Lane House Museum

The Lane House is the oldest house in Tilting and won the Southcott Award, for excellence in preserving the architectural heritage of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1997. It was built prior to 1836 by Irish cooper Augustin MacNamara (known as “Augie Mac”). Augie Mac came from Ireland with his sister,

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Mary March Provincial Museum

Mary March Provincial Museum – a division of The Rooms Permanent Exhibition: AT HOME IN CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND Discover history from the Aboriginal cultures of 5,000 years ago to 20th century industrial development through artifacts of ancient Maritime Archaic Indians, Palaeoeskimo, and Beothuk, and of the European and Mi’kmaq who followed.

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Military Museum

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, including trenchline maps. The Royal Artillery exhibit

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Milltown-Head Bay d’Espoir Museum

The Heritage Society in Milltown has been in the process of gathering artifacts for the town’s museum and working to upgrade and renovate the building. The Society has purchased the oldest home in Milltown and is seeking funds to carry out the relocation and restoration of the home. The project

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Moretons Harbour Community Museum

This beautiful old house, built in the early 1900’s, by the late Hedley Knight has been home to the Moreton’s Harbour Museum since 1983. It is operated and maintained by the Moreton’s Harbour Museum Committee, a small group of volunteers. The Museum consists of thematic rooms featuring a variety of

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Museum of the Flat Earth

Situated precariously at one of the corners of the flat earth, the Museum of the Flat Earth welcomes tourists, visitors, and residents to view and contemplate its curious collection of artifacts. The museum sits at the intersection of fact and fiction and presents documents and objects that reflect the history

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North Atlantic Aviation Museum

The Museum’s collection focuses on North Atlantic aviation history as it pertains to Gander and Gander International Airport from the 1930’s to the present, with the bulk of artifacts, photos and text centering on the WWII years through the early jet age. Highlights of the collection include a 1940 Hudson

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NorthEast Church Museum

The last service was held at this church in 1987 at which time the building was deconsecrated. A group of concerned citizens purchased the building when it became in danger of demolition. The group has since become incorporated in the North East Church Heritage Association Inc. and is dedicated to

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Old Post Office

The original Post Office in Tilting was established in 1887 and it was set up as a waystation. For many years it was located in the local fishing premises of Patrick Bryan and Sons. Patrick Bryan was awarded the contract to build the new post office and construction began in

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Old School House Museum

Old School House Museum The Old Schoolhouse is a rectangular, single-storey former school building with symmetrically placed wooden windows along the sides, a steeply pitched gable roof, and a front gable-end entry porch with wooden doors. It is located next to Our Lady of the Snows Roman Catholic Church on

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