Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Eastport Peninsula: Migratory Fishery and Early Settlement

About the migratory fishery and early English settlement on the Eastport Peninsula.
Outports

About outports in Newfoundland and Labrador. An outport is literally any port other than the principal port of St. John's.
Samuel Abbott House and Fishing Premises, Bonavista, NL

About the Samuel Abbott House and Fishing Premises, a Registered Heritage Structure built in Bonavista, NL around 1850.
Scottish Involvement in the Fishery in NL

Scottish ties to the Newfoundland cod fishery, seal fishery and commercial whaling.
Society of United Fishermen Lodge #9, Bonavista, NL

About the Society of United Fishermen Lodge #9, a Registered Heritage Structure built in Bonavista, NL in 1875.
Stoodley Fishing Stage, Grand Bank, NL

About the Stoodley Fishing Stage, a Registered Heritage Structure constructed circa 1880s in Grand Bank, NL.
Society of United Fishermen Lodge, Heart's Content, NL

About the Society of United Fishermen Lodge #1, a Registered Heritage Structure located in Heart's Content, NL and built in 1868-1869.
West Country

The seasonal migrations from England to Newfoundland, begun in the 1500s, endured for nearly four centuries and involved hundreds of thousands of individuals.