St. John's 500th Cabot Celebration

St. John's 500th Cabot Celebration Event Button Museum
Category
Event
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St. John's 500th Cabot Celebration button back Event Button Museum
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Illustrations
Text on Button St. John's 500th CABOT CELEBRATION 1497-1997
Image Description

Illustration of a brown boat with gold sails shaped like numbers on a white background with an outer blue with white text
Curl Text GIFFORD'S WHOLESALE, PARADISE, NFLD., 709-782-0437
Back Style
Locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1997
1990s
Additional Information

In 1997, the Newfoundland Historical Society hosted a six month long celebration of the 500th anniversary of the arrival of John Cabot, who sailed from Bristol, England and landed in the region now known as Bonavista in Newfoundland in 1497.

The city of St. John’s hosted the Summit of the Sea, in which policy makers from around the world met to discuss environmental issues, as well as an international choral festival. Other events included a Northern Lights Festival,the Labrador 400 dog sled race, and the Labrador Winter Games.
Sources

Newfoundland & Labrador 1997 500th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. (1997). Tour Canada. Retrieved from http://www.tourcanada.com/nfldlab.htm
Catalog ID EV0635