Henry Island Visit

The Chestico Historical Society spent a lovely afternoon on Henry Island on Sunday, August 30, 2015. We were invited to the Island by Jeannemarie & Bill Baker as a thank you for the Society’s support of the Henry Island Lighthouse during the This Lighthouse Matters campaign. Twenty seven of us left Little Judique Harbour at 1 PM aboard Donald MacDonald’s… (more…)

September 2015 Slideshow Series

This September, the Chestico Museum will present a series of narrated slideshows on Thursday evenings beginning at 7 PM. These slideshows are encore presentations as we have had requests to repeat them. Our schedule is as follows: Thursday, September 3rd at 7 PM : Father Donald MacPherson: The Man, The Soldier, The Priest Thursday, September 10th at 7 PM: Port… (more…)

Next Ceilidh: August 27, 2015

The eighth and final ceilidh of our 2015 summer ceilidh series will be Thursday, August 27th at 7 PM at the museum. This week we will feature: Alain Pelletier – Fiddle Amanda MacDougall – Piano Marie Aucoin & Bill MacDonald – Vocals & Guitar Peter MacKenzie – Vocals & Guitar Leah O’Donnell – Highland Dance Monica Graham will also be with us to launch her… (more…)

August 20, 2015 Ceilidh

The seventh ceilidh of the Chestico Museum’s 2015 summer ceilidh series was held on August 20th. Hailee Lefort was with us, and this immensely talented young fiddler was certainly well appreciated by our audience! Hailee was accompanied by Pius MacIsaac on guitar. This was Pius’ third ceilidh at the museum this summer! And Lisa Cameron brought along her guitar and sang… (more…)

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