Petty Harbour Community Museum

05/08/2026

SPEND YOUR SUMMER IN PETTY HARBOUR!

The Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove Community Museum is hiring for the 2026 summer season!

We are looking for museum interpretors to work from June 29 to August 21, 2026 (8 weeks, 35 hours per week). Hourly rate is $17.40 per hour and weekend work is required.

Interpretors will greet visitors, provide historical background and offer guided tours of the museum. They will record visitor information, facilitate and inventory donations. Interpretors will also be responsible for opening and closing the museum each day and to do light maintenance around the building.

These positions are open to mature individuals who are able to work under minimum supervision. Applicants should be at ease with public speaking and offering general information regarding the area around Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove. Ideally applicants should have an interest and/or experience in history/heritage.
Applicants must be between 15 and 30 years old at the start of the job, a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred and have a valid social insurance number.

Please apply via email with a cover letter and resume (PDF format) to [email protected]. All those selected for interviews will be contacted. Deadline for applications is May 29, 2026.

07/03/2025

Tomorrow morning it’s all things Petty Harbour Maddox Cove on CBC Newfoundland and Labrador’s morning show, live from the mini aquarium …. Plus t-shirts now available for a $30 donation to the museum!

05/25/2025

The AGM of the Petty Harbour Maddox Cove Museum Heritage Committee will take place today Sunday May 25 from 2 to 4 pm at the recreation centre.

We are a small but active committee that is always looking for new members who are interested in the town's history and heritage. We look forward to seeing you there!

01/14/2025

Today on CBC Newfoundland and Labrador Radio's The Signal!

Are We Doing Enough to Preserve our Heritage?
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, please tune into The Signal, on CBC NL Radio One at 12 noon (NDT) for a very special program. We are asking everyone to please call in and let everyone know about the fabulous work achieved every day by heritage staff and volunteers, as well as the many benefits heritage has to offer this province & its people. Please call in, text or email! (Telephone: 709-722-7111 / Toll Free: 1-800-563-8255 / Email: [email protected] /Text: 709-327-8206). Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism Canadian Museums Association / Association des musées canadiens Newfoundland and Labrador Historic Trust Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Society Royal Newfoundland Regiment Museum Newfoundland and Labrador Archaeological Society Newfoundland Pony Society Signal Hill National Historic Site, Parks Canada Provincial Historic Sites - Newfoundland and Labrador Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Shops NL The Rooms Admiralty House Communications Museum Trinity Historical Society Inc. Adventure Central Newfoundland Ewe Design Bell Island No. 2 Mine Tour and Museum Them Days Grand Falls-Windsor Heritage Society MUN Folklore and Language Archive - Munfla Archives and Special Collections, Queen Elizabeth II Library, MUN MUNL Archaeology Department MUN Folklore Department Labrador Campus, Memorial University Fishing For Success at Island Rooms of Petty Harbour Our Lady of Mercy Heritage Church Port au Port West, NL Norris Arm Heritage & Arts Centre News and Events Corner Brook Museum and Archive - Digital Commons Grenfell Historical Carbonear Heritage Society Heritage NL Heritage Run - Burin Peninsula Pilley's Island Heritage Society Loyola O'Driscoll - MHA for the District of Ferryland Historic Ferryland Museum / Ferryland Historical Society The Stanley Ford Property - Jacksons Arm Heritage Society Heritage Heart's Content Twillingate Museum Them Days Willow Tree Heritage Society and Museum Mummers Festival Battle Harbour Historic Trust Inc. Voices of Placentia Bay Placentia West Heritage Committee Crow's Nest Officers' Club Durrell Museum & Brigade Artisan Shoppe Dr. Henry N. Payne Community Museum & Craft Shop
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