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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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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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

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Grenfell Historic Properties

The Grenfell Historic Properties celebrate the presence of Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador, and the impact that he and his worldwide mission had on the social, medical and economic climate of the early 1900’s. Equally, the properties tell the story of the evolution of Northern Newfoundland

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Newfoundland & Labrador Pharmacy Museum

The Newfoundland & Labrador Pharmacy Museum was developed by the Apothecary Hall Trust and opened in September 1988. The museum’s mission is to honour our health-care by sharing the history and evolution of trusted pharmacy practice as it was experienced here in Newfoundland and Labrador. This museum would not have

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Nurse Myra Bennett Heritage House

Nurse Myra Bennett Foundation Known throughout the province as “Florence Nightingale of the North,” Nurse Myra Bennett provided more than 50 years of nursing and medical services along the rugged coastline of the Newfoundland’s Northern Peninsula. The museum is located in the 1922 built two-story traditional house which was home

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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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