Matching Articles"18th Century" (Total 15)

  • Conducting the 19th Century Seal Fishery
    The commercial spring seal hunt was one of Newfoundland and Labrador's most dangerous and demanding industries in the 19th century.
  • Page 1 - Bottle Seals
    Page 1 showing nine bottle-seal fragments from 17th and 18th century English glass wine bottles unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
  • Page 2 - Bottle Seals
    Page 2 showing eight bottle-seal fragments from 18th century English glass wine bottles unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
  • Page 5 - Pipe makers' marks
    Page 5 of a small sample of pipe bowls, showing their pipemarks, and unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
  • Page 4 - Pipe makers' marks
    Page 4 of a small sample of pipe bowls, showing their pipemarks, and unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
  • Page 6 - Pipe makers' marks
    Page 6 of a small sample of pipe bowls, showing their pipemarks, and unearthed at the Colony of Avalon.
  • Eleanor Power (? - 1754)
    Biography of Eleanor Power (? - 1754), the first woman hanged in English Canada.
  • Mary Travers (1783-1854)
    Overview of the polling station at Mary Travers' tavern.
  • Women and Government House
    Overview of the women who lived at Government House.
  • Irish Migration
    Irish migrations began in the late-17th century and peaked in the early 19th century, when up to 35,000 Irish arrived on the island.
  • The Irish in Newfoundland
    The Irish migrations to Newfoundland, and the associated provisions trade, represent the oldest connections between Ireland and Canada.
  • Irish Settlement Patterns
    The cod fishery and its mercantile activities greatly influenced Irish settlement patterns in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • English Migration: Seasonal, Temporary and Permanent
    Newfoundland experienced three types of migration from the English West Country: seasonal, temporary and permanent.
  • Presentation Sisters
    Overview of the history of the Presentation Sisters in Newfoundland.
  • Scottish in NL
    The major Scottish migrations to Newfoundland and Labrador occurred in the 19th century and involved two unrelated phases.

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