North Side - looking at Tapper's Cove
North Side - looking at Tapper's Cove
Newfoundland & Labrador GenWeb Site. Here you will find census, directories and other information for Torbay as well as the rest of Newfoundland.
I am NF. GenWeb's St. John's Regional Co-ordinator. This region includes Torbay District. If you have census, directories, or other data to contribute to this area, please e-mail me.
The best scenery in the world! On the left corner is Tappers Cove and the silo you see at the top of the rise is Leo Ryan's Dairy Farm. The connection to the High Speed Panoramic shot takes a few minutes to open but is worth the wait. This gives a very close up view. Once it opens use your slide bar to see the area around the North Side of the Bight. The Dial Up connections gives a more distant view.
Some great shots of icebergs in Torbay
Torbay CAP Check out the scenery and many other things.
A Great Shot. This photo was taken from the hiking trail between Torbay and Flatrock. It looks to me to be just past Church Hill.
Melancholy Disaster A vessel sunk off Puffins Point in Torbay.
John Nutt Our Torbay Pirate
Rescue At Sea Most Newfoundlanders know of mysterious stories. Torbaymen love to tell stories... of a wife who saw a vision of her husband while he was on the water fishing, or of the "ferries" who stole children in the woods. And I'll never forget, as a very young teenager, Mr. Will Molloy telling me the story of the "Ghost Fire Ship", which I saw that very night on my way home from the Molloy house. After running back to the Molloy's, half out of my mind, it took Mrs. Molloy some time to convince her husband to explain to me it was the reflection of the full moon shinning on the water which made a passing ship look as if it was burning! Here is a story about Robert Brace.
The Flemings of Torbay Words of a song
NFLD Dictionary I can't imagine why, however some people don't understand some of our words or phrases! Why wouldn't everyone know... when you refer to a person as a bedlamer, you are talking about a young lad? This dictionary may help.
The Telegram A St. John's Newspaper. Catch up on what's going on in NF. Here you will also find a search engine for birth and death notices archived back to March of 1998.
OZFM Skycam Live shots from St. John's which changes every five minutes.
Canada411 See how many people with the surname you are interested in still live in Torbay. Enter the last name & Torbay, then select Newfoundland.
The American Wall of Honor If your ancestors went to the United States, they may have come in through Ellis Island in New York. Search this database.
SSDI If your Torbay ancestors died in the United States after 1936 they may be listed in the Social Security Death Index. If you find any listed here you will be able to write to SS for their original application. This will give you the names of their parents, where they came from, and much more.
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment This link may be helpful if any of your ancestors were in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
The War Graves Commission This is also a Military Site.