Information about initial settlement schemes for Newfoundland.

Much of our knowledge of daily life in outport Newfoundland in the late 18th and early 19th century comes from the pens of visitors. They were typically missionaries, explorers, naturalists, and geologists whose work brought them to outlying communities not often visited by outsiders or even the local government.

Letter to King Charles I from Sir George Calvert, August 19, 1629, dealing with planters, religion, the Puritan Church, weather, health, and ships

Deposition of John Cull, taken at Totnes, before commissioners appointed by the Privy Council, on November 27, 1667.

The 'fishing admiral' was a label assigned to the first ship captain who entered the harbour at the start of the fishing season.

An article on the Newfoundland Fishing Admirals and the Law up to 1729.

An article on the royal navy in Newfoundland in the Early 18th Century.

Newfoundland and Labrador experienced immigration during the first half of the 19th century and emigration during the latter decades of the century.