Library and Archives Canada
1880's Newfoundland: A Pictorial
This resource is a photographic album of sites around Newfoundland in the 1880s. It was originally the property of Joseph Laurence who was a schoolmaster in England. He was a strong supporter of the Methodist Church and many of his...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Guiding Light
The Cape Bonavista Lighthouse in Newfoundland operated from 1843 to 1962. Maintaining a lighthouse was truly a family endeavour as all family members played a role in its functioning. The story of this lighthouse, now a provincial...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Life of Service: Nurse Bennett Heritage House
Nurse Myra Grimsley (Bennett) was a nurse in Britain throughout World War I. She came to Newfoundland in 1921 as a volunteer and worked there for over 50 years. She was the only source of medical aid to people living along a...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: A Mother's War
Clara Hawker was a mother who sent two sons to fight in the First World War. While they were away she kept diaries of her family's daily life so they could read it when they returned. Accompanied by photographs and audio files in this...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: The Stowaway
This site describes the background of a television documentary about a Portuguese man who stowed away on a ship to come to Newfoundland. Antonio da Silva stayed in touch with his homeland by inviting Portuguese fishermen to his home. The...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Prelude to Confederation
The Mockbeggar Plantation and Provincial Historic Site in Bonavista is profiled.It is the location where Newfoundland, the last province of Canada, joined Confederation in 1949.Archival photographs and documents are included.