Matching Articles"Society" (Total 21)

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  • US Army Air Force Base Construction
    The construction of the US Army Air Force Base was started in 1941 when the US came to Stephenville Newfoundland.
  • Air Force Base Buildings
    This article is about the buildings that were created during World War II because of the Stephenville air force base.
  • Atlantic Design Homes
    In 1970, Atlantic Design Homes Ltd. reopened after closing down the previous year to reduce its inventory.
  • The May Bush in Newfoundland
    Historically, may bushes have had festive, protective, decorative, invocational, or religious functions.
  • Education 1949-1968
    About the Education system during the Confederation era, and how it was improved in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Education
    Public education in Newfoundland and Labrador, since its beginnings in the early 19th century, has largely been shaped by religion and the economy.
  • Folklore and Traditional Culture
    Information about the origins and genres of folklore, as well as the scholarly works written about the subject.
  • The French Fairy Tale in Newfoundland
    Before mass media, popular culture was dominated by the spoken word. The wonder-tale (or fairy tale) provided people with the joys of narrative art.
  • Harmon Corporation
    The Harmon Corporation was opened after the Americans left the Harmon Airfield Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland, in 1966.
  • Harmon Field
    In 1941, the United States obtained rights to construct an air base in the St. Georges Bay area of Newfoundland.
  • Health on the Home Front - Health Care and World War II
    About health conditions in Newfoundland during WWII such as problems with housing and veneral disease and the need for wartime hospitals.
  • Collection Offers Glimpses of St. John's Society
    A sketch of the family of John Shannon Munn, one of Newfoundland's more prominent families at the turn of the 20th century.
  • Margot Rhys Davies and the Second World War
    A profile of Margot Rhys Davies (192?-1972), actor, broadcaster and poet.
  • Military Bases, NL
    Positive and negative influences of British, French, and American military bases on Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Recollections of Christmas
    A Mount Pearl Junior High School article about traditions and festivities during christmastime in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Customs and Kitchen Memories
    About the kitchen customs in Newfoundland and Labrador written by the Mount Pearl Junior High school project.
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Customs
    A sample of calendar and life cycle customary practices that are popular in Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Pinetree Radar Site
    Pine Tree Radar Site is one of three warning systems selected when NORAD decided to build a number of Aircraft Control and Warning Stations.
  • Stephenville Economy
    A look at the economic influences of Stephenville, Newfoundland.
  • Stephenville History
    A brief history of the Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland.

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