My ancestors are from Indian Burying Place. My father was born in Indian Burying Place 1909"Cecil Raymond Smith White. His brother Arch, sisters Sophie , Beatrice.
Indian Burying Place These are also my great-great-grandparents. My grandfather's name was George White originally from Indian Burying Place and his father was also George White, son of James and Mary White.
Indian Burying Place Hi. I grew up in IBP. George is trying to push over my father's store. My Great Great Grandfather married one of the Adams daugthers. So we are distant cousins. I just found your blog. I visited IBP this summer. I knew people had been there but until now I did not know the connection. Hope to here from you. Wish I could have met you. Jyll.
Indian Burring Place Hello George and Eva, First want to say I Enjoyed your story RGT the Indian Burrying Place. As you can see I am a White also but from another part of the island but still there may be some connection if you dig down, our whites came over from Poole England. But ironic enough, my great, great, great grand parents "John and Emma Adams" on my mothers side were the first family to take up residence at the Indian Burrying Place so maybe a connection from another angle. I have never been there but hopefully that will change this summer as we have a sailboat and plan to sail there for a visit. It is such a beautiful place according to the pictures i have seen, its no wonder the Beothuks chose it as a burrying ground.
Thank you for your images! I am doing research on my ancestry and I am a descendant of James and Emma Adams who are believed to be the first settlers of IBP. Thank you so much for helping me connect to my roots! Perhaps we are cousins in some way!
Lost in the Woods This past July I took off from Snooks Arm into the woods in an effort to find Indian Burying Place. I got completely lost. The trail just disappeared. 3 hours later I spotted a cabin near Snooks Arm in the distance and was so relieved. I never did find IBP. Well, at least Down Home is publishing my account of getting lost there. Can you help me find IBP? Thanks.
Whites I visited Indian Burying Place around 1975 with my parents and grandfather Arch White who was born there. He had not been back since, I believe, the 1920's when he moved to Corner Brook, NL.
James White I have relatives from Twillingate. My great great grandparents are James White and Hannah Whitehorn. They were born around 1837-47. Died 1917-1921. Do you know if James and Mary are related?
Hi cousin George! Was delighted to see the pictures of Indian Burying Place...hope to get there someday! I will definately NOT be hiking ,lol. FYI George,the other family was the Adam's family,and James married Ann{e} who was the daughter of my great,great,great great grandfather John Adams.
Beautiful I loved your pictures. I am a descendant (great x6 granddaughter) of John and Emma Adams the first settlers of IBG. I would love to go there some day. Cheers.
This is my husband's great great great grandfather Thank you for posting this picture on the web. We have been doing some family history and had linked his maternal family tree back to James white of Indian Burying place. It was lovely to do a web search and find your trek story and pictures. My husband and I live in Reading England, just west of London. We will now start doing some more research to see if we can find the James White in England... Any information would be appreciated. jeanette
QUESTION While touring Indian Burial Place, did you see a tomb stone with the name Michael Power etched in stone or wood? If so, would you e mail any information you may have gathered.
Mr. Power was a young school teacher, originally from Carbonear, NL who died in his early to mid twenties while living in Indian Burial Place.
IBP Was kinda of surprised to see these pictures, my family is from Burying Place(Prole), spent alot of time there when I was younger going out in boat. I still go to Nippers Harbour once or twice a year, as some family still lives there. There isn't much left in IBP, there used to be a trail but it has grown over now. If your in Nippers Harbour look up Edward or Don Prole, they were born in IBP and if the water is calm probably would be able to take you there. As well as tell you some of the history. Really enjoyed the pictures!
ancestry My sisters & I visited Snooks Arm a couple days ago. Thats were our Grandfather came from. We were wondering where Indian Burial Place is...looks like ye found it! Your pics are awesome!! Thanks for sharing with us.
Shirley Foss-Young
Indian Burial Place Hi there,
I just read your site with great interest. My grandfather John (Jack) Mansfied was born in Indian Burial Place, NL. Unfortunately he died in 1985 at the age of 84. He was a miner from a very young age and worked at the mines in Tilt Cove and other surrounding mines (Bett's Cove) being one, eventually, moving with his widowed mother and younger brothers and sisters to work in the mines on Bell Island in the 1920's. He worked in the Bell Island Mines until they too closed in the 1960's. I remember when I was little he would take a trip out to Nipper's Harbour once every year, where relatives of his resettled when they left Indian Burial Place. My Grandfather's mother was a "May" or "Maye", and daughter of William May, one of the first,settlers there who came from England in the very early 1800's. He married a Proule.
I just thought I'd share my little bit of information about Indian Burial Place with you. If you are interested there is a beautifull photo journal book a well known photographer published a few years ago highlighting some of the old resettled communities in Newfoundland and there is a beautifully done chapter on Indian Burial Place.
There is a story about the first settlers encounters with indians (I suspect that they were Beothouk) while erecting their homes would find each time they tried to install their glass windows would have the glass stolen right out of them.
Thank you for the very nice and interesting site about Indian Burial Place and I hope you found my ramblings of interest. By the way do you think any of the Indians intermingled with the white settlers?? I've always wondered. It's a thought.
Thank you again for giving me the opportunity to connect with my roots.
Take Care
Pauline Morgan
Amazing Absolutely delighted to see these photos. My Mom was Ivy White and was born there in 1915. Tried to get there 3 years ago and got as far as Nippers Harbour. The water was too rough to go by boat. Did not know then that there was a path we could have hiked..for sure I would hav done it. Hope to try another time.
Thanks for the great photos.
Maxine Russell
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Continued fun on your travels,
Eric
families of I.B.P. George @ Eva. just wanted to thank you for this wonderful write up on I.B.P. I myself am a relative of James White and have been doing alot of searching for these ppl as well and cannot wait to go home again to visit this place of our ancestors that were so relentless and couageous! thanks again... sherry
Adams Hi,
This is Mona Fudge writing you from Brighton, Green BAy, NL. I'm looking for info on the Adams. Do you know if the adams in Indian Burying Place and surrounding areas have any roots in Twillingate? You see my nan was a Adams. The only family in Twillingate. Her name was Mona too. Her mom and Dad were Arthur and Martha Adams.As far as we know, My dad is the only one in Twillingate now who is Adams. His name is Frederick Pond.If you have any info on this would you email me back. That would be greatly appreciated. This place is absolutely beautiful by the way.
PS: My nan was born on August 19, 1903.
Thank you in advance for your time.
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Hope all is well with you and that you are enjoying the next stage of your trip.
Keep in touch.
Vaniah & Johan
WOW! This looks like another one of Newfoundland's hidden gems. I have had the opportunity to travel to many abandoned communities around the province and I can agree with the author about the awe-inspiring feeling that these places seem to resonate. It must have been extra special knowing that it was where you came from. It is now on my list of places to visit!
Hi Everyone! Welcome to our travel blog! Eva and I (George) met at the University of Washington in Seattle and were married a couple of years ago. While dating, we discovered we both had an unfulfilled desire to see a little bit more of the planet and had talked about taking an extended trip. Shortly after our marriage, we started planning and saving for a year-long trip around the world. We departed for our adventures in August 2009, after Eva's graduation, and returned to our hometown of Seattle in October 2010. We had originally hoped to keep a blog with our photos a... full info
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My ancestors are from Indian Burying Place.
My father was born in Indian Burying Place 1909"Cecil Raymond Smith White. His brother Arch, sisters Sophie , Beatrice.