Gallery
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This embroidery work is done mainly in Bayeux Stitch.
Housed in the French Shore Interpretation Centre is the French Shore Tapestry. A 217 foot long embroidery that is loosely based on the Bayeux Tapestry in France. This depicts the history of the French Shore. The embroidery work is done mainly in Bayeux Stitch.
Photo Courtesy of Hans van Klinken
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Housed in a former Grenfell nursing station in Conche, the French Shore Interpretation Centre highlights authentic French sites scattered throughout the French Shore communities of Conche, Croque and Grandois/St. Julien's.
The exhibition takes visitors through the history of the French cod fishery on the northeast coast of the Great Northern Peninsula . From the earliest recorded voyages in the early 1500s until their last trips to tend a cemetery in Croque in the 1970s, the exhibition explores the lives of these French fishermen and the French society that sent them. The exhibition continues at historic sites and visitors' centres in each community.
Photo Courtesy of Hans van Klinken
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The exhibition continues at authentic historic sites throughout our communities.
The French Shore Interpretation Centre will provide you with an orientation to the region and its layered history. Captivating images and artifacts tell the story of the cod fishery from the early French Sailors up until today's outport of Irish and English Newfoundlanders. The exhibition continues at authentic historic sites throughout our communities. The FSIC is now the home to the French Shore Tapestry. The Tapestry is 222 ft long and tell the story of the French Shore in textile form.
Photo Courtesy of Hans van Klinken
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The Tapestry is 222 ft long and tell the story of the French Shore in textile form.
The French Shore Interpretation Centre will provide you with an orientation to the region and its layered history. Captivating images and artifacts tell the story of the cod fishery from the early French Sailors up until today's outport of Irish and English Newfoundlanders. The exhibition continues at authentic historic sites throughout our communities. The FSIC is now the home to the French Shore Tapestry. The Tapestry is 222 ft long and tell the story of the French Shore in textile form.
Photo Courtesy of Hans van Klinken
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Captivating images and artifacts tell the story of the cod fishery from the early French Sailors up until today's outport of Irish and English Newfoundlanders.
The French Shore Interpretation Centre will provide you with an orientation to the region and its layered history. Captivating images and artifacts tell the story of the cod fishery from the early French Sailors up until today's outport of Irish and English Newfoundlanders. The exhibition continues at authentic historic sites throughout our communities. The FSIC is now the home to the French Shore Tapestry. The Tapestry is 222 ft long and tell the story of the French Shore in textile form.
Photo Courtesy of Hans van Klinken
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The French Shore Interpretation Centre is the home to the French Shore Tapestry.
The French Shore Interpretation Centre will provide you with an orientation to the region and its layered history. Captivating images and artifacts tell the story of the cod fishery from the early French Sailors up until today's outport of Irish and English Newfoundlanders. The exhibition continues at authentic historic sites throughout our communities. The FSIC is now the home to the French Shore Tapestry. The Tapestry is 222 ft long and tell the story of the French Shore in textile form.
Photo Courtesy of Hans van Klinken