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Photo by Sheilagh O'Leary
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Dale Gilbert Jarvis is a researcher, writer, and storyteller living and
working in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He holds a B.Sc. (Honours) in
Anthropology from Trent University and an MA in Folklore from Memorial
University of Newfoundland. He currently is the Provincial Registrar for the
Historic Places Initiative with the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and
Labrador, and sits on the board of the Newfoundland Historic Trust. Dale’s
fortnightly exploration of all things paranormal in the province,
“Newfoundland Unexplained,” is a regular column in The Telegram.
As a storyteller, Dale has performed at festivals and concerts across
Canada. Locally, he is best known as the host and guide of the St. John’s
Haunted Hike, a walking ghost tour through the haunted streets of old St.
John’s. Under his supervision, locals and tourists have been introduced to
the vengeful lovers, murdered soldiers, and mysterious fires which await
those brave enough to explore the secrets that lie in wait in St. John’s
darkest corners. Mixing history, humour, and traditional storytelling, Dale
has been winning over audiences and throwing in the odd scare here and
there, and has been covered by a wide variety of local, national, and
international media.
Dale regularly teaches workshops for beginning
storytellers, and has taught workshops across Canada on storytelling for
historic sites, museum, and park interpreters. He has also taught the basics
of storytelling to grades three to six. Dale is the founder of the St.
John’s Storytelling Circle and one of the coordinators of the annual St.
John’s Folk Arts Council Storytelling Festival. As of 2007, Dale is the
Eastern Canada Coordinator for the national guild of storytellers,
Storytellers of Canada/Conteurs du Canada.Dale is the author of two books on Newfoundland and
Labrador folklore published by Flanker Press. He is committed to spreading
the art and profession of storytelling and encouraging new storytellers to
tell their tales.
Click here to listen to The Ghostly
Ballerinas of Gower Street. Storyteller and author Dale Jarvis shares a
story of ghostly ballerinas that dates back to the years of the Second World
War. In the tale, a young girl receives nightly visitations from phantom
dancers, as well as a black-haired lady in a black dress. When the girl's
mother finds an old photograph at the bottom of a drawer, the mystery
deepens.
Dale Jarvis's website www.hauntedhike.com
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Books By Dale Jarvis:
The Golden Leg: And Other Ghostly
Campfire Tales
Haunted Shores: True Ghost Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador
Wonderful Strange: Ghosts, Fairies, and Fabulous Beasties
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