Presented by the
Newfoundland's Grand Banks Site
to assist you in researching your Family History

Click on the graphic below to return to the NGB Home Page

To contribute to this site, see above menu item "About".

How to report a possible transcription error

These transcriptions may contain human errors.
As always, confirm these, as you would any other source material.

Historical Information
Placentia and St. Mary's Regional Area

The following are miscellaneous articles or books submitted by individuals that are doing research
and have graciously agreed to place them here for your pleasure.

People

1. Death of John T. Roche - Harbour Main

2.Father Forristal Passes To His Reward

3. Greg Power, Joey Smallwood's Right Hand Man

4. Presentation Sister's - Trepassey

5. "Perhaps They Left Us Up Here" (excerpts of Newfoundland names)

6. "Newfoundland and its Missionaries" (excerpts of Newfoundland names)

7. Newfoundland Disasters

8.House of Assembly Records

9.Newfoundland Veteran's Company

10.Licensed Guides in Newfoundland in 1911

Events

1.Historical Sketch Of The Progress Of Medicine In Newfoundland

2.The Portuguese In Newfoundland Waters

3.The 1875 St. Mary’s Disaster

4. Hurricane of 1775

School History and Various Reports

1. 1831/2 Proceedings of the Newfoundland & British North America Society for Educating the Poor.

General Interest

1. Colonial Office Records

2.Curing fish for the shipment to England

3. The Early Relations between Newfoundland and the Channel Islands

4. The Expedition of Monsieur De Montigny to Newfoundland in 1705 Posted in French and English

5.Juke's Excursions, 1839 & 1840.

6. Methodism, On the Grand Banks and Fortune Circuts from 1816 to 1916 .

7.Newfoundland Currency and Banksing Institutions

8. Newfoundland Folklore

9. Six Month's of a Newfoundland Missionaries Journal Edward Wix

10. The Treasury of Newfoundland Stories - a collection of 56 stories, true and fiction, about life in Newfoundland in the first half of the 20th century.

11. The ship, Prosperous from Appledore to Placentia

12. The history of the community of O'Donnells in St Mary's Bay

13. History of St Mary's

14. History of Flat Island

15. Listing of "Fishing Masters" showing locations, ship names and destinations during 1678

16. "A Matter of Custom and Convenience": Marriage Law in Nineteenth-Century Newfoundland

Page Revised by Craig Peterman (May 25, 2015)

Newfoundland's Grand Banks is a non-profit endeavor.
No part of this project may be reproduced in any form
for any purpose other than personal use.

JavaScript DHTML Menu Powered by Milonic

© Newfoundland's Grand Banks (1999-2023)

Hosted by

Your Community, Online!

Search through the whole site