The most visible sign of the transformation from fishery to colony was the increase in Newfoundland's permanent population.

Considerable uncertainty surrounds our understanding of daily life in Newfoundland during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Sir William Vaughan was a Welsh lawyer, scholar, and poet who decided to plant a colony in Newfoundland because of the established fishery and ease of access.

There was hardly a decade in the 17th century when Newfoundland was safe from the effects of European war, whether directly or indirectly.

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.

A community is a group of people who live in the same area and share the same culture. This article is all about the function of communities.

Newfoundland and Labrador is often described as having the most homogeneous population of European origin in Canada.

French migrations to Newfoundland and Labrador began in the early 16th century and lasted for approximately 400 years.

Newfoundland and Labrador's cod fishery was the major pull factor attracting French settlers to the colony from the 16th through 19th centuries.

Irish migrations began in the late-17th century and peaked in the early 19th century, when up to 35,000 Irish arrived on the island.

The Irish migrations to Newfoundland, and the associated provisions trade, represent the oldest connections between Ireland and Canada.

Newfoundland experienced three types of migration from the English West Country: seasonal, temporary and permanent.

About outports in Newfoundland and Labrador. An outport is literally any port other than the principal port of St. John's.

Patterns of immigration and settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador were greatly influenced by mercantile activities.

Mercantile and agricultural activities influenced the settlement patterns of Scottish immigrants to Newfoundland and Labrador during the 19th century.

The major Scottish migrations to Newfoundland and Labrador occurred in the 19th century and involved two unrelated phases.

The initial establishment of a British population in Newfoundland can be traced to the English colonizing schemes in the early 17th century.