Matching Articles"St. John's" (Total 15)

  • Kittiwake Dance
    Kittiwake Dance Theatre was founded in March of 1987 by Linda Rimsay. It developed from the Newfoundland Dance Theatre, which had formed in the 1970s.
  • Music
    As with many Newfoundland stories, the history of Newfoundland music of European origin begins with codfish.
  • RCA Theatre Company
    The Resource Centre for the Arts Theatre Company (RCA Theatre Company) has not had a history lacking in drama and dissension.
  • Domestic Service Workers
    about the men and women, such as Naomi Gregory, who came from Newfoundland outports to St. John's to work in domestic service in upper class homes.
  • Paternalism Among St. John's Merchants
    How paternalism was advantageous for St. John's merchants during World War I and the Depression.
  • Trade and Commerce
    A history of the merchant community in Newfoundland and its effect on trade and commerce
  • The American Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Under its Leased Bases Agreement with Britain, the United States had permission to establish military bases in Newfoundland.
  • Canadian Presence in Newfoundland during World War II
    As the likelihood of war increased in the 1930s, Canada realized that its defence hinged on the protection of Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Civil Governors
    Civil governors represented the authority of the crown in Newfoundland and Labrador and upheld the colony's Constitution.
  • The Colonial Building
    The importance of the Colonial Building to suffrage, the Chinese, and Bella 'Bobbie' Robertson.
  • Merchant Mariners
    About the vital and dangerous role that merchant mariners played in the Second World War.
  • The "New Industries"
    German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.
  • Fort Pepperrell, St. John's
    About the American military base, Fort Pepperrell, located in St. John's during World War II.
  • The Growth of Manufacturing in St. John's 1870s-1914
    About the period of manufacturing growth in St. John's from the 1870s to 1914.
  • Music
    A brief history of types of music in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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