Heart’s Content
Cable Conference
September 9th & 10th
Heart’s Content
Newfoundland and Labrador
An exploration of Heart’s Content’s role in the
transatlantic cable and the ushering in of a
new age in world communications
Friday, September 9th, 2016
4:00pm-5:30pm: Heritage District Walking Tour
Departing from the Cable Station Museum
6:00pm-7:30pm: Conference Reception & Free Registration
Join us at the Cable Station Museum for light refreshments and a
performance by the Mizzen Heritage Dancers
8:00pm: Folk Night
$5.00 admission at the Fisherman’s Hall. Performances by: The Bay
Boys, Bob Balsom and John Warren, Melvin Green, Over the Top, and
Paul & Brenda Stevenson. Tea, coffee and treats available for a $1.00
donation.
Heart’s Content Cable Conference
A part of the extended celebrations marking the 150th
anniversary of the landing of the first successful transatlantic cable
at Heart’s Content, Newfoundland. The two day event explores a
variety of topics, including the laying of the transatlantic cable, its
impact on world communications, and its impact on the
community of Heart’s Content.
Schedule of Events
9:30am-10:30am: Cyrus Field IV
“The Life of Cyrus Field”
10:30am-10:45am: Refreshment Break
10:45am-11:30am: Bernard Finn
“Early Days at the Heart’s Content Cable Station”
11:30am-12:15pm: Shane O’Dea
“Architecture and Building in Heart’s Content”
12:30-1:30pm: Free lunch for registrants at Fishermen’s Hall
1:45pm-2:30pm: Charles Stirling
“Fathoming the Depths for the First Transatlantic Cables”
2:30pm-3:15pm: Wallace Rendell & Ted Rowe
“Growing Up in a Cable Town”
3:15pm-3:30pm: Refreshment Break
3:30pm-4:15pm: David Anderson
“Subsea Cables in Modern Times”
4:30pm-5:00pm: “A Grand Affair”
Heart’s Content Regional Centre for the Arts
Please stay for a theatrical reenactment of the 1866 landing of the
transatlantic cable at Heart’s Content harbour.
6:00pm-10:30pm: Dinner and Dance
Heart’s Content Recreational Centre
Dinner to be served 6:30pm sharp. Additonal dinner tickets may be
available for $29.95+HST. Please enquire at information desk.
Dance at 8:00pm for all conference attendees. Cash bar and live
music by Cellar Door.
Saturday, September 10th, 2016
9:00am-9:30am: Free Registration (Ongoing)
Heart’s Content Regional Centre for the Arts
9:30am-4:15pm: Presentations
Heart’s Content Regional Centre for the Arts
Non-profit dedicated to presenting and
preserving the cultural heritage of the
province through outreach projects,
enhancement of the National Historic Sites
in partnership with Parks Canada, and
operation of the Heritage Shops.
Non-profit dedicated to the preservation of
the culture and heritage of Heart’s Content.
The Society has worked on projects
including: historic building restorations,
establishment of a community archive, and
nurturing local theatre and folk music.
A joint project of the
Made possible through generous support from
Sharon Outerbridge
Dale Jarvis
Andrea MacDonald
Abigail Snook
Alison Earle
Joan Ritcey
Edna Hall
Ted Rowe
Cable Conference Committee
