The Fredericton Region Museum is holding an event in recognition of local artist Linda Bartlett on Wednesday August 7th beginning at 7 pm. Linda is a New Brunswick resident, who has been painting for more than 30 years. She received her training from the Saint John Vocational school, where her passion for painting was nurtured.… Continue Reading
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Maugerville Exhibition Opens During 250th Anniversary Celebrations
On Saturday, July 6th the Fredericton Region Museum opened “The New England Planters at Maugerville / Sheffield 1763 – 2013” Exhibition. The exhibit celebrates the 250th anniversary of Maugerville by showcasing the lives of the early settlers at Maugerville and Sheffield, starting with the New England Planters, the arrival of the Loyalists, and the later division of… Continue Reading
Hannah’s Tea Place Opens for Third Summer with 12 Year Old Hostess
Spencer Murgatroyd is poised to open her business, Hannah’s Tea Place, for its third consecutive summer. Spencer has served herbal and iced teas with cookies to hundreds of patrons of the Fredericton Region Museum over the last two years while portraying Hannah Ingraham, a Loyalist girl featured in one of the museum’s exhibits. She was… Continue Reading
Shadow Puppetry Exhibit at Fredericton Region Museum
Miguelina Izaguirre, a local artist, has applied and been recruited by the Fredericton Region Museum to provide interactive programming in its exhibit space, starting on Canada Day. Miguelina has been a Fredericton resident for several years now and has recently started up her own theatre company, Peekaboo Shadows Theatre, with the help of her husband,… Continue Reading
The 104th Regiment of Foot’s Trek in Madawaska – Winter 1813
On Wednesday June 12th at 5 pm the Fredericton Region Museum will be hosting an exhibition entitled “The 104th Regiment of Foot’s Trek in Madawaska – Winter 1813”. The exhibit displays 10 unique paintings highlighting the work of La Société culturelle Saint-Basile, and acts as the only existing depiction of the 104th Regiment’s march through New… Continue Reading
An Assembled Drawing Room: Aristocrats in the 19th Century
The Fredericton Region Museum will be opening its 19th Century Gallery exhibition on Thursday August 30 at 5 pm. The gallery has been a prominent exhibition at the Museum since 2005, and the Museum is excited to hold an official opening. Curated by Reverend Canon David R. Staples and assisted by Elizabeth Earl, the exhibition,… Continue Reading
Fredericton Region Museum Annual Open House
Learn about local history and form a bond with the community! The Fredericton Region Museum invites you to attend their annual Open House this Sunday August 19th 10am – 4pm. With free admission, the Open House is a great opportunity for the entire family to explore the history of our province, in particular York and… Continue Reading
Beaded Native Cap Returns to Fredericton Region Museum
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 valuable yet mysterious artefacts, a blue beaded Maliseet cap. The cap was returning from the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), where it had been undergoing extensive conservation work since… Continue Reading
