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They That Go Down to the Sea
in Ships, Shipwrecks 1800 - 1945
They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships, Shipwrecks 1800 -
1945
Through this exhibit you will be able to learn about the
history of the various vessels through photographs and
archival material from our own archives, as well as our
partners. This archival material contains various documents
such as: ship crew lists and log books, accounts,
investigation reports, insurance claims, underwater photos
of wreckage and photographs of artefacts that have been
recovered through underwater archaeological digs that were
conducted in Trinity Harbour in 1977 where over a thousand
artefacts were raised, cleaned and catalogued.
The Battle of the
Somme: A Generation Lost But Never Forgotten
The Battle of the Somme: A Generation Lost But Never
Forgotten
This exhibit reflects on the Battle of the Somme, mainly the
Battle of Beaumont Hamel. The site has several sections
which include, the Regiment, the Battle, Soldier/Family
Stories, Commemoration, Additional Information and an
Educational section. One of the highlights of this exhibit
is the personal connection you will get as you read letters
written by soldiers to their families back home.
The Art of
Shipbuilding, An Inherited Skill
The Art of Shipbuilding, An Inherited Skill
Since the 1700s, Trinity has been known as a shipbuilding
community from the time of Benjamin Lester, who had his own
fleet of fishing ships built and who also built two vessels
for the Royal Navy in Trinity, of which we have a copy of
the plans, to the last couple of years when the Vokey family
were building vessels for the offshore fishery. This exhibit
will show the evolution of shipbuilding from traditional
wooden boat building to the building of steel and fibreglass
vessels in the Town of Trinity and around the Province of
Newfoundland.
Slade and Kelson,
A Merchants Perspective (1822 - 1852)
Slade and Kelson, A Merchants Perspective (1822 - 1852)
The Slade and Kelson diaries contain a day to day account of
the business firm's daily activities at Trinity as well as
general information on the state of the fishery, shipping,
weather and the comings and goings of the various vessels
and people. The diaries were kept by William Kelson, the
manger for the company at Trinity from 1809-1851.
Artefacts Canada
The Trinity Museum is located in an old Salt Box house which
dates from the 1880s. The house has four rooms on the ground
floor, three on the second and a hallway on each floor. Each
of the rooms has a particular theme which relates to the
work in the local area.
Click here to view many of the artefacts
which are located at the museum.
Trinity Museum Content in the
Virtual Museum of Canada
The
Virtual Museum of Canada (VMC) showcases a
rich collection of high-quality heritage content online,
bringing together in innovative and dynamic ways the stories
and treasures entrusted to Canadian museums.
Community Memories
These local history exhibits are created by community
museums and provide a glimpse into what Canadians have in
common and what makes us unique. The following Community
Memories exhibits were contributed by Trinity Museum:
Restoration of Lester-Garland House
The Trinity Community Memories project tells the story of
the Lester-Garland House, its reconstruction, between
September 30, 1996 and June 21, 1997 and the use of the
facility since it’s opening on June 25, 1997.
The Work of the Blacksmith - Green Family Forge, Trinity, NL
This virtual exhibit follows the inner workings of the Green
Family Forge in five sections: the members of the Green
Family; a brief history of blacksmithing; the restoration
process that brought the forge back to life as a living
history museum; some examples of more than 1,500 artefacts
currently on display; and finally, how things are made at
the forge including the items that our own blacksmith makes
to sell at our gift shop.
The Hiscock House: The Tale of an Entrepreneurial Woman
This exhibit tells the story of Emma Hiscock who was left a
widow and chose not to remarry—the path most widows would
have taken in her day. Instead, to support the family, she
used the resources left to her to provide the best life
possible for her children.
The Trinity Benefit Club (TBC) - 170 Years of History, 1838
- 2008
On Candlemas Day, also known as Groundhog Day, in 1838,
seventy-six men met at the Trinity Bight area courthouse in
Newfoundland and Labrador for what would be a milestone in
Canadian history. These men founded the Trinity Benefit Club
(TBC), an association that would provide financial
assistance to members who were sick or unable to work .
Organized by the Reverend William Bullock, TBC was the only
group of its kind in Canada at that time, the forerunner of
workmen’s compensation programs.
World War I - A Commemoration of Residents from Trinity and
Area
August 14, 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. Four days
later, Newfoundland, the oldest colony of the British
Empire, telegraphed London committing the colony to raise
one thousand men for the naval service and several hundred
for land service abroad.
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