You are invited to a book launch & public talk Monday May 30, 2011, 7 – 9 pm. Paul W. Bennett will be at the Fredericton Region Museum to promote the launch of his new book, Vanishing Schools, Threatened Communities The Contested Schoolhouse in Maritime Canada. Published by Fernwood Publishing. Paul will be introduced at [...]
All evening programs take place at Government House (51 Woodstock Road, Fredericton) at 7:30pm. We can park on site and come in the side entrance and programs are free and open to the public! This month, Shawna Quinn will present the program. The talk will be about an hour and copies of Shawna’s book “Agnes [...]
Entry found in Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics pertaining to Thomas Mowatt. Thanks to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick for making this database available on-line! Volume 85 Number 1168 Date December 21 1892 County Saint John Place Saint John Newspaper The Daily Sun Harvey (York Co.) Dec. 18 - Thomas MOWATT, who died [...]
Found this interesting story in Daniel F. Johnson’s New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics. A big thank you to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick for making this database available on-line! Transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Volume 98 Number 2359 Date February 19 1895 County Saint John Place Saint John Newspaper The Daily Telegraph Fredericton Herald: A marriage [...]
We are preparing to open our latest permanent exhibit based on the New Brunswick’s medical history and are looking for donations to help us create a child component for the exhibit. We are a not-for-profit registered charity with a mandate to collect, preserve and interpret the history relating to central New Brunswick, and in particular [...]
The Fredericton Region Museum (formerly the York Sunbury Museum) is looking for French speaking volunteer tour guides to assist with French tour groups starting at the end of April. Training provided. Please contact the museum office if you are interested. General Description: Responsible for giving tours to visitors to the Museum. Responsible for helping to [...]
The Fredericton Region Museum - 571 Queen Street, Fredericton The Fredericton Region Museum has a very limited number of summer student opportunities each year. As funding is dependent upon grants (Young Canada Works, SEED/PEP and Canada Summer Jobs), interested students should research the youth employment programs and ensure that they qualify and are [...]
Royal Wedding Memorabilia Show & Tell With Mr. Don Roberts The York Sunbury Historical Society will be hosting a royal wedding memorabilia show and tell immediately after its annual general meeting on 21 April 2011. Presented by Don Roberts who will be participating with several of his own pieces, guests are invited bring their royal [...]
A notice from the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women - reprinted with permission. The New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women has launched a Women’s History Map, an online listing of sites and landmarks of importance to the history of women in New Brunswick. The website lists over 125 [...]
Our March 2011 newsletter is posted on our website and ready for you to download! Newsletter Topics: Name Change for the York Sunbury Museum; York Sunbury Historical Society Program; New Brunswick and the War of 1812 by Bob Dallison; Museum Notes; Annual General Meeting