Greenspond Court House & Orange Lodge

Greenspond Historical Society The mission of the Greenspond Historical Society is to preserve, present and promote the built and cultural heritage of Greenspond, NL and area. The Greenspond Historical Society (GHS) is working with archeologists Robyn Lacey and Ian Petty of Black Cat Cemetery Preservation on restoring every cemetery in

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Mummers Festival

Mummers Festival Inc. The Mummers Festival is a participant-focused, community-based festival that encourages the celebration of mummering traditions. Each year, the Mummers Festival hosts events over the last week of November, and the first two weeks of December leading up to its crowning event, the Mummers Parade. Workshops, public forums

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Voices of Placentia Bay Exhibit

Voices of Placentia Bay is a collaborative project created by the Placentia Bay Historical Society, the Town of Placentia and the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media and Place.Located next to the Placentia Arts Centre, this highly interactive, multimedia exhibition celebrates the singers and players, the storytellers and

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Salmonid Interpretation Centre

Torrent River Development Corp. Inc. The Exploits River is the longest and largest river on the island of Newfoundland that today boosts a healthy wild Atlantic salmon population. Located on this mighty river at the “Grand Falls” is one of the most impressive salmon enhancement projects in North America whose

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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist

This Parish of St. John the Baptist was founded in 1699 in response to a petition drafted by the Anglican townsfolk of St. John’s and sent to the Bishop of London, the Rt. Rev’d Henry Compton. In this petition, the people also requested help in the rebuilding of their church, which

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Heritage NL

Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador Founded on May 18, 1984, the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador (Heritage NL) is an arms-length Crown agency of the provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation. Heritage NL has a mandate to help preserve the rich heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador,

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Harbour Grace Board of Culture, Innovation and Business Inc.

Harbour Grace Board of Culture, Innovation and Business Inc. The Harbour Grace Board of Culture, Innovation and Business Inc. (HGCIB) is a non-profit corporation seeking to promote and revitalize Harbour Grace’s heritage, culture and natural assets for the purposes of tourism and economic development. The HGCIB was formed in early

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Walters House Museum

Town Council of Isle aux Morts The Walter’s House museum – which was the first church and school in the Isle aux Morts community. Later, a small addition was built on to have a store attached to the house. This house is well over 100 years old and is the

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Pleasantville Legion Museum

Royal Canadian Legion Branch #56 The museum focuses on telling the story attached to the artifacts and exhibits, especially to younger visitors.

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Dorset Soapstone Quarry Site and Museum

Dorset Eskimo Carving Committee Inc. Nestled in the heart of Fleur de Lys, the Dorset Soapstone Quarry Site and Museum embodies the human ingenuity and connection to the land and sea that defines Newfoundland and Labrador. The quarry is a tribute to the Dorset (Tuniit) Indigenous people, who lived here

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