Salvage, Newfoundland and Labrador
Step inside the Lane/Heffern House and explore the fishing community of Salvage through family histories, handmade tools, schooners, textiles, music, craft, and everyday life.
Open July 7 - September 4
Admission is by donation.
Explore an 1860s house that became one of Newfoundland and Labrador's oldest community museums.
Learn how Salvage was connected by water, and how schooners such as the Crystal Stream shaped family and community life.
See textiles, tools, lighting, heating, music, radio, and the local skills that helped families live and work here.
European migratory fishermen are drawn to the cod grounds of Bonavista Bay.
The original Lane/Heffern House is built.
The house opens as the Salvage Fisherman's Museum.
The museum continues to preserve community stories, artifacts, craft, and maritime knowledge.
Every donation helps care for artifacts, maintain exhibits, and keep Salvage's stories available for future generations.
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