Veterans Affairs Canada
Veteran Affairs Canada: 1st Newfoundland Regiment and the Battle of the Somme
This resource has provided a basic public information fact sheet on the Battle of the Somme and the 1st Newfoundland Regiment that can be downloaded from here.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Francophones of Newfoundland and Labrador
Learn about the arrival of the French to Newfoundland in the seventeenth century. Read about the people and their lives.
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Newfoundland Botanical Garden
Presents information on the Newfoundland Botanical Garden located in Newfoundland, Canada. It provides in depth information on each section of the garden.
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Cwm: History of Newfoundland and Labrador During the Second World War
A historical essay by Peter Neary discusses the involvement and role of Newfoundland and Labrador during the Second World War.
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Gov't of Nfld.: Distinguished Service: Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Photographs, documents, and maps of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment is viewable on this site. The Regiment's involvement in World War 1 is detailed from enlistment and training, to overseas service. Downloadable exhibit panels are...
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Newfoundland: The Rooms: Virtual Exhibits: Women in Sport
Learn about notable Newfoundland sport's women who lived in the pre-confederation era. A number of sports are listed with biographical links to women. Archival photos and audio clips are included. (To locate, cursor down to Women in Sport.)
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Women's History of the Southwest Coast of Newfoundland
The role played by women in the history of southwest Newfoundland is profiled in this exhibit.Authentic photographs and stories of these hard working fisherwomen are included.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Subsistence of Early Outport Newfoundlanders
The people of Elliston on the east coast of Newfoundland have lived an isolated life. This exhibit examines how they successfully maintained a self sufficient life by living off the land and relying on each other.
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Let's Teach About Women: Women's Movement in Newfoundland/labrador 1970 1989
The Let's Teach About Women project was developed from a desire to educate recent generations about the history of the women's movement in Newfoundland and Labrador from which they were benefiting. The site is rich with historical...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Neptune or the Autobiography of a Newfoundland Dog by E Burrows
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Neptune or The Autobiography of a Newfoundland Dog by E. Burrows (1890), a novel about the life of a dog from the dog's point of view.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: From Cornerstone to Consecration
This site centres on the building of the Basilica Cathedral in St. John's, Newfoundland during the period of 1837 to 1855. The impact of this was huge on the development of Newfoundlanders' sense of identity.
University of Maryland
Early Americas Digital Archive: Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland
The complete text of "Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland" by Edward Hayes.
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Newfoundland's Grand Banks: Basque Whalers in Southern Labrador 1540 1610
A description of early whaling by Basque sailors off the coast of Labrador.
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Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador: Climate Change Club
Join the fun at the Climate Change Club where you can find out ways to take action at home, in school, and in your community. Keep up with the latest news in climate science, and link to fact sheets and other fun sites that care about...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Guiding Light
The Cape Bonavista Lighthouse in Newfoundland operated from 1843 to 1962. Maintaining a lighthouse was truly a family endeavour as all family members played a role in its functioning. The story of this lighthouse, now a provincial...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Life of Service: Nurse Bennett Heritage House
Nurse Myra Grimsley (Bennett) was a nurse in Britain throughout World War I. She came to Newfoundland in 1921 as a volunteer and worked there for over 50 years. She was the only source of medical aid to people living along a...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Mother's War
Clara Hawker was a mother who sent two sons to fight in the First World War. While they were away she kept diaries of her family's daily life so they could read it when they returned. Accompanied by photographs and audio files in this...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Wwi a Commemoration of Residents From Trinity & Area
Primary documents, images,audio clips and maps help to reveal the role Newfoundland, as the oldest British Colony, had during the First World War.
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Botwood Heritage Centre: Botwood: History of an Airport
This small town in Newfoundland has played a major role in Canada's aviation history. View historic footage of early planes and read of their feats.
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City of Corner Brook
Take a journey to the city of Corner Brook in Newfoundland and Labrador and explore its geography, history, culture, and attractions. At the bottom of the page, there are links to a photo gallery, maps, and a video.
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Town of Conception Bay South
Interesting reference tool for learning about the town of Conception Bay South located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Features links to tourism facts, photos, events, maps, heritage, and anything else you might want to know about...
Veterans Affairs Canada
Veterans Affairs Canada: The Battles of the Somme and Beaumont Hamel
The Battle of the Somme was one of the costliest battles of WW1. The effects in Canada were stagering but the impact on the colony of Newfoundland was worse.
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