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  • The American Presence in Newfoundland and Labrador
    Under its Leased Bases Agreement with Britain, the United States had permission to establish military bases in Newfoundland.
  • Campaign for Representative Government
    The process through which Newfoundland acquired a local legislature in 1832 has long been misunderstood.
  • The Colonial Building
    The importance of the Colonial Building to suffrage, the Chinese, and Bella 'Bobbie' Robertson.
  • Disasters 1892-1929
    Some of Newfoundland and Labrador's best-known and most destructive disasters occurred during the era of Responsible Government.
  • Draft Terms of Union, 1869
    Minutes of Conference Between the Committee of the Privy Council of Canada and the Undersigned Delegates from the Colony of Newfoundland, on the Subject of a Union of That Province with the Dominion of Canada. Dominion of Canada, <em>Sessional Papers 1869</em>, Volume V, No. 51.
  • Profile of Governors
    Profiles of all the governors of Newfoundland from 1610-present.
  • History of the Colonial Building: Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
    A brief history of the Colonial Building, based on an exhibition by the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1997.
  • History of the Vote
    Today, Canadian citizens aged 18 and older have the right to vote in federal, provincial, and municipal elections. This is known as universal suffrage.
  • Fort Pepperrell, St. John's
    About the American military base, Fort Pepperrell, located in St. John's during World War II.
  • Aston, Sir Arthur
    Biography of Sir Arthur Aston, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, c.1625-1627.
  • Kirke, Sir David
    Biography of Sir David Kirke, Proprietary governor of Newfoundland, 1638-1651.
  • Wynne, Edward
    Biography of Edward Wynne, Proprietary governor of Avalon Colony, 1621-1625.
  • Tanfield, Francis
    Biography of Francis Tanfield, Proprietary governor of the South Falkland colony, 1623-1625/1626.
  • 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.
  • Guy, John
    Biography of John Guy, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove, 1610-1614.
  • Mason, John
    Biography of John Mason, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove, 1615-1621.
  • Treworgie, John
    Biography of John Treworgie, Proprietary governor of Newfoundland, 1653-1660.
  • Whitbourne, Sir Richard
    Biography of Sir Richard Whitbourne, Proprietary governor of Renews, 1618-1620.
  • Hayman, Robert
    Biography of Hayman Robert, Proprietary governor of Bristol's Hope, 1618-1628.

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