Burgeo Memorial Museum
Town of Burgeo Housed in the former community library, the museum focuses on the 400 year old history of Burgeo and the surrounding area. The French were the first to settle in Burgeo during the late 1700’s, followed by the English between 1790 – 1796. At that time, the town’s
Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Museum
Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation The Old Cottage Hospital is an historic building that has served the residents of the Bonne Bay area since 1938. Also known as the Julia Ann Walsh Centre, it houses a wellness centre; a community kitchen; a Covid-safe, family-friendly hostel; the VOBB (Voice of
50 Centuries’ Interpretation Centre
50 Centuries Cultures Society Inc. The 50 Centuries’ Interpretation Centre features artifacts from several local precolonial cultures. There are two archaeological sites relating to Maritime Archaic peoples, including the Big Droke living site and the Caines tool production site, which date to approximately 4500 BP. The site also exhibits artifacts
Vernon’s Antique Car Museum
Vernon’s Antique Car Museum is located in scenic Swift Current, NL, 25 Kilometers from the Trans-Canada Highway on Route 210 — the main road to Burin Peninsula. Nestled between rolling hills and situated in the head waters of Placentia Bay lies the quaint, secluded village of approximately 300 residents. A
Trinity Museum
Trinity Historical Society Inc. Built in the 1880s in the salt box architectural style by the DeGrish family, the building was acquired by the Trinity Historical Society and used as a museum since 1967. It houses a collection of over 2,000 artifacts donated by people from the Trinity area and
The Factory
Sir William Ford Coaker Heritage Foundation Inc. Unique in its own right, Port Union is the “Only Union Built Town” in North America. Built in 1923, The Factory was home to the controversial newspaper “The Fishermen’s Advocate.” Today The Factory is used as an interpretation centre with banquet space on
St. Lawrence Miner’s Museum
St. Lawrence Historical Advisory Committee Inc. After a devastating tidal wave in 1929, the Great Depression and the collapse of the salt fish trade, many in St. Lawrence moved away. In 1931, an American entrepreneur gave the people of St. Lawrence some hope when he visited the town to inspect
Salvage Fisherman’s Museum
Salvage Fisherman’s Museum Committee Located on the most easterly point of the Eastport Peninsula, lies the 300-year-old fishing community of Salvage. Known as the Lane/Heffern House, the Salvage Fisherman’s Museum was created in 1969 and is recognized as one of the oldest in the province. Due to its historic and
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #27 Museum
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 27 Clarenville Located in Clarenville. NL, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #27 Museum has a collection of information about local veterans of the First and Second World Wars, and the Korean Conflict. There are also photographs and information supplied by descendants of those veterans that have
Provincial Seamen’s Museum
Provincial Seamen’s Museum – A Division of The Rooms Permanent Exhibition: Living The Life – Objects of Identity Explore artifacts from the land and sea, used by Newfoundland families from the 1800s to the mid 1900s. The people of Newfoundland have long been industrious and resourceful – making a living