Sarah Stoodley, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation, recently joined members of Bell Island’s Heritage Society at the Miner’s Museum to proclaim July 20 as Museum Day.
Through the Cultural Economic Development Program, the Provincial Government contributes over $892,000 to support community heritage organizations such as museums, archives, and historical society organizations. As part of this support, the Provincial Government announced $16,390 to the Bell Island Heritage Society, to assist with operational support and programming at the Bell Island #2 Mine and Community Museum.
A complete list of funding support can be found in the backgrounder below.
Located in every region of the province, museums are an integral part of Newfoundland and Labrador’s cultural fabric. Museum Day is an initiative by the Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, which supports and promotes its members through training, communication, advocacy and standards of excellence.
As part of The Way Forward, the Provincial Government released a new Cultural Action Plan to help set priorities and key actions towards supporting and sustaining the cultural sector. The Way Forward outlines all actions the Provincial Government is taking to achieve a strong, diversified province with a high standard of living, and can be viewed at thewayforward.gov.nl.ca.
Quotes
“Our tangible and intangible heritage are touchstones of community identity, and anchors of community pride – and museums are one of the essential vehicles for this purpose. Number Two Mine on Bell Island is a significant part of the island’s heritage, and our government is pleased to support its operations and programming.”
Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore
Minister of Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
“Museums protect, preserve, promote and present our tangible and intangible heritage and culture. They tell our stories in ways that help the visitor understand the legacy of our forefathers and foremothers who were strong, courageous and determined people. These stories are remembered through the amazing ability of the staff in our museums, throughout the province, who bring smiles and laughter to the listener, as well as tears. Museums are an economic engine in communities because they generate new dollars through tourism. They hold memories for our children today and generations to come. Museums matter whether big or small. ”
Teresita McCarthy
President of Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (MANL)
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Sarah Stoodley, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation recently joined Teresita McCarthy, President of the Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador to proclaim July 20 as Museum Day in the province.
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Eric Humber
Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation
709-729-4819, 725-9655
erichumber@gov.nl.ca
Teresita McCarthy
Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador
709-488-2880, 691-8143
teresita_mccarthy@hotmail.com
BACKGROUNDER
Heritage Operational Support from the Provincial Government
Organization | District | Total |
50 Centuries Cultures Society | St. Barbe-L’Anse aux Meadows | $3,140 |
Admiralty House Museum and Archive | Mount Pearl North | $9,770 |
Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese | St. John’s East – Quidi Vidi | $4,300 |
Arnold’s Cove Heritage Foundation | Placentia West – Bellevue | $2,640 |
Avondale Heritage and Conservation Foundation | Harbour Main | $1,160 |
Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $26,420 |
Baie Verte Peninsula Economic Development Association | Baie Verte – Green Bay | $2,480 |
Banting Historical Trust | Fogo Island – Cape Freels | $1,000 |
Battle Harbour Historic Trust | Cartwright – L’Anse au Clair | $50,430 |
Bay de Verde Heritage Committee | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $5,720 |
Bay Roberts Heritage Society | Harbour Grace – Port de Grave | $2,490 |
Bell Island Heritage Society | Conception Bay East – Bell Island | $16,390 |
Bishop’s Falls Heritage Society | Exploits | $1,340 |
Bonavista Historical Society/ Bonavista Historic Townscape Foundation | Bonavista | $36,520 |
Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation | Humber – Gros Morne | $1,340 |
Botwood Heritage Society | Exploits | $7,890 |
Brigus Historical and Conservation Society | Harbour Main | $2,270 |
Burin Heritage Tourism Association | Burin – Grand Bank | $16,200 |
Cape Freels Heritage Trust | Fogo Island – Cape Freels | $40,150 |
Cape Random Trust | Bonavista | $15,890 |
Carbonear Heritage Society | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $5,960 |
Champney’s West Heritage Group | Bonavista | $3,000 |
Chapel Restoration Committee – Blackhead, Cape Spear | Waterford Valley | $1,000 |
Clarenville Heritage Society | Terra Nova | $2,030 |
Colony of Avalon Foundation | Ferryland | $70,940 |
Conception Bay Museum | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $2,120 |
Cow Head Conservation and Heritage Committee | Humber-Gros Morne | $3,380 |
Corner Brook Museum and Archives Society | Corner Brook | $7,750 |
Cupids Historical Society | Harbour Main | $3,270 |
Cupids Legacy | Harbour Main | $32,960 |
Dorset Eskimo Carving Committee | Bay Verte-Green Bay | $5,150 |
Durrell Museum Corporation | Lewisporte-Twillingate | $2,650 |
Ferryland Historical Society | Ferryland | $2,210 |
Fishermen’s Museum – Musgrave Harbour | Fogo Island-Cape Freels | $1,000 |
Fisherman’s Museum – St. Vincent’s | Placentia-St. Mary’s | $1,000 |
Flambro Head Heritage Society | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $1,000 |
Fogo Island Heritage Advisory Committee | Fogo Island-Cape Freels | $12,400 |
French Rooms Cultural Centre | St. Barbe-L’Anse aux Meadows | $1,410 |
French Shore Historical Society | St. Barbe-L’Anse aux Meadows | $10,090 |
Gateway Labrador | Labrador West | $7,140 |
Glenwood Heritage Society | Gander | $1,000 |
Glovertown Museum Association | Terra Nova | $1,160 |
Grand Bank Heritage Society | Burin-Grand Band | $3,300 |
Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society | Exploits | $1,960 |
Greenspond Historical Society | Fogo Island-Cape Freels | $410 |
Hant’s Harbour Willow Tree Heritage Society | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $1,000 |
Heritage Fortune | Burin-Grand Bank | $1,000 |
Heritage New Perlican | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $1,000 |
Heritage Society of Peterview | Exploits | $1,000 |
Hibbs Hole Fishermen’s Museum | Harbour Grace-Port de Grave | $1,000 |
Home from the Sea | Bonavista | $12,600 |
Humber Valley Heritage Society | Humber-Gros Morne | $2,470 |
Jackson’s Arm Heritage Society | Humber-Gros Morne | $1,280 |
King’s Cove Historical Society | Bonavista | $1,000 |
King’s Point Heritage Society | Bay Verte-Green Bay | $3,520 |
La Scie French Shore Connection Society | Bay Verte-Green Bay | $1,000 |
Labrador Heritage Society | Lake Melville | $3,310 |
Labrador Straits Historical Development Corporation | Cartwright-L’Anse au Clair | $7,470 |
Labrador Straits Museum and Craft Shop | Cartwright-L’Anse au Clair | $2,020 |
Landfall Trust | Harbour Main | $1,600 |
Lewisporte and Area Heritage Society | Lewisporte-Twillingate | $7,220 |
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum | Cape St. Francis | $1,000 |
Long Island Heritage Society | Bay Verte-Green Bay | $1,000 |
Marystown Heritage Museum Corporation | Placentia West-Bellevue | $6,220 |
Matthew Legacy | Bonavista | $18,590 |
Mistaken Point Cape Race Heritage (formerly Cape Race – PCS Heritage Inc.) | Ferryland | $15,360 |
Mizzen Heritage Society | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $1,500 |
Municipality of Spaniard’s Bay Heritage Society | Harbour Grace-Port de Grave | $360 |
Newfoundland Pony Society | Pan-Provincial | $1,420 |
Norris Arm Heritage Society | Exploits | $3,800 |
Norris Point Heritage Committee | Humber-Gros Morne | $2,300 |
Norstead Village Inc. | St. Barbe – L’Anse aux Meadows | $18,000 |
North Atlantic Aviation Museum | Gander | $11,090 |
Nurse Myra Bennett Foundation | Humber-Gros Morne | $1,680 |
Old Perlican Heritage Committee | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $1,000 |
Over the Top Museum | Lewisporte-Twillingate | $1,280 |
Petty Harbour Maddox Cove Heritage Museum Association | Ferryland | $1,000 |
Placentia Area Historical Society | Placentia-St. Mary’s | $2,980 |
Placentia West Heritage Committee | Placentia West-Bellevue | $3,550 |
Point Leamington Heritage Council | Exploits | $1,320 |
Pouch Cove Heritage Committee | Cape St. Francis | $730 |
Presentation Congregation Archives | St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi | $3,630 |
Railway Coastal Museum | Waterford Valley | $45,920 |
Railway Society of Newfoundland | Humber – Bay of Islands | $2,870 |
Red Indian Lake Heritage Society | Grand Falls-Windsor-Buchans | $2,450 |
Rose Blanche Lighthouse | Burgeo-La Poile | $8,150 |
Signal Hill Tattoo Association | St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi | $43,320 |
Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Historical Society | St. Barbe-L’Anse aux Meadows | $24,930 |
Sir William Ford Coaker Heritage Foundation | Bonavista | $29,410 |
Smallwood Era Development Corporation | Gander | $8,170 |
South Dildo Whaling and Sealing Museum | Placentia – St. Mary’s | $1,000 |
South West Coast Historical Society | Burgeo-La Poile | $2,250 |
St. Lawrence Historical Advisory Committee | Burin-Grand Bank | $1,610 |
Sunny Cottage Heritage Centre | Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune | $2,460 |
Them Days | Lake Melville | $50,000 |
Tourism Elliston | Bonavista | $21,650 |
Trinity Historical Society | Bonavista | $33,220 |
Trout River Heritage Committee | Humber-Gros Morne | $3,050 |
Turks Gut Heritage Conservation | Harbour Main | $1,060 |
Twillingate Museum Association | Lewisporte-Twillingate | $6,410 |
United Church of Canada/ Newfoundland and Labrador Conference Archives | St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi | $1,670 |
Veteran’s Interpretation Centre Royal Canadian Legion | Placentia-St. Mary’s | $1,000 |
Waterloo Orange Museum | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $1,000 |
Whitbourne Heritage Society | Placentia-St. Mary’s | $1,000 |
White Elephant Museum | Torngat Mountains | $1,000 |
Whiteway Heritage Society | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $1,000 |
Witless Bay Heritage Committee | Ferryland | $1,000 |
Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador | Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde | $18,430 |
Total Support | $892,160.00 |