Announcing 2024 Recipients of the Martha J Harvey Award of Distinction and York-Sunbury Historical Society Author Awards FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 11, 2024 Fredericton, NB – The York-Sunbury Historical Society is proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Martha J. Harvey Award of Distinction, as well as Author Recognition Awards. During a recent [...]
Each year, the York-Sunbury Historical Society remembers a service member who fell in the service of their country. This year, we have chosen Lieutenant Russell Edward Ganong. The Memorial Cross that was given to his mother forms part of our exhibit at the Fredericton Region Museum that features the Italian Campaign and the breaking of [...]
(Fredericton NB, October 10, 2024 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE). The Fredericton Region Museum is very pleased to announce that Jennifer Dow’s ever popular Black History walking tour of downtown Fredericton is now available in both official languages. It can be accessed at your convenience via the internationally acclaimed VoiceMap app (https://voicemap.me/). Jennifer Dow is a [...]
Honouring Garfield Saunders and Fredericton’s Harvest Music Festival "Jazz Festival Fredericton #4" by Garfield Saunders, c 2010; Gift of the Artist (2011.17.1), Fredericton Region Museum FREDERICTON, NB – September 9, 2024 (for immediate release): In celebration of Fredericton’s Harvest Music Festival, the Fredericton Region Museum will be open special hours during Harvest: Wednesday [...]
Honouring Garfield Saunders and Fredericton’s Harvest Music Festival "Jazz Festival Fredericton #4" by Garfield Saunders, c 2010; Gift of the Artist (2011.17.1), Fredericton Region Museum FREDERICTON, NB – September 9, 2024 (for immediate release): In celebration of Fredericton’s Harvest Music Festival, the Fredericton Region Museum invites all visual artists to capture the spirit [...]
Origins of the Royal Canadian Regiment in Fredericton This virtual exhibition highlights the role of the Infantry School Corps (later known as the Royal Canadian Regiment) in South Africa and beyond. in 1883, an Act of Parliament authorized the formation of infantry companies at Fredericton (NB), St Jean (PQ) and Toronto (Ont). Known originally [...]
FREDERICTON, NB – August 12, 2024 The Fredericton Region Museum is pleased to announce two new artists-in-residence who will be present in the museum during the month of August: Mariel Reyes (August 7-17) and Kristal KC Cormier (August 19 – 31). Mariel Reyes is a Mexican-Canadian who is a linocut printmaker and designer based in [...]
Canadian Armour Passing Through OrtonaCharles Comfort, 1944Oil on canvasCanadian War Museum19710261-2152 A new exhibition honouring Fredericton's role in the liberation of Italy, opened in the Fredericton Region Museum on August 8, 2024. "New Brunswick Goes to War: The Liberation of Italy" marks the 80th anniversary of the New Brunswick’s engagement in several intense [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 8, 2024 FREDERICTON, NB –Experience Fresh Summer Flavors on Our Museum Balcony! Working in partnership with The Squeeze Salad and Smoothie Bar on Regent Street, indulge in a delightful array of culinary delights this summer with our exclusive balcony picnic at the Fredericton Region Museum. Whether you're craving a hearty [...]
Bryant Oakley Nevers (1923-1995); Collection of the Fredericton Region Museum The Fredericton Region Museum is pleased to unveil a new display of Canadian cap badges, assembled in honour of Second World War veteran and collector Bryant Nevers. This exhibit represents a small portion of the more than 600 cap badges that Bryant Nevers [...]
