In the years before 1914 generally rising prices (including prices for seal products) helped make the Newfoundland economy comparatively buoyant.

Until well into the 20th century, Newfoundland's primary economic activity was in the fisheries.

An introduction to the papers of writer Cassie Brown (1919-1986) dealing with her work Death on the Ice and the 1914 sealing disaster.

Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.

A look at the 1914 Sealing Disaster, when 251 sealers died in two simultaneous disasters involving the SS Newfoundland and the SS Southern Cross.

How the 1914 sealing disaster impacted the lives of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, and the government's response to the tragedy.