Mary March was the English name given the captured Beothuk woman, Demasduit, in 1819. The museum is a memorial to her and her people, the Beothuk, who inhabited this region until their extinction in 1829. The Beothuks by Ralph T. Pastore Archaeology Unit, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Visitors can explore five hundred million years of geological history and five thousand years of human history and prehistory. Displays interpret the ancient peoples of the Exploits Valley including the Maritime Archaic Indians, the Palaeo-Eskimo, the Recent Prehistoric Indian, the Beothuk and the Micmac.
Exhibits portray the early European settlement and industrial heritage of central Newfoundland.
Throughout the summer children can participate in a mock archaeological dig or in many traditional crafts and activities. The museum hosts exciting travelling exhibits from around the world and offers guided tours, interpretive videos, and complete visitor services. The Logging Exhibit which is located on the Trans Canada Highway, adjacent to Beothuck Park is also under the administration of the Mary March Regional Museum. The Logging Exhibit is a small scale logging camp consisting of four buildings circa 1920s. Throughout these buildings are displayed tools and utensils used during that era.