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Historical Information
Ferryland Regional Area

The following are miscellaneous articles or books
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Ferryland Historical Information
People
1. First Mentioned Surnames of Inhabitants of Newfoundland prior to 1675
2. The Ferryland Riots of 1788
3. Memorial of the inhabitants of Aqua Forte
4. A list of names of all Masters, Servants, and Dieters residing in the District of Ferryland
for the Winter of 1799 & Spring of 1800
5. Crown Lands for the Ferryland Area
6. Carter Papers Ferryland District 1750 - MID 1800's
7. Jim "Joe" O'Brien, His Historical Writings about Early Cape Broyle
8. Rev. M.P. O'Driscoll Diary (Part 1)
9. Rev. M.P. O'Driscoll Diary (Part 2)
10. Rev. M.P. O'Driscoll Diary (Part 3)
11. Extracts from the Rev. O'Driscoll Diary (Part 1)
12. Extracts from the Rev. O'Driscoll Diary (Part 2)
13. "Perhaps They Left Us Up Here" (excerpts of Newfoundland names)
14. "Newfoundland and its Missionaries" (excerpts of Newfoundland names)
15. Newfoundland Disasters
16. Colonial Office Records
17.House of Assembly Records
18.Newfoundland Veteran's Company
Places
1. The East Coast Trail (covers most of the Southern Shore)
2. Ferryland Archealogical Dig
3. Ferryland Museum.
4. The Ruby Church, Goulds
5 Holy Trinity Church, Ferryland
6. Holy Apostles Church, Renews
Events
1. 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.Boston Selectmen's Minutes from 1754 to 1763, Briggandine Nancy from Ferryland
2. Statement of Monies in the custody of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland July, 1831
3. Goodridge Account Books, 1838, 1841, and 1892
4. 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.
5. Locations of Parishes
6. Historical Sketch Of The Progress Of Medicine In Newfoundland
7. Newfoundland Name Lore by The Late Archbishop Howley
8.Father Forristal Passes To His Reward
9."Three Widows" Story
10.Aaron Thomas Journal
11. Listing of "Fishing Masters" showing locations, ship names and destinations during 1678
11. "A Matter of Custom and Convenience": Marriage Law in Nineteenth-Century Newfoundland

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