Fundo - Green- Nemec Family Fonds

Ada Lucille Green was born on August 5, 1925 to Andrew and Jessie (Bartlett) Green, Trinity. She attended grade school in her home community at St. Paul’s School where she received her early education from infant reader to Grade Ten. From there she went to St. John’s in 1942 to attend Bishop Spencer, an all girls school to take Grade 11 and two science courses. While attending Bishop Spencer, Ada was also a member of the Girl Guides. In 1942 she began to attend Memorial University College until 1944, while there she was an active member in the Arts and Science Club. Ada then moved to Sackville, New Brunswick to attend Mount Allison University where she studied and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in History and French, while attending she also worked at the Mount Allison Library. From here she went to McGill University - Library School in Montreal where she received her Bachelor of Library Science in 1948. Ada then began her working career at various libraries in Canada and around the world including the following: Memorial University College, 1948-1950; University of Massachusetts, 1950-1951; Bard College, New York, 1951-1954; Bureau of Statistics Library, Oslo, Norway, 1954-1955; Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1955-1964; a Fisheries Library in Australia, 1964; before returning to St. John’s to begin a library at the Marine Institute before her retirement.

Ada’s paternal family, the Green’s, practised as blacksmiths in Trinity since before 1750 with John Green, the founder of the business, being the first of the blacksmiths. He was followed by John (1745-1809), Thomas (1793-1851), Thomas (1834-1907), John James (1862-1943) and Andrew (1893-1955). The present forge which is owned and operated by the Trinity Historical Society Inc. as a living history museum, was built c. 1895-1900 and was in continuous operation until the death of Andrew Green in 1955. The forge fabricated the fittings for schooners, household items such as gates, railings, and stove parts, and fittings for horse drawn carriages.

Source: Ada Green Nemec; Green Family Forge brochure.