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Matching Articles"20th Century" (Total 23)

Anita Best

Biography of entertainer Anita Best
Arthur Scammell (1913-1995)

At the age of 15, Arthur Scammell (1913-1995) wrote one of Newfoundland's most famous and enduring folk songs.
Dick Nolan (1939-2005)

Dick Nolan--Performing Arts--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Page
Eddie Eastman (1950-)

Biography of the entertainer Eddie Rowsell, better known as Eddie Eastman
Nightingale of the North

An account of the life of Georgina Ann Stirling (1866-1935), Newfoundland's first professional opera singer.
Harry Hibbs (1942-1989)

Biogrpahy of entertainer Harry Hibbs
Harry Martin (1949- )

Biography of entertainer Harry Martin
Jim Fiddler

Biography for entertainer Jim Fidler
Jimmy Linegar (1936-2018)

Biography for singer and songwriter Jimmy Linegar
Johnny Burke (1851-1930)

Biography of entertainer Johnny Burke
Pamela Morgan and Noel Dinn of Figgy Duff

Pamela Morgan and Noel Dinn were founding members of the seminal Newfoundland band Figgy Duff.
Ron Hynes (1950-2015)

Ron Hynes is the composer behind what is perhaps the most widely known Newfoundland song, Sonny's Dream.
Silk-Stocking Mats

The quiet months of February and March were known as the matting season along the rugged coast of northern Newfoundland and Labrador.
Government Involvement in the Fishery, 1940 - 1970

Almost from the beginning of the rise of the frozen fish industry in the early 1940s, the government began to offer assistance.
Uncovering Cabot: The Ruddock Riddle

Alwyn Ruddock was a leading English scholar of 15th century exploration who spent four decades researching documents relating to John Cabot.
The Matthew

The Matthew was the ship in which John Cabot sailed from Bristol to North America in 1497.
The Modern Women's Movement

The women's movement strives to end discrimination and violence against women through legal, political, and social change.
Women in Politics

The challenging role of women in politics from 1925, when women earned the right to vote and run for political office, to present day.
Women's Suffrage

About the women's suffrage movement in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Church Ladies

An overview of the work of Church Ladies in Newfoundland.

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