Mary March Provincial Museum
24 St Catherine Street A2A 1W9 Grand Falls, NL, Canada

Our last rug of the week goes to Wisdom, as today is our last day open for our 2021 season! We loved having our temporary exhibit Born from Necessity, 25 Years of the Rug Hooking Guild of Newfoundland and Labrador here. We are excited to have a new temporary exhibit for you guys in the spring of 2022. Stay tuned for that!

Our staff here at the Mary March Provincial Museum wore orange yesterday and today as a way to help raise awareness about the residential school systems and their impact on Indigenous communities. We invite everyone to take some time today to learn and reflect. The Museum is open today, September 30, from Noon to 4:30 p.m. Admission today is FREE. Our hope is for a better future for all children because #EveryChildMatters!

Happy #WorldTourismDay :)

This weeks rug of the week goes out to the MerBy's by Jackie Alcock. This rug is a definite MUST SEE! We want to remind visitors we only have 8 days left of our 2021 season. That means only 8 days left to visit our temporary exhibit, Born from Necessity, 25 Years of the Rug Hooking Guild of Newfoundland and Labrador, before its gone! ... We'd love to see you :)

The Mary March Provincial Museum will be offering FREE admission this Thursday, September 30th in observation of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We will be open from 12:00pm-4:30pm. We invite you to join us to learn, reflect and take action. If you are a former student and need support, 24/7 National Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 The Hope for Wellness line is available to all Indigenous Persons in Canada: 1-855-242-3310

Today is the first FULL day of fall What’s your favourite thing to do in the fall? Our favourite thing to do in the fall is put off our fall school programs! We have been having so much fun having all the classes come and visit us.

Just a reminder, with the latest guidelines from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, masks are now required when visiting the Mary March Provincial Museum.

This weeks rug of the week goes out to this Floral Chair Pad. A product of the first Rug Hooking Guild meeting on Change Islands by Joan Foster.

Today is #AskACurator Day! If you have any questions for our Curator or for one of our staff members, please send them along and we will answer them throughout the day. Cant think of anything to ask? We have posted some example questions in the past 2 weeks. Feel free to send us one of those.... We look forward to hearing your questions

Beautiful day to visit a Museum near you :) Clyde Drew, Glooskap 2002, Antler and Wood

What makes your Museum unique? Great question! If you have any questions for our Curator or any of our staff, join us on Sept 15, 2021 for #AskACurator Day and send them to us to answer.

Moose Hunting Season 2021 officially opened this past Saturday (11th). Did you know Moose are non-native to Newfoundland? Two Moose were first introduced in 1878 in the Gander Bay area, but were unfortunately unsuccessful. They introduced four Moose a few years later in 1904 in the Howley area and the rest is history! For many in our province, hunting, fishing, trapping and logging are not only a passion but a way of life. ... Happy Hunting!

This year we commemorate the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Most of us remember where we were and how life changed that day. We also remember the 38 flights and 6700 passengers who landed in Gander, and the people of Gander and surrounding areas opening their hearts and homes to people from all over the world. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Please take a moment to reflect; not only on the horrific attacks, but also the heroism that was shown that day. Stay strong!

Don’t forget today is #OrangeShirtDay. Our staff here at the Museum are wearing orange today as a way to help raise awareness about the residential school systems and their impact on Indigenous communities. Our hope is for a better future for all children because #EveryChildMatters!

Our last #Rugoftheweek goes to the Newfoundland Tartan! We hope you all have enjoyed our weekly posts displaying some of the rugs in our Born From Necessity, 25 Years of The Rug Hooking Guild of Mewfoundland and Labrador exhibit. Join us again next season as we will continue on with our #Rugoftheweek as we will be keeping this year’s temporary exhibit for the 2021 season!

Not only is it our last week but it is also World Tourism Day! So with both of that being said, we would like to invite everyone to visit us before we close for the year on October 4th.

This weeks #Rugoftheweek goes to this large Brin on Brin mat. This was made in the early 1900’s. Drop in to see this mat and others like it today from 9am-4:30pm.

Here is today’s #WhatsItWednesday. Let’s see if you can guess this weeks picture. Leave your guess in the comments. Good luck!