Matching Articles"Settlement" (Total 38)

  • 20th-Century Fisheries and Settlement Patterns
    The industrialization of Newfoundland and Labrador's fisheries during the late 20th century changed the way people in the province worked and lived.
  • Population Distribution and Land-Based Industries
    With the construction of the railway, workers began to leave their coastal homes to find employment at new mines and mills in the island's interior.
  • Establishment of Colonial Status
    Although the British Government had attempted in 1775 to limit residence, within 50 years it conferred colonial status upon Newfoundland.
  • Fishing Admirals
    The 'fishing admiral' was a label assigned to the first ship captain who entered the harbour at the start of the fishing season.
  • Law and the Fishing Admirals
    An article on the Newfoundland Fishing Admirals and the Law up to 1729.
  • Royal Navy in the Early 18th Century
    An article on the royal navy in Newfoundland in the Early 18th Century.
  • 19th Century Migration
    Newfoundland and Labrador experienced immigration during the first half of the 19th century and emigration during the latter decades of the century.
  • Acadian Village
    About the origins of the town of Stephenville and it's surrounding area, once known as the Acadian Village.
  • Bays
    The island of Newfoundland has a long and indented coastline that includes several major bays.
  • Eastport Peninsula:Broomclose and Sailors Island
    A histroy about the communities Broomclose and Sailors Island, located on the Eastport Peninsula of Newfoundland.
  • Cities
    Information about the definition of a city as well as information about St. John's, Mount Pearl, and Corner Brook.
  • Community Making: Eastport, Happy Adventure, Sandy Cove
    The settlement of Eastport, Happy Adventure and Sandy Cove was essentially a single phased operation from the 1850s into the 1870s.
  • Eastport Peninsula:Community Origins
    The origins of Communities in the Eastport Peninsula, such as Salvage, Eastport, Sandy Cove, Happy Adventure, etc.
  • Community
    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.
  • Eastport Peninsula: Burnside
    Information about the communities of Burnside and St. Chad's on the Eastport Peninsula of Newfoundland.
  • Eastport Peninsula: The Neck
    The Neck, a parcel of land used for inter-community and peninsular activities, is located between Eastport, Happy Adventure, and Sandy Cove.
  • English
    About the English and Irish origins of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians that immigrated between the 17th and 19th century.
  • Ethnic Diversity
    Newfoundland and Labrador is often described as having the most homogeneous population of European origin in Canada.
  • Eastport Peninsula: Family Origins
    A permanent population in the Salvage-Barrow Harbour area from the 1780s up to the 1820s was created by families who came to fish for cod.
  • Eastport Peninsula:Inter-Community Family Relationships
    Families of Salvage were very closely intertwined through marriage and migration with those in nearby places.

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