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 [...]
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 [...]
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
The York Sunbury Historical Society hosts a lecture on the third Thursday of each month, for most months. All evening programs take place at Old Government House (51 Woodstock Road, Fredericton). We can park on site and come in the side entrance and programs are free and open to the public! This month, Bob Dallison will [...]
Volume 17, Number 2 (Fall and Winter 2001) - A Publication of the York-Sunbury Historical Society, Inc. We have back issue copies of Volume 17, Number 2 (Fall and Winter 2001) – “A Publication of the York-Sunbury Historical Society, Inc.” available for purchase for $8 (plus postage and handling). Contents: "Lord Beaverbrook: Fond Memories [...]
If you think you can help us please leave your comments here. “I am wondering what information you might have on the original settlement of the Magundy, Blaney Ridge, Magaguadavic area of Prince William, York County in the late 1820′s. From my genealogy research, it appears that many of these settlers came from County Donegal, Ireland. Was [...]
If you think you can help us please leave your comments here. “I’m looking for information on the Fredericton Mining and Development company, which existed around the (previous) turn of the century (1900). In going through my grandparents’ old things, it seems they had relatives (the Bliss family) working out of Fredericton at the mining [...]
The Fredericton Region Museum (formerly the York Sunbury Museum) during the 2009 Cultural Expressions Festival The York Sunbury Museum (now the Fredericton Region Museum) office received the following query. I thought that these were good questions and the answer might assist other researchers. Question: “Is the York Sunbury Historical Society housed in this [...]