Lawn Museum

The Lawn Museum has local artefacts including items pertaining to the shipwreck disasters of the USS Pullux and USS Truxun as well as displays about the 1929 tidal wave that hit the region. There are also traditional domestic artefacts from the community such as woodstoves, radios, pump organ, spinning wheel,

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Livyer’s Lot Museum

The complex consists of two structures, one housing an interpretation centre, gift shop, and a tea house which serves traditional Newfoundland cuisine and beverages. The museum itself is housed in a restored house which was constructed in 1911 on Port Elizabeth Island in Placentia Bay and was transported to nearby

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Loder’s Point Museum

The Loder’s Point Premises Museum features many items relating to the fishery, and is located in the upper story of the former general store, which still has it’s original shelves. The Loder family from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland were merchants who established a fish trading business and constructed premises in the

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Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum

The Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum shares the exciting history of the early settlement of the communities of Logy Bay, Middle Cove and Outer Cove. First settled in 1610, and permanently settled in the early 1800’s, this area has a diverse and rich history. Each settlement has its own history,

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Long Island Heritage Center

The Long Island Heritage Center site originally housed the Long Island Consumers Co-Operative Store from 1957 to 2002. Co-operative action was introduced in the early 1940’s by Jasper Rideout of Beaumont, Long Island from the Commission of Government. Local fishermen became the first shareholders. The first co-operative organization was The

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Marconi Wireless Interpretation Centre

Perched high on the hill above the community of Fogo, get a great view of the community and learn about the early communications history of Fogo Island. Built in 1911 at the instigation of the Newfoundland government, the Marconi wireless station on Fogo Island was for many years the only

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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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Marystown Heritage Museum

The Museum holds a wide variety of exhibits featuring items from the town’s long and rich history, including artifacts used in everyday life and the tools that people used in earning their livings. There is also a display of shipbuilding in the Marystown area. Admission: free Gift shop Guided tours

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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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