1766	Captain James Cook charted the islands
	1818	American fisherman were given fishing privileges in the waters surrounding Ramea
	1822	First recorded settlers on the island
	1836	29 people living on the island, engaged in the fishery and agriculture. They were supplied either by American ships or the Southcoast firm of Newman and Company
	1856	John Penny & Son's established a fishing industry
	1860	People had relatively easy access to medical care in Burgeo, which had a resident doctor
	1865	First school was opened. Alexander Pitcher was the teacher with 25 students
	1874	Fisherman experienced several poor years in the fishery and the population dropped from 185 in 1869 to 141 in 1874
	1884-1895	First Anglican Church was built
	1886	First Roman Catholic Church was built
	1889	Postal services became available
	1891	Lobster Canning Industry was established
	1911	First Telegraph Office was opened
	1919	Ramea Integrated School Board was established
	1949	George Penny, who bought the firm John Penny & Sons, was appointed to the Canadian Senate. Unfortunately he died four months later
	1950s	Population showed a substantial increase. There was full employment for everyone with the fish plant twelve months of the year
	1951	The Town of Ramea was incorporated. The first member of council was elected on August 7th
	1953	The Neptune Library, the first public library in Ramea, opened in December
	1960s	Water and sewer was installed
	1963	First telephone call was made from Ramea by Hon. C.W. Carter
	1964	Newfoundland Light And Power Company Limited supplied electricity to the town
	1966	The census indicated a population of 1160, this continued to rise and peaked at 1386 in 1986
	1967	Marie S. Penny, wife of the late George Penny, took over operation of John Penny & Son's. She later became the first woman president of the Fisheries Council of Canada
	1968	A ferry service was established between Ramea and Burgeo to improve medical services
	1982	Roads were paved
	1983	Diminishing fish stocks and rapid expansion of the business sent John Penny & Son's into bankruptcy
	1983	Fishery Products International took control of John Penny & Son's
	1983	The Sound Of Islay, the first car/passenger ferry for Ramea was put into service
	1984	Ramea Broadcasting Corporation was established
	1985	An outdoor swimming pool was opened
	1993	Fishery Products International had gradually decreased yearly operations in Ramea. In May the plant closed, a victim of the East Coast fishery moratorium.
	1993	St. Boniface All Grade School struck by fire on November 23rd. Students and staff escaped but building was completely destroyed
	1995	Construction of a new school underway
	1997	Ramea was recipient of the Provincial Tidy Town's award
	1997	The new St. Boniface All Grade School was opened in February