Admiralty House Museum & Archives

Located just outside St. John’s in scenic Mount Pearl, Admiralty House Communications Museum will fascinate you with artifacts from the region’s past, wireless communication and the tragedy of the S.S. Florizel. Enjoy fascinating, surprising, and once top-secret stories. This historic building was originally constructed in 1915 by the Marconi Telegraph

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Basilica Cathedral Museum

Basilica Heritage Foundation Inc. The Basilica-Cathedral of St John the Baptist is the metropolitan cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. The dream of Bishop Michael Fleming, it was built by Irish immigrants and the people of Newfoundland between 1838 and 1855, in the shape of a Latin

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Bell Island Number 2 Mine Tour & Museum

Bell Island Heritage Society Inc. The Bell Island Heritage Society is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of our rich cultural heritage. At the Bell Island Community Museum & #2 Mine Tour you’ll be greeted by local tour guides who will share our history and tell you amazing stories about

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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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Centre for Newfoundland Studies

Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador The Centre for Newfoundland Studies (CNS) was founded in 1965 by the Memorial University Libraries with the mandate to collect all published materials relating to Newfoundland and Labrador; to offer library services such as a reading room, reference service and

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Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Gallery

Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador (CCNL) The Craft Council Gallery is one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier venues for the exhibition of fine craft, one-of-a-kind and craft-based art. Exceptionally refined traditional techniques meet cutting-edge contemporary work in up to twenty-three solo, duo, and group exhibitions annually. A vast range

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Crow’s Nest Officers’ Club

Crow’s Nest Military Artifacts Association The Crow’s Nest Officers’ Club (originally “The Crow’s Nest Seagoing Officers’ Club”) is a private club which has been in operation since Jan 27, 1942. Beginning as a club for seagoing officers during World War II, the Crow’s Nest is rich in history; the club

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Family History Society of Newfoundland & Labrador

The Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (FHSNL) is a not-for-profit organisation that was established in 1984, incorporated in 1987, and in 2013 became a registered charity. The main objectives of the society are: • To help researchers locate and access genealogical information.• To foster education and interest in

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Her Majesty’s Penitentiary Museum & Archives

The location of the museum and archives is the HMP Administration Building located just outside the prison walls on Forest Road. Her Majesty’s Penitentiary Museum & Archives contains artifacts and documents dating back to 1838. The museum & archives is not open to the general public but if anyone is

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Heritage Committee of Witless Bay

Town of Witless Bay The Heritage Committee of Witless Bay was formed in 2004 and now consists of 13 full time members and is very active in the town. One of the committee’s main projects is promoting the book “Bygone Days of Witless Bay” which won the Manning Award in

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