had already removed the sign, cutting it into pieces, and were prepared to take it to the landfill. They rescued the sign pieces, and took them to their office. From there, the sign was handed over to conservators at The Rooms Provincial Museum. News of the discovery made headlines locally and nationally. Museum conservators faced several challenges with the sign, which had been cut into seven pieces: it needed to be acclimatized to the lab's temperature and humidity, dirt had to be removed without damaging the paint, and flaking paint had to be re-glued to the wood. It was planned that the sign would be added to a future Jewish exhibit at The Rooms. References External links Aunt Jessie and her wedding dress from the Fermans - Ruth Noseworthy Green Lewis Ferman and the Merchants of Main Street - Living Heritage Podcast Ep144 A Piece of St. John's Jewish History Has Been Hiding Beneath a Subway - Secret East 1916 births 2004 deaths 20th-century Polish Jews Polish emigrants to Canada Jewish partisans Jewish escapees from Nazi concentration camps People from Navahrudak Polish nurses Jewish women in business Polish women in World War II resistance World War II nurses Naturalized citizens of Canada