Storm of December 19, 1951. A building belonging to the Co-op was lifted of it's shore and deposited 20 yards away. The road to Birchy Point, by way of the Post Office, was nearly eaten away to the cliff. Several schooners left their moorings and were subsequently grounded.

Migration to Labrador:

In 1897, the families of William Collier, Charles Collier and Joseph Willcott moved to Labrador in order to escape the poor conditions at home.

The Loss of The Wilfred L. Snow

This 35 ton schooner was captained by Leonard Long of St.Alban's. It left North Sidney bound for St.Alban's on October 2, 1953. 23 days after their departure, during a strong gale, the schooner took on water and in spite of the work of the pumps, the schooner sank. The men had gotten into a leaky dory which had to be constantly bailed. There was no fresh water on board and their only food was a loaf of bread and a few turnips.

On October 4th, the dory reached land miles from Burgeo. The three men were discovered by a Mr. Barter of Burgeo. They were then taken to hospital in Burgeo where it took them 4 days and nights to recover before returning home to St.Alban's.

The drowning of Samuel Davis :

In another not so "fortunate" mishap at sea, Robert Davis' schooner the "Challenge" was caught in a sudden squall just of Green Island on May 1, 1903. As a result, the foreboon swung over and knocked Robert Davis' son overboard. Attempts to rescue him were of no use.

The Launching of the "Frances" :

The schooner the "Frances" was built in 1887 in the Barrachoix of St.Alban's. Since the Barrachoix dries out for a couple of yards during low tide, a huge trench had to be dug in the soft clammy mud in order to launch the schooner. The task was completed without a hitch.

Vyse Cove, St.Alban's :

Before Robert Davis settled in Vyse Cove, he spent a few winters aboard his schooner that was moored of Birchy Point. At that time wolves were common on the south coast of Newfoundland. On wolf, in particular, used to make nightly trips to Robert's schooner looking for scraps of food and refused that was thrown out on the ice. Mr. Davis was determined to get the wolf without losing any sleep. He devised a plan whereby a large piece of meat was tied to his foot. That night Mr. Davis was awakened by a tugging on his foot. He ran to the deck and shot the animal.

Uncle Mike young Priest Week :

Uncle Mike Farrell had become ill at the age of 53. By May of 1911 Mike had already spent 7 years in bed. The young priest of the time (most likely Father Nolan) decided to make an attempt to cure uncle Mike. During this week in May of 1911, the priest and uncle Mike walked together, smoked a pipe together, and drank tea together. They sawed wood and ended the week of by rowing 14 miles of a 16 mile journey. When they were rescued they were wet to the skin and exhausted. Uncle Mike lived 20 years after his 7 year confinement in bed.