Images / Iris' Research About The Flat Earth Society

[click to enlarge]	It is common knowledge among Flat Earthers that one of the corners of the Flat Earth is at Brimstone Head on Fogo Island, Newfoundland. This map shows the location of the region of NL in relation to the rest of the country of Canada.
[click to enlarge]	This map shows the location of Fogo Island in relation to the island of Newfoundland.
[click to enlarge]	This old trunk held the belongings of a man named Bartholomew Seeker who had been living in the town of Fogo in the early 70s. Bartholomew was a member of the Flat Earth Society and had come to the community as a teacher, but his more important mission was to verify this place as one of the corners of the Flat Earth and stand as guardian of the corner.
[click to enlarge]	This is the house where Bartholomew lived... 30 years later the trunk was found in the crawl space underneath.
[click to enlarge]	This is the view coming into the town of Fogo on Fogo Island, NL. In the distance stands the distinctive Brimstone Head.
[click to enlarge]	This is Brimstone Head seen from the far side of the town of Fogo; it's a peculiar geological formation and when you climb to the top you can look out at the edge of the world.
[click to enlarge]	After receiving the trunk and sifting through Bartholomew's journals and artifacts, I needed to find out more so I decided to visit the archives of the Canadian Chapter of the Flat Earth Society held at the University of New Brunswick and I was able to piece together a lot of interesting information about Bartholomew and the society in general. This image is the Harriet Irving Library at UNB that houses the archives.
[click to enlarge]	After spending a good deal of time exploring the documents and artifacts in the archives, I was hooked... completely fascinated by the Flat Earth Society and by Bartholomew.
[click to enlarge]	My next step was to follow Bartholomew's path. I went to Fogo Island. This is an image of my travel to Fogo Island on the small ferry that takes people from the main island of NL to Fogo Island which resides at the edge of an archipelago of islands in Notre Dame Bay.
[click to enlarge]	As part of my plan to experience Brimstone as Bartholomew had, I too climbed to the top of Brimstone Head shortly after arriving at Fogo.
[click to enlarge]	This is the view from the top of Brimstone, a view to the edge of the world.
[click to enlarge]	Just as Bartholomew had spoke of exploring and collecting rocks around the base of Brimstone, I too rummaged through the detritus, looking at assorted specimens of rocks and lichen.
[click to enlarge]	I checked at the town office for any information they might have about Bartholomew. Although they had little recollection of Bartholomew, they did provide a sheet of general information about the Flat Earth Society (citations from the Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador) and they gave me a nice little Fogo Town pin.
[click to enlarge]	Here at the Fogo Island Library I spoke with Marion the librarian and was able to glean a bit more information about Bartholomew's time in Fogo. They had a little more information about the Flat Earth Society in relation to Brimstone Head. For the most part, the residents of Fogo have little connection to the Flat Earth Society themselves, mostly they consider it all a bit odd, but none-the-less a fascinating quirk to add to their tourist information.
[click to enlarge]	To further investigate the region I chose to hire a pilot and float plane to view Fogo and Brimstone at the edge of the world from the air. Here, I am preparing to board the plane that leaves from Dead Man's Pond near the Gander Airport.
[click to enlarge]	These three images are aerial views taken from over Brimstone Head and offered an amazing alternative perspective of the region.
[click to enlarge]	It's important to realize, that historically the Flat Earth Society has consisted of numerous highly intellectual and brilliant members. Some highly regarded members include: George Bernard Shaw, Eugene Ionesco, Farley Mowat, doctors, lawyers and other professionals. This is a picture of George Bernard Shaw's certificate that was in the archives at UNB. Find out how you can become a member.