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  • 19th Century Migration
    Newfoundland and Labrador experienced immigration during the first half of the 19th century and emigration during the latter decades of the century.
  • Newfoundland’s 1906 Chinese Head Tax
    About the $300.00 head tax imposed by the Newfoundland Government on each chinese immigrant entering Newfoundland in 1906.
  • Christmas Cards
    A sample of the Christmas card collection of John G. Jack Higgins (1891-1963), Rhodes Scholar, lawyer, veteran, and politician.
  • Christmas Cards
    A sample of the Christmas card collection of John G. Jack Higgins (1891-1963), Rhodes Scholar, lawyer, veteran, and politician.
  • Christmas Cards
    A sample of the Christmas card collection of John G. Jack Higgins (1891-1963), Rhodes Scholar, lawyer, veteran, and politician.
  • Crash Hill 1946
    Vitims of the Stephenville Crash Hill Air Disaster: October 3, 1946
  • Crash Hill Tragedy
    In 1946 a plane, after taking off at the Harmon Field Base, crashed into a fog-hidden Newfoundland mountainside and exploded into flames.
  • English
    About the English and Irish origins of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians that immigrated between the 17th and 19th century.
  • Ethnic Diversity
    Newfoundland and Labrador is often described as having the most homogeneous population of European origin in Canada.
  • French Involvement in the NL Fishery
    France was one of the earliest European nations to engage in the migratory fishery and dominated the industry throughout the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • French Migration in NL, 1504-1904
    French migrations to Newfoundland and Labrador began in the early 16th century and lasted for approximately 400 years.
  • French Settlement in NL, 1504-1904
    Newfoundland and Labrador's cod fishery was the major pull factor attracting French settlers to the colony from the 16th through 19th centuries.
  • Irish Migration
    Irish migrations began in the late-17th century and peaked in the early 19th century, when up to 35,000 Irish arrived on the island.
  • The Irish in Newfoundland
    The Irish migrations to Newfoundland, and the associated provisions trade, represent the oldest connections between Ireland and Canada.
  • Irish Settlement Patterns
    The cod fishery and its mercantile activities greatly influenced Irish settlement patterns in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Margot Rhys Davies and the Second World War
    A profile of Margot Rhys Davies (192?-1972), actor, broadcaster and poet.
  • Mass Media
    Mass media in Newfoundland and Labrador. Examples discussed include newspapers, radio, television, and the telegraph.
  • English Migration: Seasonal, Temporary and Permanent
    Newfoundland experienced three types of migration from the English West Country: seasonal, temporary and permanent.
  • Recollections of the Tsunami
    A Mount Pearl Junior High School project about the Newfoundland and Labrador tsunami
  • Turn of the Century Journalist
    About the life of journalist Patrick Raymond Bowers.

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