| Photo Title: | Gert Crosbie Photograph Collection |
| Description: | 28 photographs of whaling operations at Williamsport, Northern Peninsula, 1949 (1-28); 44 photographs of the headstones at Exploits (29, 30, 32-73); John C. Crosbie Memorial Room (74); M.V. Fort Ross (75-76); M.V.Jacqueline M. (77); M.V. Ross Norman (78-82); Manuel Family (83); and Sir John Chalker Crosbie (31). |
| Image No.: | PF-288 |
| Date of Creation: | [ca. 1932] - 1981 |
| Physical Description: | 83 photographs : b&w, col. ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller |
| Biography/Admin History: | Gertrude (Gert) Crosbie (1925-2004), community volunteer, genealogist, was born in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1925, daughter of Janet (Miller) and Andrew Hamilton Murray. She married A.H. (Bill) Crosbie and they had five children: Janet, Andrea, Paul, David, and Bill. Mrs. Crosbie dedicated a substantial portion of her life to volunteer work. In 1968, with her husband, she helped establish the Virginia Waters School for children with cerebral palsy, an initiative which later resulted in both being named St. John's Citizens of the Year. Mrs. Crosbie was also well known for her efforts on behalf of the YWCA, the CNIB, Meals on Wheels and as a board member of the Newfoundland Historic Parks Association. She was inducted as a Member of the Order of Canada and, in 1997, received an honorary doctorate degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland. A fascination with Newfoundland history, a desire to preserve the genealogical record and a personal friendship with Dr. Keith Matthews led Ms. Crosbie to the Maritime History Archive. Sparked by interest in her ancestors, the Manuels of Twillingate, Crosbie embarked on a 25 year volunteer research project in collaboration with the MHA to record the birth, death and marriage announcements in Newfoundland's nineteenth-century newspapers. Mrs. Crosbie died in St. John's on March 27th, 2004 after a brief illness. |
| Source Donor: | Donated by Gert Crosbie, 27 March 1995 and 18 April 1996. |
| Collection Title: | Gert Crosbie Photograph Collection |
| Associated Material: | Gert Crosbie fonds |
| Restrictions on Access: | Copyright expired or held by the Maritime History Archive. No image from the fonds may be reproduced for research or publication without permission from the archivist. |
| Copyright: | p, c-mha |
| Physical Condition: | Good |
| Notes: | Photographs 64-83 were orignally filed as PF-255 but were added to PF-288 when it was discovered that both collections were Gert Crosbie Photos. |
| Subjects: | Whaling--Newfoundland / Williamsport (N.L.) / Manuels Family / Cemeteries. |
