Matching Articles"19th Century" (Total 11)

  • The origin of what is today referred to as traditional society in Newfoundland and Labrador may be traced to a way of life that developed around the inshore fishery in the late 19th century outport.
  • An informal economy is one in which people provide for their own needs by engaging in a variety of noncommercial activities
  • Much of our knowledge of daily life in outport Newfoundland in the late 18th and early 19th century comes from the pens of visitors. They were typically missionaries, explorers, naturalists, and geologists whose work brought them to outlying communities not often visited by outsiders or even the local government.
  • Considerable uncertainty surrounds our understanding of daily life in Newfoundland during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador society became increasingly complex during the reform era.
  • About the origins of the town of Stephenville and it's surrounding area, once known as the Acadian Village.
  • Creed and culture of the Irish immigrant population in Newfoundland from 1784-1830.
  • Preserving the culture of the Eastport Peninsula, a peninsula located in Newfoundland.
  • An introduction into the life of Margaret Mayo (1871-1941), and a description of her diary.
  • Modern day settlement on the Eastport Peninsula began permanent residency in Barrow Harbour and Salvage from the 1780s onward.
  • A look at traditional dance in Newfoundland and Labrador.