In 1993, the HSA created the Manning Award for Excellence in the Public Presentation of Historic Places to recognize community heritage projects and the work of heritage champions.

The award is named for the late Bill Manning, a former Parks Canada Superintendent of Newfoundland and Labrador National Historic Sites. Manning realized that the preservation and presentation of our heritage requires the involvement of people in the community.

The annual Manning Award ceremony is under the distinguished patronage the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Nominations are accepted until September 30th each year. Groups can self nominate projects they have undertaken

Well over 100 Manning Awards have been presented across the province. We encourage you to visit these sites and enjoy the imaginative presentation of our historic places.

Avalon Newfoundland Labrador Folk Festival Three day presentation of traditional music and dance and much more. St. John's http://www.nlfolk.com Mullock Hall ("Our Lady's Oratory") restoration, St. Bonaventures College St. John's http://www.stbonaventurescollege.ca Topsail Heritage Homes & Gardens Walking Tours Town of Topsail, Conception Bay South http://www.conceptionbaysouth.ca St. George's Heritage Church History of Brigus through heritage events and exhibitions Brigus, NL http://www.stgeorgesbrigus.ca Basilica Cathedral Museum History of Catholicism in Newfoundland and 150th Anniversary, Basilica Cathedral St. John's http://www.thebasilica.ca Caribou Memorial Pavilion WWI & WWII Stained Glass Window The Miller Center foyer, St. John's Lillian Stevenson Nursing Archives Archives and exhibitions presenting history of nursing in NL The Miller Centre, St. John's Signal Hill Tattoo Military performances at Signal Hill National Historic Site, St. John’s http://rnchs.ca/tattoo Downhome Magazine magazine presents provincial communities and bygone days. Based in St. John’s http://www.downhomelife.com Newman Wine Vaults restored by the Newfoundland Historic Trust Bottom of Springdale St., St John's Bishop Spencer College Memorial Charming sculpture of a schoolgirl; Rawlin's Cross, St. John’s Railway Coastal Museum Before the Trans Canada Highway the outports were accessible by the coastal boats and the narrow gauge railway system. The Railway Station, St. John’s http://railwaycoastalmuseum.ca Torbay Museum Using technology to further the Community museum presentation Torbay Lance Cove Memorial U-Boat Attacks in WWI Lance Cove Beach - Bell Island Number Two Mine Tour Newfoundland Mining Heritage, Bell Island Railway Station Museum Restored train station and tracks Avondale John Guy Plantation Oldest English Settlement in Canada 1610 - archaeological site Cupids "Present, Miss!" Exhibition Commemorating Rural Schooling Cupids Stone Barn Museum and Wilcox Gardens Picturesque walking tours of Brigus Fisherman's Museum, Porter House & Old School House Life of the Fisherman and the artistic contribution of George Noseworthy Port De Grave, Hibbs Cove The Cable Station Museum, Art Gallery and Archives Adaptive reuse of Cable Station, providing a community centre. Bay Roberts Bay Roberts Museum Rorke Mercantile Premises Museum chronicling relationship between merchant and fishermen in the Labrador fishery Carbonear, NL First Society of United Fishermen Lodge #1 Commemorating the SUF and the work it did for fishermen and their families. Hearts Content War Memorial Park and Cenotaph Remembering the War Sacrifice Salmon Cove Baccalieu Trail Heritage Region presentation of many Heritage Attractions on the Bay De Verde Peninsula Bay de Verde Heritage Premises A restored merchant house and museum Bay de Verde, at the tip of the Baccalieu Trail Winterton Boat Building and Community Museum Traditional boat building with ongoing projects and workshops Winterton Sir Robert Bond's Grange Site & The Town Museum "The Inland Experiment" Whitbourne Colony of Avalon Second oldest New World Settlement - archaeology Ferryland Faces of Fort Royal Interpretation Dramatic presentation of the French presence in Newfoundland & Labrador Castle Hill National Historic Site, Placentia Atlantic Charter National Historic Site Commorating the signing of Atlantic Charter - 1941 Ship Harbour, near Placentia Myrick Wireless Interpretation Centre Presents artifacts and exhibits interpreting the history of telegraphy and wireless radio in NL Cape Race, near Portugal Cove South. Edge of Avalon Fisherman's Museum & Interpretation Centre Life of the Newfoundland Outport Fisherman presented at St. Vincent's Historic Ferryland Museum Oldest operating outport museum on The Irish Loop; public archives. Ferryland, NL [ top ]

Eastern Fisherman's Advocate Building Sir William F. Coaker & Foundation of the Fisherman's Union Port Union, NL http://www.historicportunion.com Campbell House & Artisan Inn Living history museum and heritage retreat Trinity, NL Oldest Colony Trust Waterfront Project one of a complex of heritage structures commemorating Burin's history Burin http://www.explorenewfoundlandandlabrador.com/communities/burin.htm "Echoes of Valour" Sculpture commemorating the heroic rescue of the crews of the Tristan & Pollux during WWII In front of the Town Hall, St. Lawrence Main Street Program Preserving Historic Homes and Shops Grand Bank Trinity Pageant A dramatic walk through the community and history of Trinity, filled with characters and stories. Trinity Green Family Forge Actual working forge making traditional items. Trinity Paterson Woodworking period windows, doors and traditional furniture Upper Amherst Cove Bonavista Historical Townscape Project Unique project where heritage buildings are acquired, their exteriors are restored appropriately and then they are sold to support the work of the project Bonavista Smallwood Interpretation Centre Commemorating the life and career of Joseph R. Smallwood Gambo [ top ] Central Grand Falls-Windsor Centennial Celebrations Legacy projects: "Out of the Forest" Musical and "The Place & Its People" book Grand Falls-Windsor, NL The John Cluett House A Traditional Salt Box Museum Belleoram Sunny Cottage Restored house and museum Harbour Breton Barbour Living Heritage Village Complex of buildings presenting the Sealing Heritage and Barbour Family Newtown North Atlantic Aviation Museum Newfoundland and Gander's aviation history Gander Train Park Presenting some of our railway heritage Lewisport Durrell Museum Durrell Museum Association "History of the Arm Lad's Brigade - A Legacy of Pride" Durrell Banting Historical Trust relating the story of Frederick Banting and his connection to NL Musgrave Harbour Twillingate Museum History of Twillingate Twillingate Dwyer Fishing Premises Cultural landscape and traditional architecture of inshore family-based fishery Town or Tilting, on Fogo Island Botwood Heritage Centre Botwood Historical Society Botwood Dorset Eskimo Soapstone Quarry Archaeological dig, interpretation centre and ancient Dorset quarry site Fleur de Lys, NL [ top ] Western Bird Cove Prehistoric Cultures Interpretation Centre Bird Cove (Northern Peninsula) big.droke@nf.sympatico.ca The Granchain Exhibit Liberge de Granchain was a celebrated world figure of the late 18th century. His story shows the political and commercial life of the French Shore, and its history from the early 1500s to the signing of the “Entente Cordiale” in 1904. Permanently housed at the Dark Tickle Economuseum French Shore Interpretation Centre Legacy of the French migratory cod fishery along the French Shore and its communities Conche, NL Rose Blanche Stone Lighthouse Stone Lighthouse Restoration Rose Blanche Railway Heritage Centre Railway History Port aux Basques Corner Brook Museum & Archives Pulp and Paper History Corner Brook Nurse Myra Bennett House Outport Nursing Daniel's Harbour Grenfell Historic Properties devoted to the legacy of Dr. Grenfell St. Anthony Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Tree hand carved interpretation of NL history Steady Brook Woody Point Waterfront Development Project Town of Woody Point Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Celebrating the role of the Cottage Hospital in Outport NL, supported by use as an international hostel Bonne Bay, Norris Point [ top ] Labrador Central Coast of Labrador Archaeology Project Community-based archaeology & museum exhibition Makkovik, Labrador 709-923-2425 Hudson Bay Company Shop Museum Shop Museum Trapping & Trading in Labrador North West River Battle Harbour National Historic District A restored Labrador Fishing community with extensive history Battle Harbour [ top ]