The Commissariat was built between 1818-1820 as the home and offices of the Assistant Commissary General – the supply officer for British forces in Newfoundland. Today, visitors can explore a volatile period in 19th-century St. John’s: British naval rule is ending and a power struggle is at hand. Free admission for Historic Places Day on […]

Visitors can explore the historic 1843 lighthouse and learn about the daily life of the lighthouse keepers and their families. Take in the landscape of the Cape while you watch for whales and puffins. Free admission for Historic Places Day on July 10.

The Newman Wine Vaults tell the amazing story of a 300-year connection between wine produced in sunny Portugal, aged in the cool climate of Newfoundland, and sipped by England’s aristocracy for generations.  Free admission for Historic Places Day on July 10.

Hiscock House captures life in Trinity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Emma Hiscock – a widow with six children – maintained a genteel life through entrepreneurship: running a shop, post office – even renting her front room to the Royal Bank. Explore the house with one of our interpreters. Free admission for […]

The Mockbeggar Plantation was the former residence of politician and Confederation advocate F. Gordon Bradley. Today, this site tells the story of life in Newfoundland in the 1930s and 1940s, when the issue of whether to join Canada or remain an independent nation was on everyone’s lips. Explore the house and learn about this turbulent […]

Join one of our interpreters for a tour of the tallest lighthouse in Atlantic Canada and enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding land and sea during the 132 step adventure to the top. Point Amour Lighthouse is a lot more than a great view… it’s a snapshot of life on the Straits, set in […]

The Manor is celebrating its colonial past with a special exhibit in the north room. Four vignettes will highlight this history. Colonel Scott circa 1770, the Victorian era circa 1850, the time of the Tolson family who saved the house in its decrepit state from being torn down and who began a lengthy restoration circa […]

The Saint John Jewish Historical Museum is pleased to announce that Roslyn Harrush will be our Artist-in-Residence from May to September 2024. During her residency, Roslyn Harrush will teach several art classes for youth and adults and hold a number of open studio days on the second floor of the Museum. Classes will be held […]

Kick off the holiday season with everyone’s favourite Jolly old Soul at the Smiths Falls Heritage House Museum. Guests will be offered tours of the Museum’s period rooms, decorated for the season, with costumed guides in the rooms, sharing the history of holiday traditions in Eastern Ontario and their origins. Enjoy the sounds of holiday […]

Take a walk on the spooky side of Wellington County history! Join us for a walk from the Wellington County Museum to the Poor House Cemetery, where over 200 people were laid to rest after being admitted as inmates to the House of Industry and Refuge. Along the way, we will be telling unsettling and […]