Labrador Campus

Memorial University of Newfoundland The Labrador Campus (formerly the Labrador Institute) has been Memorial University’s permanent presence in Labrador since 1979. Collections are predominantly archival and library, but as an important cultural and educational institution, the Labrador Institute also maintains close ties with the museum community. The Institute has collaborated

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Labrador Heritage Museum

Labrador Heritage Society The Labrador Heritage Museum is a converted and rehabilitated Hudson Bay Company trading post store building.  Built in 1923 and used by the Hudson Bay Company for 60 + years until 1996. The Museum concept includes the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of the existing 1923 Hudson Bay

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K’Taqmkuk Mi’Kmaw Historical Museum

St. George’s Indian Band Council Inc. The community of St. George’s is an area rich in Mi’kmaw history. Earliest occupation of the area is uncertain, however the area known as “Seal Rocks” which is now a part of the community of St. George’s, is well documented as being the largest

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Gateway to Labrador Visitor Centre

Labrador Straits Historical Development Corporation The Gateway to Labrador Visitor Centre is a restored early 20 th century Gothic Revival style church. The Gateway is a handsome building with white clapboard exterior, pointed arch windows, the hexagonal roofed bell tower, and a signature cinquefoil window. The interior of the Gateway

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The Edmund Montague Exhibit Hall

Gateway Labrador Inc. Exhibits follow the history of early life and the history of mining in Labrador West. The museum features a 360 Virtual tour of IOCC, taxidermy and heritage quilts, along with lots of other marks and artifacts of Labrador West history.

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Battle Harbour Historic Trust District

Battle Harbour Historic Trust Inc. Situated on a small, near-shore island, Battle Harbour was for two centuries the economic and social centre of the southeastern Labrador coast. Mercantile saltfish premises first established there in the 1770s developed into a thriving community that was known as the “Capital of Labrador”. Today,

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Former United Church Cultural Gallery

The Town of Fogo Island A devastating fire destroyed the first Fogo Methodist Mission’s church and much of Fogo Island in 1875. Within two years, Fogo’s small Methodist community of approximately 140 people rebuilt the church. Its austere appearance shows the modest temperament of the people who donated their efforts

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Twillingate Museum & Craft Shop

Twillingate Museum Association The Twillingate Museum and Crafts is housed in the former Anglican Rectory (designated a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2007) and depicts life in Twillingate at the turn of the century. Nearby stands St. Peter’s Anglican Church, one of the

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Sunny Cottage Heritage Centre

Sunny Cottage Committee & The Town of Harbour Breton Sunny Cottage is one of the largest Queen Anne Style houses in Newfoundland. It was built in 1907 by local merchant, Mr. John J. Rose. In 1988 Sunny Cottage was designated a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland

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Lewis Miller Room Museum

Red Indian Lake Heritage Society Located in Millertown, nestled on the southeast shore of Red Indian Lake, the Lewis Miller Room Museum tells the story of the area’s history. This is where the Beothuk Indians once inhabited as their winter encampment. It was here where Demasduit (Mary March) was captured

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