Tag Archives: Anne Beaton

2013 Chestico Couple

The Chestico Museum and Historical Society was pleased to honour Anne and Gerard Beaton as this year’s Chestico Couple. Anne grew up in Hawthorne. She was the sixth of twelve children born to Annie Mae (MacIsaac) and Duncan MacEachen. Anne received her education at Hawthorne School, St. Peter’s Convent and Port Hood Academy. She went on to further study at… (more…)

Celtic Colours at the Museum 2012

On Tuesday, October 9th, the Chestico Museum hosted Storytelling and Afternoon Tea at the museum. The event was part of Celtic Colours Cultural Experiences series. This year our theme was stories from our local fishing communities and we had five incredibly talented storytellers: Barbara Cameron Gilllis grew up onPort Hood Island and is the daughter of a fisherman. Susan Mallette… (more…)

Celtic Colours at the Museum 2011

On Tuesday, October 11th, the Chestico Museum hosted Storytelling and Afternoon Tea at the museum.  The event was part of Celtic Colours Cultural Experiences series. John Gillies was our master of ceremonies for the afternoon and as usual did a fantastic job! Our first storyteller was Eileen MacDonald who came to Port Hood as an English War Bride following World… (more…)

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