Newfoundland History
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Anderson House at 42 Powers Court, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, is a familiar sight for those going up and down Signal Hill. The building was designated a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and... more
Booklet of memories of growing up in Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove based on field work including audio recordings and photography.
Fishing nets, cod traps, and sails would be dipped into a barking pot filled with a solution of bark and other materials. The use of bark mixtures for the preservation of nets was brought to Newfoundland by English migrant fishermen... more
Henri Brunet was a migrant merchant who operated seasonally in French Newfoundland; based out of La Rochelle in the early 1670s and subsequently out of Boston, Brunet journeyed seasonally to Newfoundland to sell food and supplies to... more
The motto of Memorial University of Newfoundland, Provehito in Altum, remains immensely popular almost 90 years after it was selected. Like many mottos that are quotations, it invokes the weight of an ancient text to establish the... more
This project examines the Second World War (WWII) history of the Newfoundland Airport (Gander, Newfoundland), with a focus on civilian and military life on the base, and the potential for aviation archaeology to enhance the historical... more
Nicolas Landry surveys historical data on relations between Basque fishermen and French colonial authorities at Placentia. The French colonial archives he has studied show Basque ships sailing from Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Bayonne in the... more
This paper studies fishing in Newfoundland during the second half of the sixteenth century. It analyses 415 maritime insurance contracts, all of which were registered at the Burgos Consulate, which was then one of the major insurance... more
This paper discusses the First World War as a, defining event for Newfoundland arguing that The War continues to be a living part of its continuing cultural framework as seen by living memorials such as Memorial University and others.
Arriving at the turn of the 20th century, immigrant Chinese men in St. John's faced unique challenges and barriers. At the General Protestant Cemetery in St. John's, a small grouping of headstones tells a portion of their story. Using... more
The end of the Napoleonic wars in Europe effected changes on many levels in North America. The shrinking of international markets for Newfoundland saltfish and changing consumer demands created a fluid social milieu that saw the... more
The history of indigenous-settler relations and recognition in the province of Newfoundland has followed a trajectory very distinct from that of the rest of Canada, due at least in part to the territory’s late entry into Confederation and... more
Over the past decade, the Heritage Foundation’s
Intangible Cultural Heritage office, alongside our
many community partners, has been working
to document, celebrate, and transmit the living
heritage in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Intangible Cultural Heritage office, alongside our
many community partners, has been working
to document, celebrate, and transmit the living
heritage in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Abstract World War II aviation archaeology is a dynamic subfield of conflict archaeology, which has developed through the need to conserve twentieth-century military heritage resources. Like battlefield archaeology (: iii–vii), it has... more
I merluzzi sono tutti uguali…ma alcuni sono più uguali degli altri. Così, parafrasando Orwell, si possono esporre gli esiti opposti, lungo le coste della Norvegia, dell’Islanda e sui Banchi di Terranova, della gestione della pesca al... more
The Dorchester Review, Volume 6, Number 1, Spring/Summer 2016 "Newfoundland and Canada, separate countries for so long, exist as two solitudes within the bosom of a single country more than 65 years after Confederation. They do not... more
This article provides an overview and analysis of the context of the Newfoundland fishery problem (1713−1904) and its importance for the signing of the Entente Cordiale, which is often overlooked by historians dealing with the... more
This paper addresses concepts of modernity in the vernacular architecture of Newfoundland and Labrador, taking as a case study the restoration of Victoria Hall, the Loyal Orange Lodge on Gower Street in St. John's.
This 2019 collection (McGill-Queen's University Press) examines American influence and support of the International Grenfell Association in Newfoundland and Labrador. Chapters by contributors include examinations of: Wilfred Grenfell's... more
This essay by Emma Lang and Katherine Side, examines the International Grenfell Association's clothing exchange, in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of an edited collection, eds. Jennifer J. Connor and Katherine Side, The Grenfell... more
Final permit report for the Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Archaeology Office that discusses in detail the results of a year-long investigation on Newfoundland winter housing - a semi-migratory, non-pastoral transhumant tradition... more
"In the urban communities of nineteenth-century Conception Bay, Newfoundland, groups of men and boys donned disguises and roamed the streets each Christmas, in a local variant of the popular seasonal masking tradition known as mumming.... more
Like a game of chess, have the results of the 2018 New Brunswick elections created a Legislative Assembly that is in a true stalemate that can produce no winner and must be dissolved prompting a new election? Or is the minority Gallant... more
CBC Land and Sea Episode, 08 February 2015 During World War II, the skies over Gander were alive with planes. They stopped to refuel, and took off again to join the front lines of the air battle in Europe. Some didn't make it. Planes... more
While the importance of cod for the economic survival of European settlers in Newfoundland cannot be understated, the seasonal nature of this resource required fishers to pursue other tasks during the long and cold winter off-season. One... more
Fifty years before Confederation, the land we now call “Canada” consisted of the colonies of British North America: Upper Canada (southern Ontario), Lower Canada (southern Quebec), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island, Prince... more
Link requires subscription. Review in the Times Literary Supplement of "Theatre of Fish: Travels through Newfoundland and Labrador" by John Gimlette. 365pp. Arrow. £7.99. ISBN 0 09 945325 8.