SUF No. 2 Red Minutes, 1870-1880s

• Main Author: Society of United Fishermen (N.L.). Lodge no. 2, Winterton
• Format: Manuscript
• Language: English
• Published: 1870
• Subjects: Society of United Fishermen (N.L.). Lodge no. 2; Winterton > History > 19th century; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/SUF2/id/13925

The SUF Lodge No. 2 minutes contain an account of the Lodge's meetings and happenings within the society. The first degree red meetings were regular meetings which all members attended, discussing both society business and community news, such as how the SUF could help those needing assistance (for example, by delivering a load of wood to a sick member of the community). Cataloguer's title. Many pages damaged, and not in date order. -- Town name change: Winterton was named Scilly Cove up to 1912. -- Transcriptions: as the items in this collection are majority hand-written, full-text search is only available for those few with hand-copied transcriptions; this particular item is transcribed. The Society of United Fishermen (SUF) was founded in 1873 by Rev. George Gardner, a Church of England clergyman. It provided fellowship and mutual support to its members at a time when few services were available to fishermen and their families.