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  • Bob Bartlett
    Biography of the explorer, Captain Robert (Bob) Bartlett, who skippered some of the most famous and controversial expeditions to the Arctic.
  • Calvert's Mansion House at the Colony of Avalon
    The principal residence of Avalon, where Calvert and his family lived during the winter of 1628-29 and in which the Kirkes established their residence in 1638, has long been the object of archaeologists working at Ferryland.
  • Whatever Happened to the Effie M. Morrissey
    The story of the schooner Effie M. Morrissey, which for nearly 20 years took Capt. Bob Bartlett and teams of scientists to the Arctic.
  • The Forge at the Colony of Avalon
    An article about the forge that was constructed at the Colony of Avalon, Newfoundland during the summer of 1622, and a look at some of the artifacts that were unearthed there.
  • 19th Century French Fishery
    The French Revolution and the wars of the Napoleonic empire brought about an interruption in the French fishery in Newfoundland.
  • Journal Provides Glimpse of Dangers at Sea
    The life of Lieut. Howard Douglas and his account of the wreck of the British ship Phillis off the southwest coast of Newfoundland in October 1795.
  • Drawn by the Lure of Labrador
    The story of the tragic 1903 Hubbard Expedition into the Labrador interior, and an overview of the career of Dillon Wallace.
  • The Karluk Disaster
    In 1913, the Karluk departed Canada for the western Arctic. The ship sank amid unpredictable Arctic flows, leaving the crew stranded on the ice.
  • William Keen Witnessed the Capture of St. John's
    An outline of the efforts of William Keen to establish a judicial system in Newfoundland in the early 18th century.
  • The "Prettie" Street
    Archaeologists, who thought that the 'prettie streete' would be little more than a dirt track meandering through the settlement, were surprised in 1994 to find the first traces of a cobblestone pavement near the western edge of the original settlement.

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