Rose Blanche Lighthouse
RB Lighthouse Inc. The granite Rose Blanche Lighthouse and attached lightkeeper’s living quarters was originally built 1871 -1873 and restored 1996-1999. At the time of restoration only the tower portion remained. It contains artefacts in every room. The lighthouse, which is the only granite lighthouse in Atlantic Canada, is open
Roy Whelan Heritage Museum
Humber Valley Heritage Society An impressive facility displaying the history of communities in the Humber Valley. Exhibits on logging, agriculture, transportation and community life in the valley are a must to see. Located in the Roy Whalen Regional Heritage Centre and Archives & Valley Crafts.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch #12 Museum
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 12 Grand Falls The museum is dedicated to preserving the service of Newfoundlanders who served in both World Wars, the Korean War and peacekeeping missions around the world. Exhibits at the museum include the Royal Newfoundland Regiment from the Beaumont Hamel, France during World War I,
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
Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Regimental Advisory Committee The Regimental Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the famed Royal Newfoundland Regiment since its inception to the present day. Though termed a ‘Museum’, it is a site of a Historical Collection and Archives of the Regiment. Here you will find
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
Shipwreck Preservation Society of Newfoundland & Labrador Inc.
Shipwreck Preservation Society of Newfoundland & Labrador Inc. The mission of the Shipwreck Preservation Society of Newfoundland & Labrador is to advance the awareness, documentation and stewardship of shipwrecks throughout the province. The society often partners with community and provincial museums and government agencies on their shipwreck projects.
Smallwood Interpretation Centre
Town of Gambo Dedicated to J.R. Smallwood and the history of Gambo. The museum contains memorabilia of the Smallwood era, the history of Gambo including the events of 9/11 and its connection with the railway and logging industry. The Center boasts a gift shop, café and a deck overlooking the Gambo
St Thomas’ Church Archives & Museum
Built in 1836, St. Thomas’ Anglican Church is one of the oldest continually-used Anglican churches in Newfoundland. The church is notable for its proximity to historic British military sites such as Fort Townsend, Fort William and Commissariat House. Built under the commission of Bishop Aubrey Spencer, the land for the
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