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  • The 19th century introduced new and increasingly efficient forms of transportation and communication to Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Information about the Church of England and it's influence in Newfoundland history.
  • The function of coats of arms, great seals, and emblems is to identify a place, person, or institution. Various symbols have represented Newfoundland.
  • About Bishop Field College, a Registered Heritage Structure located on Bond Street in St. John's, NL and built in the 19th century.
  • Whether or not the province should adopt a non-denominational education system became a controversial issue during the 1980s and 1990s.
  • Vitims of the Stephenville Crash Hill Air Disaster: October 3, 1946
  • In 1946 a plane, after taking off at the Harmon Field Base, crashed into a fog-hidden Newfoundland mountainside and exploded into flames.
  • The social and economic impacts of depopulation in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • For almost every year since Confederation, more people have been leaving rural communities in Newfoundland than have been those moving in.
  • Brief Biography of Edith Mary Manuel (1902-1984).
  • About the Education system during the Confederation era, and how it was improved in Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • The findings of the Royal Commission on Education and Youth did much to shape educational change in Newfoundland and in Labrador during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • The history of higher education in Newfoundland and Labrador prior to Memorial University College is that of the Council of Higher Education (CHE).
  • Public education in Newfoundland and Labrador, since its beginnings in the early 19th century, has largely been shaped by religion and the economy.
  • About the life and talent of entertainer Émile Benoit, one of the most renowned individuals to emerge from Black Duck Brook in Newfoundland.
  • The story of Ethel Gertrude Dickenson (1880-1918) who contacted and died from the Spanish flu while assisting others infected with the deadly virus.
  • Biography of Ethel Gertrude Dickinson (1880-1918).
  • The life of Evelyn (Millard) Matthews (1914-1983), mathematician and teacher.
  • Stephenville hosts Harmon Field Day every two years. During this event aircraft from all over the world visit the town.
  • The importance of Harmon Field Day, along with the origins and activities of the event that took place in the town of Stephenville, Newfoundland.