Museum News – Archived

The York Sunbury Historical Society is now taking applications for a summer retail outlet!

Kirkbride Craft Store (2010) The Fredericton Region Museum has a small space to share with an enterprising individual or individuals.  Located on the main floor, the summer retail outlet is at the second entrance on the north end of the museum building.  Consisting of two small rooms, the New Brunswick Craft Council rented [...]

By |2013-02-28T14:27:37-04:00February 28th, 2013|Museum News - Archived|0 Comments

Frances Louisa King Sampler

Frances Louisa King Sampler It was an exciting day at the Fredericton Region Museum!  After weeks of correspondence and hours of research, we received the Frances Louisa King sampler donated by Philip Johnstone Burpee of Alberta.  Thank you, Philip! MCLEAN:  William Alexander born 14 Sep 1810, died 28 Sep 1864, son of Archibald McLean [...]

Thank You Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick!

Natasha Bozek, Executive Director of the Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick, and Ruth Murgatroyd, Executive Director of the York Sunbury Historical Society The Fredericton Region Museum wishes to thank the Literacy Coalition of New Brunswick for donating several books for our upcoming summer children program series.  Community partnerships are vital to our success! [...]

Fredericton Region Museum Presented Trophy to Winners of Snowshoe Race

Two individuals helped to create this replica trophy – Mr. Mark Magee of Magee’s Jewellery and Mr. Paul Inman. The Fredericton Region Museum presented a trophy to the winners of the snowshoe race.  Fifty years ago, Lieutenant-General E.W. Sansom, then the President of the York-Sunbury Historical Society, determined that something should be done [...]

2012-2013 Kwəcikətən tan Eləkiman Pemi-kisohsewihtit Wəlastəkok

2012-13 Maliseet Moon Calendar ~ Kwəcikətən tan Eləkiman Pemi-kisohsewihtit Wəlastəkok 2012-2013 Maliseet Moon Calendar The St. Thomas University Native Studies Program has just released their fourth Maliseet Moon Calendar!  Featuring images of Maliseet birchbark canoes and excerpts of Maliseet stories.  One of the York Sunbury Historical Society Taylor paintings is featured on 11th Moon (Rutting Moon in September and [...]

By |2013-01-07T15:19:14-04:00January 7th, 2013|Museum News - Archived|0 Comments

Beaded Native Cap Returns to Fredericton Region Museum

Ian Malcolm (summer student), His Honour Graydon Nicholas and Samira Torabi (volunteer) with the beaded cap (1969.371.1). Fredericton New Brunswick (Aug. 10th, 2012) – On June 20th, 2012, the Fredericton Region Museum received a forty-pound crate, heavily padded and packaged with the utmost care –- in it was one of the museum’s most [...]

By |2012-08-10T14:13:42-03:00August 10th, 2012|Museum News - Archived|1 Comment

The Bubble Wrap Bride: Fredericton Region Museum Displays Wedding Gown of Local Opera Star

Marie Chavannes' wedding dress being prepared for exhibit at the Fredericton Region Museum. What do Fredericton, bubble-wrap, and opera all have in common? Stop into the Fredericton Region Museum on 571 Queen Street to find out! The local museum is now debuting an exhibit that showcases the lovely refurbished wedding gown of 1950s [...]

By |2012-07-19T13:00:09-03:00July 19th, 2012|Museum News - Archived|2 Comments

11 Year-Old Runs Tea Place at Fredericton Region Museum

Fredericton, NB – July 06, 2012 – Spencer Murgatroyd, a young Frederictonian is gearing up for her second summer at “Hannah`s Tea Place”, her budding business at the Fredericton Region Museum. Young entrepreneur, Spencer, sparked interest in the memoirs of Loyalist girl Hannah Ingraham after learning about the Ingraham Family from the Loyalists of Fredericton exhibit [...]

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