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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.
David Kirke and the Pool Plantation - History - Colony of Avalon

Overview of the presence of the Kirkes in Newfoundland, including the granting of the island and the legal battles between the Kirkes and the Calverts.
Early Settlement Schemes

Information about initial settlement schemes for Newfoundland.
Eyewitness Accounts of Early Outport Life

Much of our knowledge of daily life in outport Newfoundland in the late 18th and early 19th century comes from the pens of visitors. They were typically missionaries, explorers, naturalists, and geologists whose work brought them to outlying communities not often visited by outsiders or even the local government.
The French Settlement of Placentia

During the 1650s, French Basque fishermen began to overwinter in Placentia Bay, a practice that was encouraged when the French crown decided to sponsor a colony.
The Role of the Garrison, 1815-1870

The role of the Garrison in Newfoundland between the years 1815 and 1870.
Henry Cary and South Falkland

Sir Henry Cary became Viscount Falkland in 1620 after William Vaughan sold him the narrow strip of land south of Aquaforte.
The Wars and Newfoundland Society: The Home Front

The most visible sign of the transformation from fishery to colony was the increase in Newfoundland's permanent population.
Permanent Settlement at Avalon - History - Colony of Avalon

Overview of the beginnings of the colony of Avalon, established by Sir George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore.
Newfoundland Settlement and the Migratory Fishery

Information about the migratory fishery and the idea of permanent settlement of Newfoundland.
Migratory Fishery and Settlement Patterns

Information about the migratory fishery and the patterns permanent settlement around Newfoundland and Labrador.
Settlement and Society

An overview of the growth of the resident population and patterns of settlement in Newfoundland during the early 19th century.
Social History 1760-1830

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

In late 16th century England, there was a growing interest in planting colonies in North America, including Newfoundland.
St. John's in the 18th Century

An account of the community of St. John's during the 18th century.
The Early Settlement of St. John's

Establishment of the colony of St. John's in the 16th century.
18th Century Towns: Trepassey, Trinity, and St. John's

The establishment of three 18th century Newfoundland towns, Trepassey, Trinity, and St. John's.
William Vaughan and New Cambriol

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.
Voluntary Settlement: The Peopling of Newfoundland to 1820

Information about the creation of permanent settlement in Newfoundland, which was, in fact, widely supported by the British Government.

Matching Articles"Settlement" (Total 50)

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