The fourth ceilidh of our 2017 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 27th at 7 PM at the museum.
Our ceilidh this week will feature:
Dara Smith MacDonald – Fiddle
Amanda MacDougall – Piano
Peter MacKenzie – Guitar & Vocals
Admission is $5. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.
Hope to see you there!
The third ceilidh of our 2017 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 20th at 7 PM at the museum.
Our ceilidh this week will feature:
Shelly Campbell – Fiddle
Allan Dewar – Piano
Hughie John Beaton – Guitar & Vocals
Admission is $5. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.
Hope to see you there!
The Chestico Museum & Historical Society is pleased to offer guided tours of Port Hood cemeteries this summer.
Hear stories of Port Hood’s past by visiting the gravesites of some of Port Hood’s past citizens. John and Cathy Gillies will recount stories of the early pioneers, tragic losses at sea, shipwrecks, mining accidents and other events that affected the people of our community.
The Cemetery Tours are offered on:
Friday, July 14 – St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery Tour
Wednesday, July 26 – Union Protestant Cemetery Tour
Monday, August 7 – St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery Tour
Tours are 90 minutes and depart at 7 PM SHARP.
Please meet in front of St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church for the St. Peter’s Parish Cemetery Tour.
For the Union Protestant Cemetery Tour, please meet at the entrance to the graveyard.
Tickets for the Cemetery Tours cost $15 and are available for purchase at the Chestico Museum.
The second ceilidh of our 2017 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 13th at 7 PM at the museum.
Our ceilidh this week will feature:
Joe MacMaster – Fiddle
Machaela Osowski – Piano
Marie Aucoin – Vocals
Bill MacDonald – Guitar & Vocals
Admission is $5. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.
Hope to see you there!
The first ceilidh of our 2017 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, July 6th at 7 PM at the museum.
Our opening ceilidh will feature:
John Donald Cameron – Fiddle
Pius MacIsaac – Guitar
Boys from the Hood – Guitar & Vocals
Admission is $5. Tea and light refreshments will be served following the show.
We look forward to seeing you at a Chestico Museum ceilidh this summer!
Don’t forget about our ceilidh this evening at 7 PM! These folks were enjoying a museum ceilidh back on July 29, 1997. It was a special event..
Here’s Cathy taking a break from the museum evaluation process at the North Hills Museum in Granville Ferry!