Matching Articles"Ferryland" (Total 151)

  • Calvert's Mansion House at the Colony of Avalon
    The principal residence of Avalon, where Calvert and his family lived during the winter of 1628-29 and in which the Kirkes established their residence in 1638, has long been the object of archaeologists working at Ferryland.
  • Case Study of an Artifact
    Of the approximate one million artifacts excavated to date from the Ferryland archaeology site, at least a third of those are represented by ceramic sherds.
  • Cataloguing at Ferryland
    Each artifact or sample removed from the burial matrix of an excavation unit is described briefly on a field tag. Exact location, depth below surface, date of excavation and excavator's name are recorded on the tag.
  • Cecil Calvert; 8 December, 1651
    An extract from Libel in Baltimore vs. Kirke, by Cecil Calvert (Second Lord Baltimore), dated December 8, 1651.
  • Ceramic Restoration - Conservation Laboratory
    An article on the restoration of ceramic artifacts at the Colony of Avalon in Ferryland, NL
  • Charles Hill; 12 September, 1661
    Letter to John Kirke, from Charles Hill, dated September 12, 1661, and dealing with planters, houses, stores, cod, and fisheries
  • Charles I [King of England]; 11 November 1648
    Letter to Sir David Kirke, from Charles I of England, dated November 11, 1648, and dealing with planters, names, and the English Civil War (1642-1648).
  • Collections Storage - Conservation Laboratory
    After the artifacts have been excavated, stabilized and conserved, documented, catalogued and numbered they are stored in the collections storage room. This is the "above ground" resting place for the objects.
  • [Colonel] J. Gibson; 8 June, 1697
    An extract from Letter to Board of Trade, by Colonel J. Gibson, dated June 28, 1697.
  • Conservation of Inorganic Artifacts
    Inorganic artifacts are those made from the earth's crust. These objects characteristically will not burn if ignited, are insensitive to light and humidity, are crystalline or glassy in structure, are brittle, and range from being porous to dense, and from soft to hard.
  • The Conservation Laboratory at Ferryland, NL
    A look at Ferryland's onsite conservation lab and the steps followed in order to properly conserve artifacts.
  • Conservation of Organic Artifacts
    Artifacts in this category are those made from animals or plants. Proteins and cellulose are the fundamental building blocks of organic objects, which include artifacts made from leather, wood, bone, ivory, antler, wool, silk, cotton, to mention a few.
  • Council of State; 16 June, 1652
    Instructions to Walter Sykes, Robert Street, Captain William Pyles and Captain Nicholas Redwood from the Council of State, dated June 16, 1652.
  • Counsel for Cecil Calvert; 23 December, 1651
    Counsel for Cecil Calvert (Second Baron Baltimore), in his case concerning the Province of Avalon, dating from December 23, 1651.
  • Daniel Powell; 28 July, 1622
    Letter to George Calvert to Daniel Powell, dated July 28, 1622
  • David Kirke and the Pool Plantation - History - Colony of Avalon
    Overview of the presence of the Kirkes in Newfoundland, including the granting of the island and the legal battles between the Kirkes and the Calverts.
  • [Sir] David Kirke; 2 October, 1639
    Letter to Archbishop Laud from Sir David Kirke, dated October 2, 1639, and dealing with planters, health, weather, religion, and the Anglican Church.
  • Sir David Kirke; 29 January, 1653
    Libel [in Baltimore vs. David Kirke], dated January 29, 1653, and dealing with government, planters, boats, stages, and ordnance.
  • [Sir] David Kirke; 1 October, 1646
    Memorandum and orders to John Bodington dated October 1, 1646.
  • [Sir] David Kirke; 3 July, 1646
    Record of an order to draw bills of exchange, by Sir David Kirke, dated July 3, 1646, and dealing with New England, fish, planters, and commerce.

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