Girl Guides of Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Council Archives and Museum, Isabel Templeton Archives Room

Building 566 houses the provincial offices of the Newfoundland and Labrador Council, the Guide Shop, meeting rooms and the Archives. The offices are open from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and closed for statutory and municipal holidays. The Archives is accessible only by appointment. Some materials may be restricted for reasons of privacy or of conservation.

The Girl Guides formed their first company in Newfoundland in 1923. Interest in the organization has grown so that there are now approximately 8,000 Girl Guides and leaders in Newfoundland and Labrador. In 1977 the Provincial Council established residence in Pleasantville. Isabel Templeton had already begun to organize the materials which had been accumulated over the years. Her first year was 1971 and she has continued as the Girl Guide Archivist ever since. In 1992 the Archives became affiliated with the Association of Girl Guides Archives across Canada.

The Archives keeps records and artifacts, including uniforms, related to the history of the Girl Guides in the province. Of particular interest are the photographic collection and the hand-drawn journals submitted annually by regional companies.

The Archives is in the early stages of formal organization. Finding aids and indexes are in progress.