Virtual Museum Tour of Trinity
Get inspired to travel Newfoundland, or visit it virtually through beautiful and amazing images.
Discover stories and interesting people from the Trinity Bight and the Bonavista Peninsula.
Before arriving, take some time to explore Trinity's vast heritage and culture.
Virtual Sites
Trinity has a rich seafaring history and Trinity Harbour is considered to be one of the best and largest harbours in the word. This exhibit contains a wealth of materials such as
ship crew lists and log books, accounts, investigation reports, insurance claims, underwater photos of wreckage and photographs of artifacts that have been recovered through underwater archaeological digs that were conducted in Trinity Harbour in 1977.
The virtual Shipwreck Exhibit concentrates mainly on the vessels listed below. All of them are in some way associated with Trinity.
|
|
Built
|
Lost
|
|
Fanny
|
1835
|
1835
|
|
Lion
|
1866
|
1882
|
|
Viking
|
1881
|
1931
|
|
Richard Greaves
|
1885
|
1908
|
|
Effie M.
|
1888
|
1907
|
|
Ethie
|
1900
|
1919
|
|
Florizel
|
1909
|
1918
|
|
I’m Alone
|
1923
|
1929
|
|
Marion Rogers
|
1924
|
1938
|
|
Caribou
|
1925
|
1942
|
They that go down to Sea in Ships - Shipwrecks: 1800 - 1945
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.
World War I - A Commemoration of Residents from Trinity and Area
This virtual exhibit follows the inner workings
of the Green Family Forge, its history, the restoration proces, some examples of the many artifacts on display and it shows how things are made at the
forge including the items made for sale. Enjoy your virtual visit to this living museum.
Green Family Forge
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.
Restoration of Lester-Garland House
Back