Take a tour of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum
Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum chairmen, Frank Gogos, takes views on a tour of the museum in St. John’s Newfoundland.
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Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Day Parade 2016
Scenes from the NL Memorial Day ceremonies, July 1, 2016, St. John's. The crowd at the war memorial was quite thick, so I apologize for not getting any footage of that event. The larger size of this year's ceremonies was due to it being the 100th anniversary of the destruction of the Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont Hamel in France. The regiment's honorary colonel-in-chief, Princess Anne, was in the province to view the ceremonies.
Following the march past at the courthouse, another military ceremony was held at The Rooms to officially open the museum's new WWI exhibit.
Memorial Day Service National War Memorial St. John's NL 1962
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum Archives
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Danger Tree Monument and New Colours for The Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Unveiling of Danger Tree Monument and Presentation of New Colours 2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
Dévoilement du monument de l’arbre du danger et présentation des nouveaux drapeaux du 2e Bataillon, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment.
St John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
St John's in Newfoundland & Labrador
St. John's, the capital of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, is the perfect combination of big-city luxury and small-town charm. As the oldest and most easterly city in North America, this is where heritage lives. Melded with culture, history, and personality, St. John's has survived two World Wars, five centuries, countless hardships and triumphs. It's become a rare, old city full of character, experience and charisma, with a contemporary, sophisticated edge.
Wander down the narrow, criss-crossing streets carved by horse and carriage over 100 years ago. Pass the colourful jellybean row houses wedged together in every space lining the sides of steep hills and hidden alleyways. Once you've meandered down to the working harbour of the waterfront, look towards the Narrows and imagine a time when the waters were brimming full with fishing schooners.
Visit Quidi Vidi, the charming village-within-a-city, which still embodies the spirit of an old fishing outport. Then, hike up nearby Signal Hill through the famous Battery, where tiny wooden homes still cling valiantly to cliffsides ravaged by ocean waves. The unmistakable, iconic Cabot Tower guards the top of Signal Hill, where military men guarded the shores throughout the 1700s and 1800s. Here, Marconi famously received his first transmission across the Atlantic in 1901. Look out over the cliffs and watch the city's harbour and captivating skyline spread out before you. Perched on the top of the horizon is The Rooms, home to the provincial museum, art gallery and archives, standing next to the striking twin clock towers of the Basilica of St. John the Baptist.
As you explore the history of this place, shop at the many fine boutiques, shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs, and art galleries lining the streets. In the evening, sit back, relax, and enjoy live music or local theatre where actors will whisk you away to another place and time.
For nightlife excitement, head to the famous George Street. Here, clubs, pubs, bars, and restaurants are stacked and crammed. Every evening, George Street blazes with energy, especially during the George Street Festival -- five days and nights of dynamic musical entertainment.
Here in St. John's, courteous and lively people will treat you as friends -- willing to send you in the right direction, help you on your way, or even take you there. Always happy to tell a tale, no matter how tall, just to make you smile. Certainly, this city is like no other.
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St. John's, the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador, is the most easterly point in North America, located at the beginning of the Trans-Canada Highway Route 1, just 3 hours from Toronto, 4 from New York and 4.5 from London England.
Royal Newfoundland Regiment History #2
Restored and Colorized World War 1 Photos of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Restored and Colorized photos of members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment who fought in World War 1
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Memorial Day, July 1 2012, St. John's, Newfoundland
2012 marked the 96th anniversary of the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel. Short service and parade groups assemble at the Sergeant's Memorial, New Gower St. Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, RCMP, Regiment Band, Nurses from St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, Grace Hospital, General Hospital. Then marching to the National War Memorial on Water St. for wreath laying ceremony. Having visited the battlefield at Newfoundland Park in Beaumont-Hamel, France in the summer of 2013, I'll not be missing this ceremony again. To learn more about what happened at Beaumont-Hamel on July 1st 1916 click here.
Engineers, support troops arrive in Newfoundland
Hurricane-stricken communities welcome CF recovery efforts.
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Princess Ann Visit 2010
Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal presents the 1st Battalion of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment new colours. Raw footage.
Mary Queen of Peace CUB Troops visit to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Band
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The Memory Store: The visionary behind the trail of the caribou...
Anne Walsh, treasurer of the Basilica Museum and Historical Committee, describes the Bishop’s Library museum and their current exhibit on Thomas Nangle of the Newfoundland Regiment.
The Memory Store is part of the HFNL’s goal to foster a greater appreciation of historic places, by researching the stories and histories of historic places, and making those stories more accessible to the general public. This research includes short video interview clips with people about heritage buildings as well as background research and photography of the historic places.
The HFNL is working to document the architectural history and the associated narratives of Newfoundland’s historic places, in and around the St. John’s region. This research project will form part of a permanent collection with Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Digital Archives Initiative.
We will be featuring a selection of short stories about historic places in the province, in the form of short oral history interviews conducted with the people who care about those places. If you have a personal memory about a historic place in Newfoundland and Labrador, and want to add your voice to the Memory Store project, let us know at ich@heritagefoundation.ca
Newfoundland News, No.1 (1916)
This film is a heritage item from Library and Archives Canada and is only available in English
Newfoundland Soldiers Visit Home of Robbie Burns. Soldiers visit the sites of Scotland including Burn's birthplace, the monument and tea garden at Auld Brig O'Doon and the Tam O'Shanter Inn at Ayr.Newfoundlanders sitting outside bell tents in uniform reading letters. Cut away to horse drawn sleighs in front of government buildings in downtown St. John's and various other views of Newfoundland as soldiers remember their home. Soldiers exchange stories.Scenes In and Around Aldershot. Thousands of men of various regiments are encamped here. Shots of artillery and cavalry units parading.Regimental Turnout and Horse Parade. Endless steam of allied soldiers parading and horses being put through their paces.Mounting Guard at The Depot and Changing Reliefs. Men of the Newfoundland Regiment mounting guard and changing reliefs at Aldershot.
Source: Library and Archives Canada. Newfoundland and Labrador Provincial Archives, 1979-0202, IDC 20728.
Royal Newfoundland Regiment WWI Arms Demonstration Tribute Video
Royal Newfoundland Regiment tribute video depicting interpreters wearing WWI uniforms (circa 1917) and using various weapon systems prevalent during the latter part of the First World War.
This video illustrates a combination of real weapons and mock-ups in a replica of a trench at Elliston, NL. Please note this all took place at a shooting range. nfldww1.com
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10 Unusual Abandoned Places in Canada
From abandoned islands, to obscure hidden places, these are 10 UNUSUAL Abandoned Places in Canada
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10. Cole Island
Location - British Columbia
9.Bankhead
Location - Alberta
8.The Guild Inn
Location - Ontario
Locally known as The Guild,this abandoned place was once an impressive hotel in Scarborough Toronto. Since 1914, the property has switched owners many times. It was even used as a Foreign Mission House for the Roman Catholic Church.
What's more impressive than the buildings, is the 90 acres around them. The families that owned the property combined many different architectural styles to create gardens that could rival any property in Europe.
For a long time everything on the property was abandoned, nowadays, the gardens serve as a great spot for intimate weddings, and there have been major talks about reviving the hotel too.
7.Stanley Park Zoo
Location - British Columbia
6.Val Jalbert
Location - Quebec.
My French is not great; so lets just get it out of the way; Val Jalbert is located in Quebec and it is listed as a ghost town. Its easy to see why with photos like this one.
The village sprung to existence because of the successful pulp mill in the area. What is a pulp mill you ask? Its an integral part for the creation of PAPER AND STUFF! You take some wood chips add some magic and then you have FIBERBOARD !
The village was founded in 1901 and by 1929 all the homes in the area were boarded up and everyone was ordered to leave….
In the 1960s the location was transformed into a public park. YAY ! Now everyone can enjoy the nature and check out the homes of the workers that used to work in the mill.
5.Celanese Power House
Location - Alberta
4.Grain Elevators
Location - Alberta
This is not just one site, the countryside of Alberta seems to be littered with dilapidated grain elevators.
Like this one in Herronton, a very small town near Calgary. Or this one in Brant.
Grain elevators commonly refer to buildings that store grain, but they can also refer to what we see in these pictures, towers containing bucket elevators that load up containers with grain.
Locals have tried to preserve as much as they can, and have even started the Alberta Grain Elevator Society !
3.Camp 30
Location - Ontario
2.Partridge Island
Location - New Brunswick
This island has quite a long history, located within the city of Saint John, the island was first used as a quarantine station in 1785. It also had a lighthouse and military post on it.
During the Irish Potato Famine it is estimated that around 30,000 people passed through the island for processing, with around 1200 actually dying there. And by 1890, 78,000 immigrants passed through the island a year. The most famous part of the island is the Celtic cross dedicated to those who passed on the island.
There was a museum near the cross that operated until 1995. Since then, the island has become almost a rite of passage for teenagers in the area. With so much to explore, its easy to see how you can be attracted to the haunting past of the land.
1.Queen of Sidney
Location - British Columbia
Flags on the Government House (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Carew's War
Afghan veteran Sgt.John Carew talks about who he'll be remembering on November 11th.
Newfoundland Travel Guide - Top Things To See, Do, & Eat
Coming to Canada and want to see what makes Newfoundland so amazing and you're based in St. John's, here's everything you need to know to plan your trip for where to go, see, do, and eat. Open this up to learn more ↓
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Signal Hill - 0:45
Yellowbelly Brewery - 1:43
Rocket Bakery - 2:03
Cape Spear - 2:22
Irish Loop Drive - 2:45
Irish Loop Oceanside Chalet - 2:56
Ferryland - 3:02
O'Briens Whale and Bird Tours - 3:10
Petty Harbour - 4:00
Chafe's Landing - 4:19
Quidi Vidi Harbour - 4:43
Cape Bonavista - 5:01
Dungeon Provincial Park - 5:15
Town of Bonavista - 5:20
Sweet Rock Ice Cream - 5:47
Puffin Viewing Site - 5:54
Town of Trinity - 6:09
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