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  • Exploring the Newfoundland Interior: Geology and Communications
    Cormack's journeys did not stimulate a rush into the Newfoundland interior, which for much of the 19th century remained a Mi'kmaq preserve.
  • The Newfoundland Interior
    Information about the Newfoundland interior, including interaction with the Beothuk and mapping the area.
  • 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.
  • The Norse in the North Atlantic
    The first Europeans known definitely to set foot in Newfoundland were the Norse.
  • The North Pole
    Between 1898 and 1909, Newfoundland and Labrador ice captain Bob Bartlett and American explorer Robert Peary made three separate attempts to reach the North Pole.
  • Organizing the Migratory Fishery
    This article examines the migratory fishery in Newfoundland, it's nature and organization, including how it was financed, outfitted, and conducted.
  • Origins of Migratory Fishery
    How the migratory fishery came to be in Newfoundland and Labrador, lasting for more than three centuries before giving way to a resident industry.
  • 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.
  • From 1816 to the Present
    The fishery remained the mainstay of the St. Pierre and Miquelon economy during the 19th century.
  • The Placentia Economy, 1662-1713
    A look at the the economy of Placentia, when it was a French colony in NL from 1662 to 1713.
  • Placentia Military Forts
    During official occupation, the French built a series of fortified structures in favorable locations for the defence of the colony.
  • History of Plaisance
    A history of the Newfoundland settlement, Placentia, from difficult beginnings in 1662 to the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.
  • The Plaisance Garrison
    There was not a single governor of Plaisance who did not complain about the lack of soldiers and the mediocrity of those he did have.
  • Population of Plaisance, 1671-1713
    Population of Plaisance--Exploration--Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web
  • Seasonal Fishermen
    Information on seasonal fisherman that came to Newfoundland to fish for the summer.
  • The Planter's House at Avalon
    At some time during the 17th century the settlement at Ferryland began to spread beyond the original four-acre town site. One such house, located east of the original settlement on the Ferryland Downs, was excavated during the mid-1990s.
  • Planter's Well at the Colony of Avalon
    A Ferryland legend of long standing held that a well existed somewhere in the vicinity of our excavations. The story relates how the well had stood abandoned long after its use as a water source, and that a child had fallen into the well and drowned.
  • Planters
    Every fishing property usually included a planter's house, a store with goods and supplies, and cabins for fishing equipment and the crews.
  • The Portuguese Explorers
    The Portuguese pioneered the European exploration of the Atlantic Ocean. Some historians believe that Portuguese mariners reached Newfoundland before Cabot.
  • 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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