #archivesplay. Sometimes research is all fun and games! Whether you are researching childlore, your community, or revisiting childhood memories, there are plenty of materials to explore in MUNFLA's collections.
Here's a #weatherlorewednesday post for today! Have you ever heard of this proverb? Do you find it to hold true? #weatherlore #munfla
Happy #ThrowbackThursday! These throwback photos are of a boat under construction. The boat was built in Rocky Harbour under the direction of Gordon Shears. Do you have any boat builders in your family?
It's #TryItTuesday! This is a recipe for cough syrup from Cape Freels. Have you ever had this folk medicine? What do you use as cough syrup? #folkmedicine #folklore
It's #FreakyFriday! This spooky story comes to us from Port Union, Trinity Bay. Have you ever experienced something similar? #folklore #ghoststories
We've updated our website with the bios for our fantastic 2026 Herbert and Violetta Halpert Research Fellowship Recipients, Maryna Chernyavska and Sarah Perry! Read more about them below: www.mun.ca/munfla/news-...
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We're highlighting our audio collection with the @archivistsdotca.bsky.social #ArchivesAudio Hashtag Party! Here are a few of our audio collections available in person or online, and some of the fantastic folks who have worked on them. #ACAHashtagParty #MUNFLA
It's #TryItTuesday! This one is from Robert's Arm. Have you ever heard of or tried this folk remedy? What do you do for a cold? #folklore #folkmedicine
It's #ThrowbackThursday! Here is a photo of upper Battery Road, St. John's. #St.John's #NewfoundlandandLabrador
Since it is also St. Swithin's day, let's hope today's weather pattern doesn't last the next forty days!
MUNFLA @munfla-archive.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt's #WeatherloreWednesday! Today's thunderstorm warning reminded us of this anecdote.
