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- The Move
A video on the resettlement of the Rumboldt family
in 1968.
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Home  Virtual Exhibits Resettlement Point Rosie
Point Rosie
Originally named by the French as Point Enragée, this community, located on the Burin Peninsula 16 kilometres north of
Garnish, was known to its English settlers as Point Rosie. However, early in the 20th century, the Newfoundland Government's
Nomenclature Board officially renamed the community as Point Enragée, but everyone continued to use the old name. The residents
were inshore fishers, relying on codfish and, to a greater degree in later years, lobster. The lack of topsoil made farming
difficult but many people had livestock. Strong markets for lobster after Confederation kept the community relatively prosperous.
However, by 1964 talk of resettlement convinced many that it was the only option for Point Rosie. In the 1920s the population
stood at about 150 but by 1967 only eight families remained and two years later, all had left. The majority moved to Garish but
others went to Grand Bank and English Harbour West. The Anglican Church was moved to Frenchman's Cove in 1973 after its church
had been destroyed by fire. The images show life in Point Rosie prior to and during the period of resettlement.
![[L R] Bridget Strowbridge and Rowena (Hardiman) Caines at Point Rosie](/mha/resettlement/images/small/point_rosie/rosie_16.jpg)
[L R] Bridget Strowbridge and Rowena (Hardiman) Caines at Point Rosie
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Susan Hardiman and her grandaughters Dorthy, Cora and Mildred, Point Rosie
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Edna (Walters) May and Gerald Walters on the beach at Point Rosie
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Margaret Bird and her grandchildren, Point Rosie
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Otto May, Point Rosie, taken at a wedding where it was traditional for the "bridesboys" to serve the food
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Church of England Church at Point Rosie
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Charles May house on the barge being moved from Point Rosie to Garnish
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Stanley Keeping house on the barge being towed from Point Rosie to Garnish
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