Fishermen from Portugal, the Basque provinces of France and Spain, Northern France (perhaps Normandy) and West Country England are known to have frequented eastern Newfoundland during the first half of the 1600s, some as early as the first decade of the 16th century.

Archaeologists, after finding artifacts in one of the lower layers of the site, suspected they may have been made by the Beothuk.

An article about the discovery during the 1995 archaeological field season showing evidence that Ferryland had been occupied by the Beothuk.

An extract from Letter to Board of Trade, by Colonel J. Gibson, dated June 28, 1697.

Counsel for Cecil Calvert (Second Baron Baltimore), in his case concerning the Province of Avalon, dating from December 23, 1651.

Overview of the Dutch raid on Ferryland in 1673, which occurred after the Dutch had been defeated by the English and lost their colonies in what is now New York.

Deposition of Edward Davis, taken on September 23, 1695, and dealing with France, war, fortifications, and ordance.

Petition to the Board of Trade from George Strange et al., dated January 21, 1706.

Petition to the Board of Trade from James Benger et al., dated January 10, 1707.

Petition to William III from John Clappe et al., dated 1697, and dealing with France, war, planters, names, boats, and stages.

Petition to Governor Joseph Dudley of Massachusetts from Richard Amiss et al., dated May, 1709, dealing with France and the war

Deposition of Richard Hartnoll et al., dated September 15, 1707, and dealing with the Pool Plantation, planters, names, France, and war.

Deposition of Thomas Cleasby, taken on March 23, 1708, and dealing with the Pool Plantation, planters, France, war, cod, fisheries, houses, and stages.

A text and image-based tour of the defenses created by the settlers of the original Colony of Avalon, 1621 - 1638.

This text and image-based tour examines the structures constructed at the original Colony of Avalon from 1621 to 1638.

A text and image-based tour of the waterfront area of the original Colony of Avalon, 1621 - 1638.

This text and image-based tour examines artifacts left by the Beothuk and then European fishermen who occupied the area before the Colony of Avalon was founded in 1621.

An introduction to the text and image-based walking tour of the Colony of Avalon.

This text and image-based tour examines the artifacts found in David Kirke's house at the Pool Plantation, Ferryland, 1638 -1696.

This text and image-based tour looks at the later period of the Pool Plantation, Ferryland, 1638 -1696.