Voices of Placentia Bay Exhibit

Voices of Placentia Bay is a collaborative project created by the Placentia Bay Historical Society, the Town of Placentia and the Research Centre for the Study of Music, Media and Place.Located next to the Placentia Arts Centre, this highly interactive, multimedia exhibition celebrates the singers and players, the storytellers and

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Walters House Museum

Town Council of Isle aux Morts The Walter’s House museum – which was the first church and school in the Isle aux Morts community. Later, a small addition was built on to have a store attached to the house. This house is well over 100 years old and is the

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Whitbourne Heritage Museum

Whitbourne Heritage Society Inc. The Whitbourne Museum is housed in the old Whitbourne Railway Station. Sir Robert Bond, Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1900-1909, built his home, “The Grange,” in Whitbourne. The Museum holds a large collection of photographs and artifacts relating to Bond and his estate. Notable pieces include

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White Elephant Museum

The White Elephant Museum Inc. Constructed in 1915, the structure was once part of the Moravian Mission station which was established in Makkovik in 1896. The building was meant to serve as a boarding school, however, it seemed more prudent to house the school and the dormitory within the Moravian

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Willow Tree Heritage Museum, Cemetery and Historic Fishing Premises

Willow Tree Heritage Society Inc. The Willow Tree Heritage Society operates the Willow Tree Museum, the Willow Tree Cemetery, and the Registered Historical Fishing Premises in the town of Hant’s Harbour, Trinity Bay—a town with a history dating back to the migratory fishery of the early 17th century. 

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Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador

Come visit the Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador – a place where the history and traditions of wooden boat building come to life! The museum is located on the Avalon Peninsula, in Winterton, Newfoundland and Labrador. The first floor of the museum incorporates a new provincial exhibit, which

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