Dr. Jane Jenkins How New Brunswickers marked Christmas 1918 in the midst of a deadly Influenza Pandemic will be the focus of the York Sunbury Historical Society's December virtual speaker series featuring historian Dr. Jane Jenkins. Carolling in a Crisis: Christmas in New Brunswick during the 1918 Influenza Epidemic will be held via ZOOM [...]
VIRTUAL Presentation on The Urban Battle for ORTONA 7 pm, Thursday, November 19, 2020 VIA Zoom Contact us for the ZOOM Link The Urban Battle for Ortona during the Italian Campaign will be the focus of the upcoming York Sunbury Historical Society's virtual speaker series featuring historian Major Jayson Geroux. This LIVE event is FREE [...]
Capt. David C. Hughes VIRTUAL Presentation on ORTONA’S Battle of The Gully 7 pm, Thursday, November 12, 2020 VIA Zoom The Battle of the Gully, one of most punishing battles of the Italian Campaign at Ortona, will be the focus of Captain David C. Hughes LIVE presentation in the York Sunbury Historical Society’s [...]
The Annual General Meeting of the York Sunbury Historical Society will be held on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 7 pm via ZOOM teleconference. Members are invited to attend the AGM and learn about the great work of the Society and Fredericton Region Museum in 2019 as well as our plans for 2020. For further [...]
Jennie Pike’s Date Diary (1932-1940) - Page 6 THANK YOU! WE HAVE ENOUGH TRANSCRIBERS BUT WE DO NEED VOLUNTEERS WITH EXPERIENCE MANAGING ON LINE PROJECTS! A HUGE SHOUT OUT and THANKS to the hundreds of people from all over the world who offered to help us with the Archival Transcription project. That's the [...]
Dr Hebb is a graduate of King's College (BA in history) and Dalhousie (MA in Classics) in Halifax. He secured a PhD in Theology and Church History from the Univ. of Wales in 2004. The fascinating Black history of New Brunswick's only non-segregated Anglican church will be the subject of a presentation by [...]
Gregory Kennedy is Associate Professor and Research Director of the Acadian Studies Institute at the Université de Moncton Acadians of the St. John River Speaker Series: A Path Not Taken: the Middle Ground along the Wolastoq/St. John River, 1654-1690 by Gregory Kennedy The failure to achieve middle ground between 17th century Indigenous, French [...]
The experiences of European refugees and prisoners at the Ripples Internment Camp near Minto will be the focus of historian Ed Caissie's talk at the York Sunbury Historical Society's monthly speaker series. This event is FREE and takes place at 7 pm, Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Government House, 51 Woodstock Road. The Ripples Internment [...]
All Members of the Historical Society are invited to submit two to four (2- 4) works for display in the Gallery until October 25. The works will be for exhibition only unless the member wishes to have the items for sale, and “For sale by artist along with the contact information” can be noted on [...]
Carleton & York Regiment Focus of Talk at Government House (Fredericton, NB - September 12, 2019) - The experience of New Brunswickers in the Carleton & York Regiment during the Second World War is the subject of Capt. David Hughes presentation in the York Sunbury Historical Society speaker series. This FREE event will be held [...]
