The York Sunbury Historical Society has been collecting artefacts and documents since 1932, which in terms of the museum industry is a long time. They have a vast collection of three dimensional artefacts, photographs and documents that have all been carefully catalogued and tucked away for safekeeping. This incredible collection is the foundation of the [...]
This fall, the Fredericton Region Museum will be launching an exhibit on cancer and how it has affected local lives and we need your help! We are looking for members of our community to submit their stories in either essay or poetry form (or artwork for young children) about their personal experience(s) with cancer. Whether [...]
Fredericton, NB (February 16, 2015) – On Monday, February 16th, the Fredericton Region Museum is opening the travelling exhibit, “New Brunswickers and the Great War”. The exhibit commemorates the contributions of New Brunswickers during the First World War and will travel for the next two years. The Fredericton Region Museum’s First World War exhibit has [...]
Registration for Fredericton Region Museum day camps is now open. You may register between 10am to 4pm during weekdays at the Museum office (571 Queen Street) or by mail at PO Box 1312, Station A, Fredericton, NB E3B 5C8. The museum will be operating six weeks of summer day camps offering children 8 to 11 [...]
November 2014 (PDF) YSHS Christmas Party Announcement; YSHS November Program; New Brunswick Great War Geocaching Project; The FRM Welcomes Emerald Rogers & ARTS3000 Interns!; A Pause to Appreciate Volunteers
Press Release The Windsor Hotel in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Fredericton, NB (September 26, 2014) – On Thursday October 2nd, at 4:30pm the Fredericton Region Museum, in partnership with the Crowne Plaza, is opening its “Fredericton Coffee Houses, Inns and Hotels” exhibition. The exhibit explores the history of several of Fredericton’s historic downtown [...]
Summer Wrap Up - WOW! Were we Ever Busy! [Sub-headings: First World Was Exhibit Launch; NB Liquor Store Fundraiser - A Success!; Media Coverage; Open House; Summer Camps; Artist in Residence Program; Hannah's Tea Place; Madrigal Artisans]; 2015 Membership; Martha J. Harvey Award of Distinction 2014 Candidate Nomination; YSHS Member Notice Download PDF (692 kb)
The Fredericton Region Museum will be having our annual Open House event this summer on Sunday, August 10th, from 10 am – 5pm! This event will feature the grand unveiling of the First World War Vimy Ridge trench exhibit. We are excited to unveil our new exhibit to the public as we have worked very [...]
On the second floor balcony of the Fredericton Region Museum, a young girl from colonial times serves iced tea and cookies. Spencer Murgatroyd dresses in period costume as Hannah Ingraham, a woman of Loyalist descent who arrived in Fredericton from New York State in 1783 at the age of 11. She was a refugee, escaping [...]
Formed in 2013, The Madrigal Artisans, a branch of the Madrigal Players, opened a gift shop found at the second entrance of the Fredericton Region Museum, 571 Queen Street in Officers’ Square. Along with their arts and crafts for sale, The Madrigal Artisans will be offering art and craft activities/classes. Items available for sale at [...]