Newfoundland Heritage Web Site

Council of State; 16 June, 1652

Instructions to Walter Sykes, Robert Street, Captain William Pyles and Captain Nicholas Redwood from the Council of State, dated June 16, 1652.
Privy Council extract from Acts; 14 June, 1639

Extract from Acts by the Privy Council, dated June 14, 1639, and dealing with planters, food, and material culture.
William Popple [Secretary of the Board of Trade]; 1 April, 1708

'Letter to the Earl of Sunderland' from William Popple, dated April 1, 1708, and dealing with planters, government, the Pool Platation, and houses.
The "New Industries"

German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.
Aston, Sir Arthur

Biography of Sir Arthur Aston, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, c.1625-1627.
Wynne, Edward

Biography of Edward Wynne, Proprietary governor of Avalon Colony, 1621-1625.
Calvert, Sir George (Lord Baltimore)

Biography of Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore), Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon,1627-1629.
Proprietary Governors, 1610-1728

A history of proprietary governors in Newfoundland which began in 1610, with the appointment of its first governor, John Guy and ended in 1728 with the appointment of the first naval governor.
Hill, William

Biography of William Hill, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, 1634-1638.
Women and Government House

Overview of the women who lived at Government House.