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The good Lord has answered our prayers to return to NL. As of 08 September 2008, I will be taking a new job in Mount Pearl, and as such there may a bit of a lag on site updates until we get relocated. We are very excited to be moving home, myself especially since I will be able to do more research on Port Albert and get it posted here for all to read. I'm looking forward to seeing family and friends again, after far too long an absence.
Military Service Record
The Port Albert Project has been able to acquire the complete service record of Private Thomas Mercer, who was tragically killed in action on 11 April 1916.
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Upcoming Events
Now that the recently held Elliot Family Reunion has come and gone, we are starting to get some feedback as to how folks enjoyed themselves, and their comments are posted in the Your Comments section. We are hoping that more folks will share in their recollections and photos for all our visitors.
Local Accommodation
Furnished home available to rent on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Welcome...
To the "unofficial" homepage for Port Albert, Newfoundland, Canada, formerly known as Little Beaver Cove. It is hoped that you will take some time to browse through the various sections, and learn about the community that over the years has seen both good times and bad, watched families come and go, been witness to the birth of her children and in due time, mourned in their passing. She has given her young men to war, from which some never returned.
Her hills have been ravaged by fire, and she has been a mute witness to the death of a great fishery. No longer can one freely catch what was her life's blood, the once bountiful Atlantic cod. No longer can one hear the sounds of the motor boats leaving the harbour in the pre-dawn hours, taking their crews out to harvest the ocean's bounty.
And now, like so many outport communities along Newfoundland's rugged coastline, she is slowly dying. Her young people have left in search of employment. No longer is there a school. A place that once boasted two shopkeepers now has none. Yet, in spite of all the hardships, people have stayed, and not only have they stayed, but they have perservered. It is to everyone, past and present who has ever called Port Albert home, or has walked upon her hills or strolled along her beaches that this site is dedicated.
This Site Is Your Site
Hopefully, this site will be different from other websites that you may have visited in the past. The intention is to offer a forum whereby you can contribute towards the ongoing evolution of the site, and use it as a place to connect with your past. All contributions are welcomed, whether they be photos, oral tradition or in written format. As more material is received, you will be able to find it posted within our pages. In other words, you will need to come back often so that you can keep up with all the latest happenings.
Seek, And Ye Shall Find
There is a saying that goes... "A stranger is a friend that you haven't met yet!". When it comes to the people of Port Albert, there are no strangers here... just friends.
Perhaps your "roots" trace back to Port Albert, but you have never been here. If that's the case, then let this website be a portal to your past, and an invitation to come and visit. You might "find" some long lost relative, or maybe even that "missing piece of the puzzle" that you've been looking for. In any case, take some time to look up some old friends, or to perhaps discover some new ones. So come in, look around and acquaint or re-acquaint yourself with a wonderful community and some very fine Newfoundland folk, and perhaps discover a part of your past that you didn't even know existed!