Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Trade and Commerce

A history of the merchant community in Newfoundland and its effect on trade and commerce
Lundrigan-Butler Affair

The events surrounding the Lundrigan-Butler affair, perhaps the most celeberated legal case in Newfoundland and Labrador history, where two fisherman were publically whipped for outstanding debts to a local merchant.
The Arms, Seals, and Emblems of Newfoundland and Labrador

The function of coats of arms, great seals, and emblems is to identify a place, person, or institution. Various symbols have represented Newfoundland.
Grenfell Mission

The Grenfell Mission provided some of the earliest permanent medical services in Labrador and northern Newfoundland.
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.
Remembering an Influential Mason

An introduction to the life of Patrick Tasker (1823-1860), businessman and influential mason.