Home from the Sea Foundation

The Home from The Sea – John C. Crosbie Sealers Interpretation Centre provides visitors with multiple opportunities to learn about and reflect on the history of sealing and sealers, their stories of family and community are vividly brought to life through various artifacts, art and multimedia.

Just a short walk from the Interpretation Centre you will find the memorial statue which depicts a father and son from Elliston who lost their lives in the 1914 SS Newfoundland sealing disaster. Pause for reflection at the Sealers Monument, which records the names of both the victims and the survivors of the two sealing disasters of 1914.

Wheelchair accessible. Gift shop onsite.

Categories: All, Community / Regional History, Eastern, Regional Listings, Sealing