- 2026-10-08Born in England, this medical and missionary pioneer came to Newfoundland in 1775 and later settled in Trinity (1783) where…
- 2026-10-08Born in Ireland, Coughlan, under the inspiration of John Wesley, served for ten years as an itinerant preacher in England.…
- 2026-10-08Noted as an important fishing station as early as the 16th century, Placentia in 1662 became the capital of the…
- 2026-10-08Marine resources were critical in shaping Atlantic Canada's human history. Aboriginal peoples fished here before the 16th century, when European…
- 2026-10-08Shanawdithit is remembered as the last of the Beothuk. Seized by English settlers in 1823, this young woman never regained…
- 2026-10-08In the 19th and much of the 20th century, women played an essential role in the economic success of fishing…
- 2026-10-08With commanding views of the Atlantic, for three centuries Signal Hill was important for defence and communications. Shore batteries built…
- 2026-10-08In 1637 Sir David Kirke became governor of Newfoundland, his royal patent supplanting Lord Baltimore's proprietary claim to the Colony…
- 2026-10-08This highway’s completion between 1949 and 1970 was a great feat of engineering, linking the provinces of this vast country.…
- 2026-10-08Founded during the Second World War by Captain E. R. Mainguy, RCN, Captain (Destroyers) of the Newfoundland Escort Force, this…