Matching Articles"Placentia" (Total 6)

  • The 18th century brought a number of difficulties for the French fisheries at Newfoundland.
  • A look at the the economy of Placentia, when it was a French colony in NL from 1662 to 1713.
  • Information on seasonal fisherman that came to Newfoundland to fish for the summer.
  • Every fishing property usually included a planter's house, a store with goods and supplies, and cabins for fishing equipment and the crews.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador experienced numerous social changes involving health, education, population, etc. during the period of naval government.
  • The cod fishery and its mercantile activities greatly influenced Irish settlement patterns in Newfoundland and Labrador.