The Museum is located in George C. Harris House, designated a heritage structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland & Labrador. A typical Queen Anne structure, it was built in 1908 by local merchant George Harris. The building received the Manning Award in 1994 and the Southcott Award in 1996. As a Museum of Local History, exhibits portray domestic life and cultural pursuits of the community in the period of the bank fishery, 1881-1954. Interpreters are in period costume.
Location:
16 Water Street, Grand Bank; 2 hours from TCH at Goobies following route 220
Contact:
Grand Bank Heritage Society
Tel: 709-832-1568, fax 832-1636
P.O. Box 417, Grand Bank, NF, A0E 1W0
Email: grbankheritage@nf.aibn.com
Website: http://www.grandbankseamensmemorial.ca/
Open: July 1 to September 30, 10:00 am to 8:00 pm daily
Guided tours
Admission: free
Giftshop