Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Popular Music

For most, the phrase Newfoundland music suggests a spirited sound descended from the ancient folk traditions of England and Ireland.
Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador

Theatre Newfoundland Labrador (TNL) was founded in 1981 by Maxim Mazumdar. Based in Corner Brook, TNL produces a theatre season from September to May
Beothuk Archaeology at Ferryland

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

France was one of the earliest European nations to engage in the migratory fishery and dominated the industry throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.
French Settlement in NL, 1504-1904

Newfoundland and Labrador's cod fishery was the major pull factor attracting French settlers to the colony from the 16th through 19th centuries.