Matching Articles"18th Century" (Total 5)

  • The commercial spring seal hunt was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most dangerous and demanding industries in the 19th century.
  • The first sealing vessels from St. John's sailed to the ice in 1793. Following their successful expedition, the sailing seal fishery expanded rapidly.
  • The bulk of seals taken annually in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and off the eastern coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador are Greenland seals, or harps.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador experienced numerous social changes involving health, education, population, etc. during the period of naval government.
  • The Roman Catholic religious orders and their influence on education in Newfoundland during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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