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.
  • The Sailing Seal Fishery
    The first sealing vessels from St. John's sailed to the ice in 1793. Following their successful expedition, the sailing seal fishery expanded rapidly.
  • 19th Century Salt Fish Markets, 1793-1850s
    From the arrival of Europeans until the 20th century, Newfoundland was valued mainly for its rich marine resources, especially cod.
  • The Newfoundland and Labrador Seal Fishery
    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.
  • Commercial Whaling in Newfoundland and Labrador to 1900
    Shortly after Cabot's discovery of North America, seasonal whaling stations were established on the Labrador side of the Strait of Belle Isle.
  • Agricultural Communities
    This article is about the agricultural communities found in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • The Congregational Church in Newfoundland
    This article is about the Congregational Church in Newfoundland, its origins and ultimate merger with the Presbyterian Church
  • Creed and Culture, 1784-1830
    Creed and culture of the Irish immigrant population in Newfoundland from 1784-1830.
  • Eastport Peninsula Conclusion: Cultural Preservation
    Preserving the culture of the Eastport Peninsula, a peninsula located in Newfoundland.
  • Eastport Peninsula: Family Origins
    A permanent population in the Salvage-Barrow Harbour area from the 1780s up to the 1820s was created by families who came to fish for cod.
  • Health
    Medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador has steadily evolved throughout the centuries, often as a result of political and social change.
  • The Hermitage
    About The Hermitage, a Registered Heritage Structure located in Topsail, Conception Bay South, and built in the late 1700s.
  • 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.

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