Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Bridging the Gulf: Coastal and Ferry Boats after Confederation

Newfoundland has always depended heavily upon the sea for transportation.
Newfoundland Railway Steamers

On the completion of the railway line, there was an attempt to consolidate and expand coastal steamship services in Newfoundland and Labrador...
Whatever Happened to the Effie M. Morrissey

The story of the schooner Effie M. Morrissey, which for nearly 20 years took Capt. Bob Bartlett and teams of scientists to the Arctic.
Journal Provides Glimpse of Dangers at Sea

The life of Lieut. Howard Douglas and his account of the wreck of the British ship Phillis off the southwest coast of Newfoundland in October 1795.
John Guy; 29 July, 1612

Letter to John Slany from John Guy, dated July 29, 1612, and dealing with piracy and ships.
[Captain] Dudley Lovelace; 9 March, 1675

An account of the Dutch Fleet upon the coast of Newfoundland, written by Captain Dudley Lovelace and dealing with the Second Dutch War.
Charterer's Instructions to the Master of a Newfoundland Sack Ship

A letter of instruction from John de la Barre to Thomas Breadcake on how Breadcake was to proceed with his 1634 voyage.
The Matthew

The Matthew was the ship in which John Cabot sailed from Bristol to North America in 1497.