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  • The United States obtained the right to build military bases in Newfoundland by the Leased Bases Agreement signed with Britain on March 27, 1941.
  • Profiles of all the governors of Newfoundland from 1610-present.
  • Agreement between the Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States of America relating to the Bases Leased to the United States of America
  • A timeline of the leased bases agreement established between Britain and the United States to create military bases in Newfoundland.
  • America's military presence in Newfoundland during WWII extended beyond bases in St. John's, Stephenville and Argentia to include smaller stations across the island.
  • Biography of Sir Arthur Aston, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, c.1625-1627.
  • Biography of Sir David Kirke, Proprietary governor of Newfoundland, 1638-1651.
  • Biography of Edward Wynne, Proprietary governor of Avalon Colony, 1621-1625.
  • Biography of Francis Tanfield, Proprietary governor of the South Falkland colony, 1623-1625/1626.
  • Biography of Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore), Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon,1627-1629.
  • 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.
  • Biography of John Guy, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove, 1610-1614.
  • Biography of John Mason, Proprietary governor of Cuper's Cove, 1615-1621.
  • Biography of John Treworgie, Proprietary governor of Newfoundland, 1653-1660.
  • Biography of Sir Richard Whitbourne, Proprietary governor of Renews, 1618-1620.
  • Biography of Hayman Robert, Proprietary governor of Bristol's Hope, 1618-1628.
  • Biography of William Hill, Proprietary governor of the Province of Avalon, 1634-1638.
  • A look at Britain's Royal Artillery (RA), one of the branches of the British Armed Forces that recruited Newfoundlanders during World War II.
  • About World War II and how it impacted Newfoundland and Labrador life.
  • A timeline of the Mount Cashel orphanage abuse scandal that happened in St. John's Newfoundland from 1974-2009.