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Spence Root Cellar in Brigus, Newfoundland.

The Memory Store: The root cellar – that is built heritage…..

[Music] [Image of Don Johnson and Terra Barrett standing in front of a hillside root cellar] [Don Johnson standing outside of a hillside root cellar] Don Johnson: The […]

The Memory Store: Babies came from here…

[Music] [Image of Don Johnson and Terra Barrett standing in front of a hillside root cellar] [Don Johnson standing inside the doorway of a hillside root cellar] Don […]

The Memory Store: Huge, built like a motorboat…

[Music] [Image of Don Johnson and Terra Barrett standing in front of a hillside root cellar] [Don Johnson standing outside of a hillside root cellar] Don Johnson: Well […]

The Memory Store: Root Cellar Capital of the World

[Music] [Image of Don Johnson and Terra Barrett standing in front of a hillside root cellar] [Don Johnson standing inside the doorway of a hillside root cellar] Don […]

Restoration of Newfoundland Root Cellars, Elliston

[Music] [Image of a hillside root cellar] Interviewer: So, having these root cellars has attracted visitors from all over North America, tell me about that. [Image of Colleen […]

Hans Ehlers Farm Root Cellar

The entrance of the root cellar located at Hans Ehlers farm in Nebraska.

Above Ground Hatch Cellar

Exterior of this rare type of root cellar from Change Islands, Newfoundland. The hatch door shown in the previous photograph is not visible in the grass in this […]

Above Ground Hatch Cellar Entrance

Hatch entrance of an above ground hatch root cellar in Change Islands, Newfoundland.

Above Ground Hatch Cellar

Above ground hatch root cellar in Change Islands, Newfoundland. The design of these cellars can vary with the design of the shed structure above it. In this case, […]

Harbour Grace Root Cellar

This root cellar is owned by the Ryan family in Harbour Grace, Conception Bay. It has a stone and concrete foundation with a wooden roof. Iron railroad tracks […]

French’s Cove Root Cellar, Bay Roberts

Dry-stacked rock root cellar foundations in French’s Cove, Bay Roberts.