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Blackhead One Room School & Church Museum

Located in Blackhead village, near Cape Spear, is this beautifully restored one room school and church, originally constructed in 1879. The building is a Provincially Designated Heritage Structure.

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Bonavista Museum & Archives

The Town of Bonavista & The Bonavista Historical Society The Bonavista Museum, located at the Ryan Premises National Historic Site, showcases various aspects of local culture dating back to the late 19th century such as domestic life and entertainment, school, church, mercantile activity and occupations such as fishing, sealing, logging,

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Diocese of Grand Falls Archives

Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Grand Falls The Archives Office of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Falls exists to collect, preserve and make available records of enduring value which pertain to the experience of the Church and its development in this province of Newfoundland and Labrador according to the

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Pilley’s Island Heritage Museum

Pilley’s Island Heritage Society Inc. Pilley’s Island is a small town with a big history. The mining of pyrite began at Pilley’s Island in 1887. By 1899 Pilley’s Island could boast of having a courthouse for the area, six merchant establishments and a hotel serving not only the town’s population

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Roman Catholic Archives of Grand Falls

Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Grand Falls The Diocese of Grand Falls, covering 19,200 square miles, comprises nearly half of the geographical territory of the island of Newfoundland, which covers 43,000 square miles. It consists of thirty parishes. Twenty-four parishes are along the extensive and rugged sea coastline, while six

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Twillingate Museum & Crafts

Twillingate Museum Association The Twillingate Museum and Crafts is housed in the former Anglican Rectory and depicts life in Twillingate at the turn of the century. Nearby stands St. Peter’s Anglican Church, one of the oldest wooden churches in Newfoundland. Inside the Museum, rooms feature a variety of displays to

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