Candy boilers, fence builders, and blood pudding makers - celebrating the skills of Tilting, Fogo Island
Heritage NL
Safeguarding the historic places and living heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1984.
Tilting NL - Candy boilers, fence builders, and blood pudding makers are featured in a new report celebrating the traditional skills of Tilting, Fogo Island.
Starting in 2022, the Tilting Recreation and Cultural Society (TRACS) and Heritage NL, in partnership with the Community Revitalization Research Program at Queen’s University, set out to identify traditional skill holders in the area.
That research on local knowledge has been released in a colourful new online publication by Heritage NL, with photos and quotes by the participants.
"We wanted to find the ‘hidden gems’ of Tilting traditions," says Dale Jarvis, Heritage NL Executive Director. "We found storytellers, musicians, carvers, lobstermen, keepers of beer plants, and experts on local lore, who are all represented in the study."
Jarvis says the document is a starting point for future research, with many more crafters, makers, and skills-holders to be identified. The report is available on the HeritageNL.ca website.